Bridgewater Bay Sunset for Skywatch Friday

 

This is Bridgewater Bay without the long exposure, just as the evening was settling in. The ripples in the foreground worked like a treat, catching the last traces of light and giving the water a gentle texture. Behind it all, the sky opened into a warm golden glow, complimenting the scene like a good golden brew at the end of a long day.

I might try to get outdoors this weekend. It has been a while since I managed to catch up with Joel, and perhaps a little fresh air, a camera, and some time together are exactly what I need.

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Bridgewater Bay Sunset for Water H2O Thursday

 

Recently, Joel and I had the pleasure of visiting Bridgewater Bay, a locale of striking natural beauty nestled along the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne. The bay, renowned for its dramatic limestone cliffs and sculpted rock formations, presents varied aspects of the coastline—each affording its own unique photographic character. The ebb and flow of the Southern Ocean have, over countless years, carved intricate features into the shore, rendering the landscape both wild and sublime.

Locum work that takes one away from home, however, proves to be a challenge. Such endeavors serve as a sober reminder not to accept such responsibilities without due consideration. In moments of solitude and fatigue, I find myself increasingly aware of the passage of time and the quiet insistence of age.

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Bridgewater Bay Sunset sky for Sky watch Friday

 

Here is the sky for the Friday event

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Petrified Forest in Cape Bridewater near Portland for Treasure Tuesday

 

This area is called the petrified forest from an early theory that advancing sand engulfed an ancient forest of coastal trees that once covered the sea cliff, petrifying them for all time.

Actually the formation is a collection of hollow tubes of limestone called “solution pipes”, eroded by millions of years of rainfall. The process starts when water gathers in a shallow pan of sand and seeps downwards dissolving the limestone. The mineral saturated water then cements the sand, forming hard, trunk-shaped pipes. Most pipes around Cape Bridgewater are only three metres high, although some are as much as twenty metres.

The Petrified Forest is easily accessible from the car park at the end of Blowholes Road, Cape Bridgewater.

I have been to this area 4 times in total. This is the most recent snap. 

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