Dis Old Fogies Clubhouse – Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other. Makes No Difference!

[kimmar067]

Had so much fun at Aulani I booked a repeat with DH for Halloween week.🏖

...awesome!

 

[PrincessInOz]

hello everyone!


So.....we are now allowed out. But we aren't allowed to travel more than 25 km away from home. Masks are mandatory inside and outside.

 

[ACDSNY]

hello everyone!


So.....we are now allowed out. But we aren't allowed to travel more than 25 km away from home. Masks are mandatory inside and outside.

Wow that's not very far from home. We often have to travel more than that for Drs and Hospitals. At least you're allowed out.

Everything else OK?

 

[PrincessInOz]

Some pics from my roadtrip before we went back into lockdown.

Some of you may have heard of Hanging Rock. No, I didn't have a picnic!

 

[PrincessInOz]

The Silo Art Trail is the largest outdoor art gallery. It stretches for over 200 km. Effectively, think rally car driving and the silos are the pitstops and you've got an idea of what this day was like. But the silos are really cool pieces of artwork.

St Arnaud

 

[PrincessInOz]

Rupanyap silo




Sheep Hill Silo





Brim silo




Roseberry





Patchewollock





Lascelles




Sea Lake

 

[PrincessInOz]

It wasn't all about chasing silos. I was chasing colour at Sea Lake. It's a salt lake that is supposed to have beautiful reflections at sunrise, sunset and for the stars.

Sadly, it wasn't to be for me. There was no water and it was completely clouded over.

Still.....





I think this was the best of the "sunset" colour I got.




That was the only pop of red/pink we got.




It was just overcast. There was to be no astro shooting this night.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Hopeful for early morning at Sea Lake.




Hopeful being the operative word!
I wasn't the only one.....





I might not have gotten glorious colour but I am super delighted with these.

 

[PrincessInOz]

The reason for the trip was to head to Mungo National Park. This NP is as remote as it can get. It's at least 60 - 70km of dirt road to get out to the NP and there is NOTHING out there.


It used to be an inland lake. Completely dried out now.




At the Great Wall of China, there are these lunette features. Sand humps that are formed from wind and sand movement.







Clear, cloudless skies do not make for interesting sunsets. So, all I did was shoot the changing colour along the Great Wall during sunset.

 

[PrincessInOz]

The next day? A completely different story and completely different colour palettes!


This was sunrise.




Wispy clouds.





Beautiful colour on the horizon.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Sunset? Even better!

Heaps of interesting clouds around!





We watched the lunettes start to colour up as the sun set.




And were rewarded with glow!




The clouds coloured up even more.




Such as interesting sky!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Irrespective of the day weather, the night sky was amazing.


This was from the back of my accommodation on the first night.






This was on the second night, near an abandoned wool shed.

 

[PrincessInOz]

The pick of the colour was sunrise on day 2.





This will probably make my 2021 calendar.





All in all, it was well worth the trip out to Mungo!

 

[ACDSNY]

Those are stunning pics even with the slight disappointment at Sea Lake. Love the painted silos too. A few of them should make your next calendar.

 

[franandaj]

Very nice pictures! I'm not sure how you folks enforce locking found, but it seems to be much more efficient than the US. We are pathetic and it's mostly because citizens don't belive there is a threat and refuse to comply. And Law Enforcement mostly sides with the non compliant so they don't enforce it.

We are going to be continually set back because of the fools who refuse to believe science.

 

[ACDSNY]

I would think the population size of Australia is a little easier to deal with since it's less than California or Texas.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Hey peeps.

Still in lockdown. And yes. There are a number of people out there that don't believe in the science. I live with one of them and so I know there is no arguing with them. Besides, everyone is entitled to their opinion. There is so much known and unknown out there that its hard to separate fact from fiction.

People in Victoria/Melbourne seem to be much more compliant. But after 6 of these lockdowns, it starting to weigh down on everyone.
At least.....the vaccine availability is increasing. So, we are now in the race to get to 70 - 80% vaccinated. Who knows what will happen then?
I've always said it's a case of when we catch covid, not if.

But otherwise, life continues the best we can.

 

[chickapin parterre]

NOT IF.....BUT.. hey that makes for a great bumper sticker....but rarely is a bumper sticker seen.

thank you for your hardwork on the photos.

I live with one also....though my body is already full of experimental drugs so I am exempt ...so I can't judge

 

[ACDSNY]

Sorry to hear you're still locked down PIO. I'm getting tired of everyone thinking only their way of thinking is right on every subject. Like you we have a couple in our family that's not trusting the vaccine and to each their own. I'm hoping once was enough for me as I don't want to have COVID again.

 

[chickapin parterre]

I'm hoping once was enough for me as I don't want to have COVID again.

yep.......me to.....I hope I don't have cancer again....but doctor says not sure if it was the week in the hospital or the 1 and half years of baggies of drugs in my veins