Happy New Year, people!
Internet and mobile phone coverage has been limited in our corner of the world, even though the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, is just an hour’s drive out of Melbourne.
Thank you for your patience while I’ve been on blogging holidays. I don’t know whether I should be encouraged or disappointed to return to cyberspace and discover that the number of visits to this site was about the same during my absence as when I was working hard to find good stories and post regularly.
The Peninsula is an Australian gem, well known to Melbournians and less well known to tourists. That’s their loss and our gain. I’ll have more to say about it soon.
For now, here are a few shots from my morning walk. I was very lucky with the light – there was just enough mist hanging around the trees to catch the sun’s first rays.
It was an excellent start to my year. I wish everyone many mornings like this during 2013.
I always feel like I’m coming home when I drive down there. Beautiful pics, Richard. It was great to catch up with the Tulloch Clan. I had dinner with your wee brother last night.
Yes we love it there too of course. We always say we must get there more often. Maybe some time soon we will be able to make it more regularly.
Beautiful pics, Richard. Happy New Year to you!
And to you too, Carol!
Stunning fresh images!
Thanks, Jennifer, and Happy 2013.
Refreshing photos.
Happy New Year!
And to you too.
The early morning light gives such beautiful photos. Love the long shadows and misty atmosphere
Just lucky, pp – that and getting up early.
Ah, more than luck Richard, you have an eye for composition too. Getting up early definately helps!!!
Happy New Year! What a beautiful way to start the year and every other day, the light is spectacular and walking on a day like that would really put a smile on your face.
Happy New Year to you too, tbd, and all the best for 2013.
It’s nice to know that page hits keep happening even when you are not active!
But what if that renders activity unnecessary, Andrew? I might become lazy. Perhaps we should pay less attention to the stats.
Good point Richard. I suppose it depends on what you want most. Instant responses to new posts or people picking up on the trail that we have left behind. I prefer the latter – this was my review of the year that I posted while you were away and the posts with the most hits are all quite old – http://apetcher.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/review-of-the-year-2012/
Gorgeous pics. Mists and mornings made in heaven : )
Thanks Tess. We don’t get enough misty mornings DownUnder.
Lovely pics, Richard. Happy New Year to you. We are back in foggy London, now, but it looks like we may finally catch up in the Netherlands in Spring.
Your guest bike is waiting for you, John.
What beautiful photos heralding in a new year … thanks for sharing some beautiful photos from your corner of the world.
Thanks and happy 2013 to you, Lexi.
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Ohh, such exquisite photos with the sunlight filtering through the mist and the trees. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones too!
Have a great year yourself, Reggie! Thanks for all your encouragement.