Woodland

The theme this week at Our BeautifulWorld is Woodland.

I live in a coastal area where there isn’t much woodland.  So on the way to visiting my mother I took a slight detour to the small historic town of Steiglitz.  The town was one of the richest goldfields in Victoria but today it is a virtual ghost town.  It’s in the beautiful Brisbane ranges and is surrounded by bush. 

My husband is very interested in this topic.  He is an historian and has written on industries in some forest in Victoria.   I asked if he would mind sharing some of his photos and he obliged.  Some of these photos are his and some are historic

 This photo shows the bed of an old tram track

This is after a bushfire in the Wombat Forest.  Most of these trees will grow back.  

 I love going out into the bush,  particularly after rain.  I just love the smell then, it's so beautifully fresh.

Have a lovely weekend and thank you for visiting.

Skye

One

Last week on Our Beautiful World they were celebrating their first birthday with a BLOG HOP and the request was for photos of us when we were one (you still have time to link up). The theme is continuing this week with the cue word being ONE or 1.  

Work has kept me busy this week so last night I had nothing.  My husband brought out some athletic ribbons he had won as a school boy.  They were for first place.  I wasn’t sure if this would count.

So in desperation this morning I photographed the first page of a book.  Do you know how many books don’t put one/1 on the first page?

Then shopping in a lovely French themed shop and I saw this clock.

 

And finally the first thing I saw in the supermarket was this stack of flour.

Have a lovely weekend and thank you for visiting.

Skye

The Postman

The theme this week at Our Beautiful World is Mails. 

I had numerous ideas for this weeks cue but on Monday I popped out at lunch time to pick up some groceries and I saw a postman (mailman) delivering letters.  I decided this was an ideal subject for this week's cue.  So I chased him down the footpath and into an office block car park.  I think he thought I was a mad woman but he very kindly allowed me to take his photo.  You can see the letter boxes behind him.

When my son was a toddler we had a postman who rode a bike and blew a whistle when he delivered the post,  It was great excitement for my son and he would watch out the window waiting for him to come.

Thank you for visiting.

Skye

By the Seashore

When I saw the prompt for this week, By the Seasore, on Our Beautiful World  #51, I thought easy.  My office is across the road from the beach so I could pop across one lunch time.  By this morning still no photo so I knew if I didn’t go across the road before work I would miss another week.  I was a tad late for work but I will be able to join in this week

 It may be winter but was a nice morning to be walking on the beach.

Thank you for visiting.

Skye

Our Beautiful World: Clouds

The theme this week at Our BeautifulWorld is Clouds. 

There have been some very pretty sunsets this week but I haven’t been in a position to photograph them.  But yesterday while visiting a friend in hospital we had a good view of the changing sky.  We were facing south so missed most of the pretty colours but I thought theses clouds were quite striking.

Thank you for visiting.

Skye

Our Beautiful World: Fruit

The theme this week at Our BeautifulWorld is Fruit. 

These are quinces from my own garden. 

Summer in my garden smells of rosemary and lavender, autumn smells of apples and quinces.  I always wanted quinces in my garden because my Grandfather had them and I loved the smell and their fuzzy appearance.  I also like to eat them, either as a dessert or as jelly on toast.  You can buy them at the supermarket but they are not the same.

These photos are taken inside at night so the lighting isn’t very good.

Have a lovely weekend and thank you for visiting.

Skye