Little Bourke St Melbourne for Skywatch Friday

 

This winter has not been one for windswept coastlines or long walks beside the sea with Joel. Weekend after weekend, the skies have settled into a brooding blue-grey melancholy, the kind that never quite invites you outdoors. Instead of chasing waves and sunsets, we found ourselves following quieter pleasures, seeking out humble eateries around Melbourne that had earned the admiration of YouTube food enthusiasts. The journey became less about the destination and more about discovering warmth on a plate while the cold lingered outside.

This photograph was taken at night, moments after I stepped out of Joel's car in the restaurant car park. Before anything else caught my attention, it was the sky that stopped me. A deep cobalt gloom stretched overhead, neither fully dark nor touched by the last traces of daylight. It carried the stillness of winter, beautiful in its own restrained way, yet quietly reminding us why the coast had remained beyond our reach for so many weekends.

There are seasons that call us into nature, and there are seasons that gently redirect us elsewhere. This winter has been the latter—a season of shared meals instead of seaside strolls, glowing restaurant windows instead of golden horizons, and conversations across a dinner table rather than against the rhythm of crashing waves. The ocean will still be waiting when spring returns, but for now, these quiet evenings beneath a sombre sky have written their own gentle chapter into our journey together.

Sony A7RV

FE 16mm f1.8 G

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