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Almost a Portrait?

Constant erosion

Thursday 15 Oct

More of the same today but meandering further north - well beyond the Interview. I got caught up in the colours and patterns of sand and the stark contrasts found at times with dead twigs sticking up through it.

A sand monster

Almost mangrove stubs

But not

Wednesday 14 Oct

I survived the dunking of Tuesday with no ill effects. Today was an exploration of the coast - up beyond the mouth of the Interview Rv. Almost an early start. Above is looking south down the coast

This is simply a piece of interesting dead wood found on the beach. I liked the patterns.

The object of the day was to find things to photograph and develop ones skills.

I don't know the name of this plant but it is a weed. Beautiful, but a weed.

I liked the tentative advances this plant was making among the stems of button grass.

Sunset

Tuesday 13 Oct

Today was the day of the "walk with pack." Just up the coast a bit - about 10km in a straight line. It had rained the previous night and was overcast and cool in the morning. The trek started with a trip down the Pieman in the tinny to the heads - drop off a few hundred meters before the mouth of the river.

This log and rock outcrop were at a point 20mins from drop off where the first tinny load waited for the second. An expanse of pebbly beach.

The walk was OK. Until I hit a creek about an hour from the end. It had been raining on and off all day and the tracks were muddy and badly damaged by quad bikes etc. Half way across the creek the knee decided it wanted a rest and down I went, pack and all. The water was cold. With the assistance of Grant I eventually got out, very wet in places, the inside of the wet weather gear as wet as the outside. Knee had thought better of it and performed perfectly for the rest of the trek. But I wasn't in the mood for much photography.

Some more lichen

Sunday 11 Oct

A previous seasons button grass seed head. Too early for fresh flowers. This was at a stop along the way to Corinna.

A young frond beginning to unfurl - out the back of the cottage in Corinna

Monday 12 Oct

Dead leaves on a log in the water

A small piece of lichen found during the canoe epic lunchbreak. This was the only period spent in the forest as such.

The canoe epic was a great experience. I haven't been in a canadian canoe for more decades than I care to remember and then it was only once. Grant, Michael and I did rather well I think - no one fell in, Michael managed to haul us over some rocks in the Donaldson Rv, we made good progress up the Pieman (against the current) and no camera gear was wet or damaged. And it was fun.



Small black cup like funghi - first funghi find














Darvis' billy lid - you would have to ask Darvis.....