Nature

Last Sunday, I needed to get away from suburbia for a while, so I drove about an hour away into the mountains. I was wearing jeans and a t-shirt, because it was sunny and pretty nice outside. There's a 7km fairly steep and winding road that takes you to where I was going. By the time I got to the top of the mountain, rain had started falling lightly.

There was a sign on the main road, pointing to a lookout area in the national park, so I thought I'd take a look. It was raining heavily by that time, when only minutes ago it had been sunny. I got out of my car and it was freezing outside. Fog had come in so quickly, I could not see anything past a few metres. Looking over the edge of the mountain, all I could see was white. But it was incredibly peaceful, and quiet, with nobody around and just the sound of the rain. I didn't stay long, because it was too cold, but it was worth the trip just to be there and be completely at peace for a moment.


I took this photo a week or so ago, from the oval where I take my outdoor classes. This was the sunset just before our session started.

I wish I had a camera with me yesterday morning. The sun came up during our first session. The sky was dark, but the sun was bigger than I think I've ever seen before. It sat just on the horizon as a massive bright orange ball and was truly an incredible sight. Next Saturday morning I'll be prepared and hopefully I'll get a good photo.