Pigeons Above the Gate

Life isFull of surprises ~ We must try to welcome them When they come

The weather has been really weird around Newcastle lately. We've had some really nice, warm days and then some bitterly cold, wet ones - sometimes we've had both in the same day and it's been very frustrating.

That's pretty much what happened yesterday. I was going to meet a group for a photowalk around the Newcastle Baths in the evening but I didn't get there in the end as it poured with rain. I got about as far as the Customs House Hotel before the rain came and then it didn't stop for hours.

I managed to find cover underneath an awning in Foreshore Park and while I sat around for a while, waiting to see if the rain would stop, I spotted this interesting gate nearby.

I found the different textures and the colours quite striking and I also liked how the pigeons were all in a row, sheltering from the rain. So I snapped a quick shot and I'm really pleased with how it turned out and the symmetry in the photo.

When I left to go to the Newcastle Baths yesterday I had a few ideas in mind but I certainly didn't imagine I'd come across a photo like this. And I probably wouldn't have if it hadn't rained. It just goes to show how you should always be open to the world around you and not focus on just one idea or thing. You never know what you're going to find.

Photo and haiqua © CJ Levinson 2016