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Love is in the air...
I dragged my Beloved
out of bed
early one morning this week
on the pretext of finding whales
the sun was battling
with the clouds
for supremacy
in the 6am sky
but the mood was mellow
there were very few people about
and
the day was warm
it was great to be up
and looking over
the mighty Pacific
which is called the Tasman Sea
between Australia
and New Zealand
it was a whale free morning
but love was in the air
on the sand
and in the skies
the next day
was also whale free
but a little boat
bobbed on the swell
the ocean frothed
and foamed
onto the rocks
and a small magpie lark
called a Peewee
watched the sea
and then watched me
He is a male peewee
the female has a white face
and he lives in a mud and grass nest
on a horizontal branch
near or over the water
Love is in the air
on the sand
and in the skies...
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Delwin, something magical happens here every day. You have the good fortune to have spectacular vistas to photograph; you have acute skills of observation; and, you lovingly offer these for us to enjoy, way across the same ocean. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
ReplyDeleteLove is in the air
ReplyDeleteCertainly seems so.
Beautiful photos Delwyn. I love the sun battling with the clouds!
ReplyDeleteElcmae
Delwyn
ReplyDeleteIn this kind of atmosphere, what other emotion could possibly dominate?
A beautiful sense of calm and holding hands with the surroundings.
Hello Rosaria
ReplyDeletethank you for that kind comment...I appreciate your thoughts...I love making my posts and am happy to share the results with you...
Hi Julie
ReplyDeletecan you see it too...
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Hello Elcmae
ReplyDeletethank you and I appreciate your visits and comments...
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Hello Martin
ReplyDeleteyou are right - it is hard not to feel good and kind when surrounded by beauty and wonder and good fortune...
I love your 'holding hands' comment,
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I enjoyed the changes in your ocean views Delwyn. The heavy cloud covering created a mellow dreamy look for your photos, one that was appropriate for viewing the love rocks, a perfect postcard look! Someone was very artistic and energetic!
ReplyDeleteLuv and Smiles,
Wanda
Hi Wanda
ReplyDeletewhen you see the photos juxtaposed like that you notice the contrast, how the skies and sea colour can change so dramatically...over 24 hours.
That same someone created a different message the next day...but I'll save that for another post...
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I never get tired of seeing pictures of your coastline - beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Delwyn: I really like those first three shots - they are dreamy and mystical. I would frame them and hang them somewhere, they appeal so to my eye.
ReplyDeleteYou had me going there Delwyn - husband, ocean, alone at the beach, telling us love was in the air, I was expecting some out-of-character departure from you . . . some brazen shot of you and your DH in full embrace with the surf pounding in the background . . .
ahhhh . . . the stories I construct in my head . . .
Have a good rest - I'm sure there will be more whale spotting on the agenda tomorrow. Hope you find your heart's desire there in the Tasman Sea.
Yes, love is everywhere, if you open your heart and mind. You just happen to live in one of the most beautiful place on earth, so it is easier to see it with the naked eye.
ReplyDeleteHappy days to you!
Hugs,
Angela
I love seeing the ocean through your eyes. As a child and young adult, I visited it regularly but now I live far away from any coast. I dreamed last night of a walk on the beach, and then I saw your photos this morning. Just beautiful...
ReplyDeleteThis post just sings of spring to me. It's strangely wonderful to be so thoroughly enjoying autumn here while you are having the spring experience. And I like the fact that you have a clock on your page; I enjoy thinking about the difference in our days.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to have met you, Delwyn, and as always, thank you for sharing your lovely world.
Don't you just wonder who set up those LOVE rocks and what their story is?
ReplyDeleteYou are so blessed... what a stunning view and a sweet love to share it with.
Rosey
and in your heart, Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteKeep it alive!
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ReplyDeleteHi Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteLove is in the air there and everywhere. But out there maybe more, since spring has arrived, while here we have autumn. Not that I don’t like autumn. I do. And I like cold weather, which allows mortals to eat and drink more and better and to tell tales in front of a fireplace.
Really beautiful pictures and words from a woman's soul.
An open invitation to walk along for a perfectly intimate moment, that is both private and yet meant to be shared at the same time :) Simply beautiful. As amazing as the photos are, its your words that helped completely carry me away!
ReplyDeleteI so love to see the pictures of the ocean, sand and your wonderful inhabitants. That Peewee is a new one for me, but then most of your flora, fauna, and birds are. You bet...love is in the air!
