My Bright Field

I am well aware of the sun getting higher and lower in the sky with the seasons but until I moved here hadn't much thought of the movement of the sun horizontally with the seasons.  It is now tracking back across the horizon and for the past couple of nights set right behind the mountain in the distance. No clouds, no rain. A book I have read recently I read Riders in the Chariot by Patrick White because it was on the Australian list and was rather looking forward to it because on reading Tree of Man by White a year ago I was blown away by his writing.  This one didn't disappoint - the four characters with their intertwined lives were wonderful.  I am in awe.

This mural by  Michael Lynn  under the railway bridge at Hazelbrook always makes me smile.  It's based on a photograph of Terrace Falls in 1904 .  It's photo realistic but wasn't the world black and white back then? It's a long time since since I walked to these falls and a bit too strenuous for me to do it again ... a shame because it is a lovely waterfall. Participating in Mural Monday at Sami's Colourful World .

I'm glad we went to Mudgee on Friday.  The street trees are putting on their spring display. Reflection: Psalm 100:1-2 New International Version (NIV) "Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

This is a glimpse at the land beyond the Blue Mountains to the west.  A book I have read recently I watched series 1 of the TV series of The Handmaid's Tale with dismay, all the while hoping that Offred would manage an escape to the land beyond Gilead.  The TV series is based the dystopian novel  The Handmaid's Tale by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. When there was a series 2 of the TV series I started to watch hoping for a good outcome but it was soon clear that Offred was ending up in the clutches of Aunt Lydia again!  I couldn't bear to watch any more. With series 3 released  I had a niggling question, where did the story as written end? So I read the book which was a pleasure and while the conclusion was open I found it more satisfying then more hours of nail biting TV.

The daffodils are dancing at Burnbrae - in a very brisk cold wind (that's August for you).  I had planned to collect a pre-spring bouquet to photograph but it's freezing out there today so found a photo from last year instead. The bouquet could have contained camellias, forget-me-nots, daffodils, jonquils, japonica, peris and violets.

Another lovely mural in the Katoomba Street Art Walk .  This one is done by local artist Krimsone who has a growing body of beautiful street art here in the the mountains and elsewhere. Participating in Sami's Colourfulworld Monday Murals .

I am totally in love with my slow combustion wood stove.  Corn fritters for lunch ... yum.