HIGH COUNTRY

Well Sunday is usually the day I like to sleep in, I don't get much of a chance to do that during the week, and on these cold mornings bed is the only place you really want to be. I had decided a week ago where I wanted to go for my next photography session, so here it is.... actually no I hadn't decided where I wanted to go, more I knew what I wanted to photograph. I wanted to photograph a really nice waterfall. I'd seen many great waterfall photographs they all looked so pretty. The countryside the trees etc.

As I climbed out of bed and put my feet onto the soft carpet below and looked out the window to see the sun just starting to peep through the clouds, I felt a sense of excitement knowing I was going out to greet the beautiful day which lay ahead of me.

Breakfast, shower, dress, makeup, thermos coffee, camera off I go.

Ok where do we go? We headed towards Kilmore, the sun shone through the window of the car it was warm and inviting as I sat there and took in the surroundings around me. Beautiful big gum trees towered way above me, some where quite black due to bush fires which went through the area, re growth of a new life had started to show it's face on some of the trees and pretty wild flowers swayed slowly in the breeze as they lapped up the warmth of the beautiful sunshine.
























The road was long and windy and the view was spectacular, you could see the valley of the high country which went for miles, the colours, the shape of the mountains, the shadows all made for a very nice photograph. In the distance there was a lone house with a few cows. Wow what a lifestyle, no loud noises from traffic, no pollution, just the sound of the trees blowing in the wind and in the distance the faint noise of birds flying by and the smell of the cool fresh air.

There was not a car in site as we drove along the long lonely road, the radio played quietly some old song from the 80's, which made for a relaxing drive.

Scattered here and there was a lone house with a few sheep and a big water tank. Nothing more peaceful than living in the high country, no worries of neighbours and their loud music. We passed a few small towns which contained nothing more than a milkbar which sold milk and a few odd things and a chair and table out the front for the weary traveller. 

I noticed a sign which said Strath Creek Waterfall, wow the waterfall I'd long to take pictures of well not exactly this one I really didn't have a particular one in mind just wanted to try photographing a waterfall.

I stepped out of the car onto the dirt and started to walk down a quite steep incline, next time I will have to wear the right shoes not my boots, for the grip was not good and a few times I lost my step but I was greatful I didn't fall as I had my camera around my neck.

Strath Creek Waterfall

Wild Flowers

I felt good as the the sun shone brightly in the sky and the only sound was the rustling of the trees around me and the gravel under my feet. As I stood on the steep incline, I looked around me at the beauty infront of me, I thought Australia has some beautiful places many unexplored as I breathed in the cool fresh air and the smell of the Eucalyptus trees.

I  continued down until I could go no further and stood at the fence and looked around. I could see the waterfall with it's water flowing down and over the rocks, the reeds and trees moving in the breeze which came down from the top of the waterfall. It was all so quiet and as I stood there and looked around, I felt a sense of calmness come over me. I stood and looked at my surrounds for what seemed like for ever but was really only about 20 minutes.

As I started the slow decent back to the car, I realised how unfit I had become over the years and by the time I reached my destination my heart was racing and I was huffing and puffing. The walk back to the car was quite steep and I wasn't used to this type of trekking. I was so glad to reach the car and to be able to place my tired legs down, I sat in the warm car to catch my breath and to sigh with relief that I didn't have and further hills to try and climb.

I took in everything around me and took so many photos, the beauty of everything which was sadly being left behind me as I returned to suburbia with the rush of people and traffic every where.