This
fence is the imaginary line I draw between the real world and my special, happy
place.
I haven’t been out and about in a while so this morning it felt so good
to return. Although a tad chilly.
Armed with my very basic camera and with a very vivid imagination, I
entered through the thick fog enveloping the grounds. And what a sight this
crisp Winter morning was. If I closed my eyes, I could even pretend it’s really
like the winters I used to know. The fog and frost made it possible for me to
pretend that everything was covered in snow. For a few minutes, Winter
Wonderland had moved in my backyard – as I liberally call the grasslands – and Christmas
in July really is knocking at the door.
I love my early morning walks – today it seemed to be too early and too
cold for anyone else to be out. Alone with my thoughts, I loved taking in the
sounds, the smells and the colours.
One would never imagine how colours really pop on a foggy background.
But on the other hand, for me - the fog is still one of the hardest
things to master when it comes to photography.
I didn’t take brilliant shots today and they needed an occasional tweak;
nevertheless I had a great time seeing the place come to life.
It's always busy in the grasslands – this morning lots of birds,
kangaroos and hares saluted me hurriedly.
I am not sure whether the mist is making the animals more alert to the
small noises or whether the kangaroos aren’t used to me anymore, since I haven’t
been able to follow them for a while.
One thing is sure, they were very wary of me this morning. Usually, I
was able to go quite close to them. Today however, they ran as soon as they saw
me.
There are a few foxes too but I have never been lucky enough to
photograph them. I have quite a long list of “missed opportunities” - things
that I would have liked to photograph but wasn’t fast enough or didn’t have my
camera at the right time. Until I get lucky, enjoy my imperfect frozen beauties, from the comfort of your warm toasty house.
