Out of MtLawleyShire: Matilda Bay in the sun

A bright – very bright – sunny day at Matilda bay, having lunch with a dear friend.  The wind off the river was deliciously cool without being cold.  However, the air was a little less than pleasantly fragrant – storms had brought up some detritus, which the gulls didn’t mind:

 

but not much seems to perturb the gulls.

A few more pleasant photos of them – they photo-bombed (quite artistically) my attempt to show the beginnings of Autumn in the trees growing along the curving edge of the river:

 

No honeyeaters in evidence yet, but the flame tree is a long way off flowering – it must first lose its leaves before winter starts – and there only the beginnings of signs that the former might happen and the latter is still just a hope, but the leaves against the sky do look rather lovely:

Along with the gulls, who created their normal havoc at the tables, there were the more composed ravens:

 

 

then, of course – there are the trees:

cape lilac (with raven)

embracing the sun:

 

Fraternal twins & a trio:

 

White grace in the sunlight

complex branches:

 

this is just lovely:

I love this tree:

But this was as close as I could get to show its soaring height

because – can you see the bees?

🙂