winter show, a group of us decided to finish off the
day with dinner at one of the excellent local hotels.
Having cleared up the hall and done some Sunday
shopping, we still had time on our hands and headed
down to the mighty Murray River, the biggest river in
Australia. Whether it still is the bigget or not is questionable
since most of the water has been pumped out by the three
states it either borders or passes through. Murray Bridge
is the largest town before the river, some 100km down the
track, enters the sea... if perchance there is any water left to
make it that far.
There was still enough light to catch this Seagull
and an old paddlesteamer waiting for the return of its
passengers from living it up in the sleepy township.
Opposite the steamer, on a rise, the usual tourist trap
for food and souverirs, softened by lamplight.
A ship of dreams with one of the spans of the old
railway bridge behind.
As dusk settled on the river and the moonlight grew,
we left this enchanting scene for a convivial evening
with friends.
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To Klaus and our group of gracious hosts of this
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Wow, that's pretty. Is that boat like a pub crawl on the river? Beautiful pictures - I just love twilight and dawn photos.
ReplyDeleteWow, so beautiful pictures again. I hope there will be time for me to see the Murray river and those Paddle steamers. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteall such brilliant pictures. loved the seagull the best though
ReplyDeleteIndeed enchanting I love the last picture and I would love to go on that steamer
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos...the last one is my favorite:)
ReplyDeletemoon light over the Murray is magic!! thankyou
ReplyDeleteWhy has the water been pumped out? That is quite a lovely landscape.
ReplyDeleteWow, Arija, beautiful photos as ususual. The one of the gull is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteLovely! I like this time of evening as the sun is going down and the light is soft and the air cool. The orchids are beautiful! Love the gull shot on the post.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI loved your photos of evening on the river. That ship of dreams beckons me, and the seagull looks so beautiful in the soft light. Hope you had a great evening with friends.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots. I love how you showed the very specific like the flower and the seagull and then widened the views ending with that marvelous landscape.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely dreamy photographs. From the seagull to the the moon, well captured and memorable.
ReplyDeleteso like the last capture and of course the sea gull is a great capture too :)
ReplyDeleteenjoyed your post very much.
have a good week.
Beautiful shots! What a nice way to end the day.
ReplyDeleteMaxfield Parrish skies!
ReplyDeleteYou live in an interesting world with great beauty.
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Such a pretty place ~ seagull is my favorite though!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit to my blog.
Fantastic snaps. The shot of the moon along the tree is amazing. Your world is beautiful
ReplyDeleteI love to view orchids grown by others, my attempts always end in failure.
ReplyDeleteThe allocation of limited water resources is a growing problem everywhere. In California and Nevada it is a constant cause for lawsuits.
What an enchanting place to photograph.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photography!
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful! And what a fabulous post and photos, Arija! Would love to go on the steamer and it's hard to pick a favorite shot because I love them all!
ReplyDeleteVery nice night shots Arija. I'd rather be on paddle wheeler on the twiligh waters than a tourist shop/trap.
ReplyDeleteOh sweet and lovely moonlit photo's! The Murray river really spoke to me...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYhanks for the tour this day and also for commin' over to my horsey place. Yea..it is camping in the trailer from now on!
Kacy w/Wa mare~
The quality of the light in your pictures is absolutely lovely Arija. Beautiful evening.
ReplyDeleteVery lovely shots at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,Ruth
Love these photos, especially the seagull and the moon one.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos ...all of them.
ReplyDeleteI really like that last one, though ...very well composed..
That's my kind of place, the light makes it dreamy but alive. You always have wonderful photos to show us your world. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely series of photos from your world ... I loved them all so it's hard to choose a favorite today.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
Great series of photos. Love the last photo best - absolutely amazing capture and great composition
ReplyDeleteOh I just love that last photo...the tree looks like a hand reaching from earth...trying to touch the moon with its limb fingers.
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