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Winter in the west


It's a long weekend and we are off to Junee which is 430 kms to the south west of the mountains (View map here). When we passed though the town at Christmas time I said I would like to visit it again with more leisure.

What a difference. Last time it was a seering hot 40C and dry but about to rain. This time it was a crisp cool 10C and the land was green with promise of a good season.

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  1. Renee HowellJuly 7, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    Beautiful vista captured. Calming view. Nice photo!

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  2. freefallingJuly 7, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Doesn't that white cloud in the middle look a little like a flash of lightning?

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  3. JimJuly 7, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    What a terrific sky.

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  4. ShannonJuly 7, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    You have the most amazing photographic skill. Wow!

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  5. JulieJuly 7, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    It does indeed look lovely.

    That frozen leaf in your banner is magnifique!

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  6. diane bJuly 7, 2010 at 7:54 PM

    Great new header. Frosty the snowman has been. The landscape is lovely with crisp depth f field.. I wouldn't like those extreme temps.

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  7. Joan ElizabethJuly 7, 2010 at 8:01 PM

    Thanks everyone. Letty there was no lightning ... just a beautiful bright sunny but cold day.

    Diane, I dislike the humid heat but I do enjoy dry cold provided there is a nice warm place to escape to and it doesn't go on for too many months.

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  8. UnknownJuly 8, 2010 at 2:59 AM

    This looks like a wonderful winter (even being under 10ºC)!

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  9. MartinaJuly 8, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    10 °C? Not for me! No! ;-) (I am not sure I would like 40 °C, though ...)

    I like the patches of light on the ground, a really nice landscape photo.

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  10. UnknownJuly 12, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    This is a wonderful photograph. The long roll of hills dotted with trees, the areas of light and shadow, the clouds - gives the feeling of immense spaciousness. But then every week or so you give me a new favorite.

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