A Sunday drive through nearby farmlands is in many ways a step back in time.
Abandoned homes, cars and old machinery are left to rust and weather out in fields, a reminder of old times, old ways, simpler days...
A sabbath day of rest for the farmer? Not really...
I chuckle over the bemused looks I receive from cows when I aim my lens at them...
...such serious personalities!
But this sweet pony and her companion didn't bat an eyelid when I drew close to capture their quiet lunch on film...
Mango farms line the country roads around Majors Creek, so we stopped a few times and noticed that some plantations had trees still pollinating...
While a few kilometres further on the next farm had fruit appearing on every branch...
I wish we'd been able to throw down a blanket under these ancient trees and rest in their shade with tea, biscuits and lazy Sunday conversation, but it was private property and I respect their space...
It's lime season in the tropics now as well...
This farm had literally thousands upon thousands of limes fallen to the ground as far as the eye could see...
...and a new crop on the way!
We passed a lily pond far off in the distance and this was as close as my zoom lens could get. It wasn't till I got home and began editing the photos that I noticed a duck nearby...
Further along we drove, down one side road and track after another, occasionally discovering remote residences amidst the tall ghost gums...
...and even a creek (the Major's Creek perhaps?)...
...where I stood still and breathless long enough not to scare away this butterfly. I had all of a few seconds to take the photo when she alighted on a leaf near me. As soon as she heard the camera's shutter off she flew!
I've saved my favourite photograph of the day for the end.
You may have noticed by now that on my photo adventure days with Mr E I often find a "Lord of the Rings" scene - normally this is in the rainforests or beneath the many waterfalls we discover.
But last Sunday it appeared in the middle of a mango orchard, and it simply took my breath away...
May your day be filled with beautiful things too,
hugs
