Sunday 25 August 2013

All the pretty things # 2

So far, so good... One week into my beautiful images challenge, I'm not just looking at the world a little differently, but I'm also finding myself more actively looking for pretty things. That, in turn, is getting me out of the house more often, which can only be a good thing in a place as beautiful as Sydney... 
Here's what we encountered this week:
A practically abandoned Bondi Beach. An unusual sight, but then it was a pretty stormy winter's day...






A bunch of photogenic geese enjoying the evening sunshine in Centennial Park




A sailing boat, covering the shores of Botany Bay, where we spent a lazy Sunday (and got a little sunburnt... Take note of that, with summer on its way!)




Fishermen and some driftwood, also at Botany Bay




And finally, the Westpac helicopter, heading off on a rescue mission. A fascinating sight, albeit one I'd prefer not to encounter all too frequently...




xxx


Sunday 18 August 2013

All the pretty things #1

Life is beautiful and photographing pretty things makes me happy, so here's a little experiment that combines the two. Every week, I'll aim to take five photos that are picturesque, special or otherwise noteworthy and post them here — the idea being that far from being yet another task on my daily "to do" list, this challenge will actually focus my mind on what's beautiful in life and therefore make me even happier than I already am.
So here's what caught my eye this week...

Black swans on a sparkling winter's day







Flowers in the park. Because beauty is in small things...
 



A stingray, burrowing itself in the sand in Rushcutters bay.
 



A glass of wine with a fine view. Sorry, it just doesn’t happen very often (the wine that isJ)
  So here's to a new week of beautiful moments, I hope you enjoy them and if you have pretty pictures to share, I'd love to see them too,   xxx