ReplyDeleteHi Alicia
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you are enjoying a sample of Queensland's coastline...
Happy days full of love...
Hello Vicky
ReplyDeletethanks Vicky I just write what the photos tell me to say...and of course the mood of the day adds to the narrative...
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Man Of Roma
ReplyDeletethank you for calling in this morning. It's nice to have you and hear about your winter plans...
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Hi Friko
ReplyDeleteI hope so...thank you Friko...
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Hi Rosey
ReplyDeleteanother message appeared the next day ... I wonder who it was...usually only young people scramble down to that beach, or surfers but I'd imagine it was young ones in love...
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Hi Polly
ReplyDeleteOur spring is really only spring by name...the temperatures quickly jump up and are now around 25* and 31* expected later in the week...the nights are still a little cooler so it is a beautiful time of year. Walking in summer means a very early start...before the heat of the day arrives...
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KB
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me from your past few comments that you are due for a rest at the beach...what do you think...
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Hi Angela
ReplyDeleteIt is all about opening up to it isn't it Angela...
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Hi Delwyn~ Love at sunrise! the sky and water couldn't have turned bluer and crystal clear after the 6am beginnings. Even the peewee is cobalt blue! But who could ordain that message on the beach on your morning walk? Beautiful today.
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie
ReplyDeleteAhhh you have let the song run away with you Bonnie ...that would be very out of character...
I could not want for more...
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Good morning GW...
ReplyDeleteand I'm always out there walking so we are set...
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Hi Margaret
ReplyDeletethe shots were of two consecutive days...no the clouds didn't clear so quickly...
the sea gods have been at work...Jove and Neptune conspiring together...
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Thank you for another of your love letters to the world! And for rewarding us all again for visiting A Hazy Moon!
ReplyDeletehmmmm love is all there is!!!! steven
ReplyDeleteWow, your climate sounds a lot like Louisiana. "Winter" there is rarely cold, and spring starts in February, summer in about May, and by June, you hardly want to go outside after 9 in the morning.
ReplyDeleteAfter I moved to New Mexico, it took me a couple of years to get used to the fact that spring here doesn't really start until late April.
What a wonderful, varied world we live in!
Love may be in the air, but great photos are on your blog!
ReplyDeleteEspecially the first one, that tree was fantastic.
The difference in the color and light that you captured between the two days is fantasic. I liked the playfulness of your post.
ReplyDeleteyou always have such beautiful pictures--
ReplyDeleteI leave in one day :-)
Hi Donna
ReplyDeletethank you Donna...
there is always something beautiful to capture and that helps a lot...
I hope that you have a wonderful wonderful time, connecting with your roots, your past and your creative side...and most of all have fun...
I wish I was going too...
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Hello Jennifer sweet friend,
ReplyDeletethere was a great contrast wasn't there... I'm still a bit of a child at heart Jennifer...it comes easily that playfulness...
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Thanks Barry
ReplyDeletethe photos showed that love was all around...
I love the she-oaks or casaurinas as they are called...so sensual and feminine...
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Steven...
ReplyDeleteand we feel it all around...
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Hi Dan
ReplyDeletethank you for coming over to receive the love letter...A love letter is unrequited without a recipient...
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Every post here is a joy, Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteSuch words & pictures.
Aloha, Friend!
Comfort Spiral
Delywn
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I can say is--what a beautiful post!!
Your pictures give me a so much peace. Do you live near the beach?
Best
Tracy :)
Great post, Delwyn. I can't believe spring is coming somewhere. The ocean is so beautiful where you live.
ReplyDeleteSome dreamy views of the Tasman Sea. I think the same stone writer was visiting my world (it's in my latest post...).
ReplyDeleteHi Barb
ReplyDeletereally...I'm on my way over..
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Hi Ruslan
ReplyDeleteit can vary day to day like you see in this post...beautiful and peaceful...most of the time...
and it really is summer now I think...31* yesterday, but a cooler night...
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Hi Tracy
ReplyDeleteyes I live on a river that flows into the sea which is only a couple of minutes away...Noosa is a beautiful and popular tourist town 1/2 way up the eastern coast of AU. Hot in the summer but not too hot... and lovely winters.
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Hi Cloudia
ReplyDeletethank you little friend...
It's nice to have you here..
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Hate to be the one that disturbs the serenity of an early morning sunrise on the sea, but our little bird is actually a Pied Butcherbird - beautiful song.
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