Sunday Selections #537

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

 

Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.

 

The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.  Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle. 

 

The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.

 

I usually run with a theme. Towards the middle of last week our Bureau of Meteorology forecast some extreme weather for much of South-eastern Australia.  Snow, buckets of rain, damaging winds, record cold temperatures.  Some of the forecast was truthful, and some communities have a lot of cleaning up to do.  A couple of people have died in flood waters.

Not here.  No snow, and a teensy smidge of rain.  It was breezy but not dangerously windy.  Chilly but not frigid.  It was grey though. 

Early morning skies looked like this.

 

On the first day that some sunshine was making valiant efforts to break through we headed down to the lake.  I go there often for solace and heart balm (and a roo fix).  As is always true there was a lot to delight us.

There were black swans.

The lake was serene and lovely - and even on a mostly grey day there were reflections...

We got our kangaroo fix.

This isn't a good photo - but I did love that very pink tongue.

I love our magpies too, and this dapper male is a beauty.

A small and noisy flock of sulphur crested white cockatoos were feasting on berries.  These are for you David.

 

On our way home we stopped in at a small suburban shopping centre to see if the locals had rugged up 'their' statue.  They had.

 

 

She has her scarf - but her feet are still bare.

 

There was other public art too.

 

I thought that this bumper ornament on a tradies ute was unusual - but was pleased to see it just the same.

 I hope that even on your grey days (literal or metaphorical) you find beauty and fun.