Tag: Belmont

  • Seagulls by the Lake

    Seagulls by the Lake

    A cold wind blowsAs I sit and watchThe sun setAnd the seagulls swarm I took this down by the lake in Belmont this afternoon. The light was beautiful as the sun started to go down but it was bitterly cold, particularly in the wind. It made for some nice choppy waves on the water though.…

  • Sunset Over the Hills

    Sunset Over the Hills

    Seven worlds will collideWhenever I’m by your sideDust from a distant sunWill shower over everyone~ Distant Sun, Crowded House I took this a few weeks ago while walking by the lake in Belmont. It was a beautiful sunset and I loved the way the sky was lighting up just behind the hills. It came out…

  • Blowing in the Breeze

    Tall grassSways gently in the breezeAs the sun setsOn another day I took this a few days ago down by the lakefront in Belmont. The sky had just started to turn this beautiful orangey-yellow and there was a lovely cool breeze as well blowing through the trees and grass. I knew the sunset would make…

  • Float Your Boat 2018

    Float Your Boat 2018

    Last weekend was the second edition of Lake Macquarie’s Float Your Boat event. It was a lot of fun and seems to be getting bigger and better each year! For the first night I went along with my photo group to Marmong Point Marina for the start of the event and then on to the…

  • Sunset 28/5/18

    Sunset 28/5/18

    As the sun setsOn another dayI find myselfThinking of you Beautiful sunset from earlier this evening. The sky had clouded over during the afternoon and I didn’t think we were going to get much of a sunset at first but for a few minutes the sky opened up and turned this gorgeous purple and pink.…

  • Belmont Lakefront

    Belmont Lakefront

    Blue sky, blue watersA warm breezeCaressing my face:I feel at peace This photo is from a couple of days ago. I’d gone for a quick walk along the Belmont lakefront to stretch my legs and I really liked this scene when I came across it… the light was so lovely and the water such a…

  • Autumn Sunset

    Autumn Sunset

    Day fades to nightAs Summer fadesTo Autumn -Time marches ever on A lovely sunset over the lake in Belmont from a couple of weeks ago. The colours in the sky were stunning and I wasn’t sure how well they’d come out in the photo but it captured the scene well in the end. Photo and haiqua…

  • Black Swans on the Lake

    Black swans on the waterA warm sun and gentle breezeOn my face:Peace I took this a couple of days ago down by the Belmont lakefront. It had been a lovely warm day and the light was beautiful as the sun started to go down. I was lucky enough to be there just as these swans…

  • Sunday Afternoon on the Lake

    Sunday Afternoon on the Lake

    Another weekendComes and goesWith the setting sun -Time marches on It was quite cool and a little overcast yesterday, the perfect kind of weather for black and white photography, so I went for a walk with my camera down by the lake to see what I could find. The water was lovely and still and…

  • Sunset 17/09/17

    Sunset 17/09/17

    A golden sun Reflects off the water, Warms my face On this Spring day It was a lovely warm day today. The weather was lovely all weekend actually and I thought I’d go down to the lake to catch the sunset and mark the end of the weekend. I took this while I was down…