Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

A tree on the Mehi River bank.

Amazing Grace

Black & White

Shades of Grey

Nature is beautiful

Every way

Such Amazing Grace

 

© musicgal2012

I went down to the River

 

I went down to the river,

To dwell and think awhile,

I went down to the river,

As long shadows,

Cast their smiles.

I gazed into the water,

It’s Deep and silent hue,

I went down to the river,

And shed my tears anew. 

© musicgal2012

Blue Tongue Blues

Our “not so social” visitor
(c)musicgal2012

We are fortunate to have some unusual visitors at times. This Blue Tongue Lizard was spotted as he crossed through our side yard this morning. He was very aware of human presence and did his best to look casual, as only a lizard can, whilst striving to set a blistering pace on those itty bitty legs. Very cute!!

 

©musicgal2012 10/11/13

“Fairies” – Lullabies and Dreams

Lullabies & Dreams

Where er they go on tiptoed wings,

The breath of babes do sigh.

Starry tears  and fairy dust,

Sparkle as they glide.

A sprinkle of eternity,

To sweeten dreams anew.

Whispered threads sing lullabies,

Innocent,

In tune.

Haloed shadows brighten.

Blending with the dew.

A misty kiss

Caress of dawn.

Awakening.

New.

(c) musicgal2012 Lorelle Press

Smile for the camera !

My Birthday Boy and Minty Dog Celebrating Birthday number 9.
Who has the biggest smile?

King Pa !

If Pa is older than the Queen, does that mean he’s the “King” ?

Young son Jordan sits deep in contemplation. Nan’s 80th birthday has just passed and he’s got a lot on his mind. “Mum”, he asks. Pa’s older than Nan isn’t he?” “Yes” comes the intrigued motherly reply. “How old is he”, he asks? “Ninety Two, he’ll be Ninety Three at the end of this year”, is the reply. Young sons eye brows rise in amazement. “How old is the Queen”, he asks? “I think she’s 80”, says Mum. “Wow, that makes him older than the Queen”! “So, he was around before the Queen was. Does that mean he’s the KING”? It’s Mum’s turn to raise her eyebrows. “Yep. He sure is”!

(c)musicgal2012 – All rights reserved

Hello my Friends :)

My apologies for being so quiet for so long. I have been absorbed in my music studies with Berklee College where I’m working on completing my Specialist Certificate for “Singer Song Writer”. I have already completed  the “Harmony” course and am half way through studying “Vocal Technique” at the moment. Next term I’m studying “Guitar Chords 101” which will complete the required credits. By the end of it all I hope to be more competent/confident  singer and guitarist and hence a far better Song Writer.

Practice, practice, practice and a heck of a lot of hard work lie ahead of me before this dream can come true.

I have a lot of stories and pictures stored in my head from the past couple of months so I’ll try “pop in” when I can to post them.

Love to All 🙂

Lorelle

(c) musicgal2012 – Lorelle Press

The Black Soil Plains

Cracks in the Earth

 

These cracks have been known to go down 60 – 80 Feet.

Black Soil Plains

The black self-mulching clay of the Moree Basin is constantly on the move.  In summer it bakes in the hot sun much like a large chocolate cake. As moisture evaporates in its rich core, cracks open across its surface; form into a network of veins to score its fleshy crust. These cracks can be wide enough to swallow an unwary foot and have been known to go as deep as 60 – 80 feet.

When it rains, the soil swells and the cracks close. A crust of earth will form like icing over the top concealing any evidence of their presence. At times this crust can form before the cracks have fully closed. This can prove perilous for unwary feet and the odd gumboot can be dislodged this way.  It can also break an animal/human leg.

With moderate rain, the clay becomes extremely sticky and will build up on the soles of shoes to the point that bare feet can be the only option. If there is enough rain the surface becomes a giant bog ready to engulf a foot half way up to the knee. Cars bog.  4WD’s struggle and or bog, it is wise to stay on gravel or tarred surfaces.  Large machinery can go down to their sumps.

These cracks serve as a natural habitat for the local fauna. Insects, mice, reptiles and probably many other creatures use them to shelter from the torments of nature.

The self-mulching action of the soil as it constantly opens and closes airates the earth and renews the top soil as the old surface topples into the deep cracks.

The Moree Plains is a rich mixture of moving, breathing, chocolate earthen cake. Although it may look good  I don’t think I’ll take a bite.  🙂

 

(c) musicgal2012 Lorelle Press

 

Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Eunice from Living and Loving and Nutsfortreasure http://nutsfortreasure.wordpress.com/  has nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.

Thank you Eunice you truly deserve this honour your sites “Living and Lovin” and “20 Words a Day” are amazing and informative places to visit. Your photos are always beautiful and really bring out the amazing beauty of your world. For anyone that has not had the great pleasure of visiting Eunice on her Blog there will never be a better time to do so than now. Love and Hugs to you Eunice 🙂

The rules are to thank and link back to the blogger that has nominated you, then post the award logo to your blog, write a post on the nomination and nominate 15 other very inspiring bloggers. Notify them and then tell 7 things about yourself.

I am so happy to have met so many wonderful people on this site. Thank you all for taking the time to view and “like” my work. Being able to share beautiful moments with likeminded people is such an amazing, fore-filling creative blast. I send my thanks and love to all of you 🙂 Lorelle

1)   I have been devoured by a creative photographic monster that demands a sacrificial offering at least once a day 🙂

2)  The smallest things that once passed unnoticed seem to be the most interesting things to photograph.

3) I like winter more than summer.

4)  I love sharing life experiences with interesting people.

5)  I like chocolate and red wine…or cheese and crackers 🙂

6)  My animals follow me all the time. I’m never alone 🙂

7) I love feeling loved.

 

I will take a bit of time to track down my 15 nominations for this award so stay tuned for that one. “Watch this space”  lol

Here are the nominations:

 1)  http://cindyknoke.com/

2) http://northierthanthou.com/

3) http://everywhereonce.com/

4) http://waldotomosky.wordpress.com/

5) http://leafandtwig.wordpress.com/

 

I’m working my way slowly with this as I keep getting lost in all the wonderful reading on your blogs..   I’ll post a few more soon 🙂

Cheers

Musicqueen10/musicgal2012 Lorelle Press