summer came to say hello...

Today 30 degrees came to visit us on the Surfcoast. So what did I end up doing?... waking up early and going for a drive.

need to start the day with some air - [Ricoh GRDIII]

Yamaha R1 - a memorial to the original owner of the ARAB Cafe's brother in Lorne. This was one of the brother's bikes and he passed away in a motorcycle accident. a reminder to stay safe on the road... [Ricoh GRDIII]

looks cool... fancy a dip?... [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

erskine falls - wasn't very pleased with the results, lighting was too harsh. will have to go back again sometime... after exams! [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

again... sorry about the quality of the photo... i just wanted to post something... will go back and take some proper photos that do this wonderful waterfall some justice. [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

was annoyed that i had to process this shot... but it looks better this way [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

Teddy's Lookout Lorne [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

Teddy's Lookout Lorne [Canon 40d sigma 10-20 polarizing filter]

Every man/woman and their dog was out in Lorne [Ricoh GRDIII]

There is a sculpture exhibition going on in Lorne until early Nov, basically sculptures are exhibited all along the esplanade for people to view this was made all of computer parts. [Ricoh GRDIII]

fishing and enjoying the sun... ah the life... damn you exams!!!... [Ricoh GRDIII]

another sculpture... this was in someone's garden... cement heart carvings [Ricoh GRDIII - no color adjustment or processing]

couldnt resist to take another photo of the flowers... so pretty [Ricoh GRDIII - no color adjustment or processing]

deciding what to get... oohh...I want THAT one... [Ricoh GRDIII]

Trainee Buzz-Lightyears.. getting sustenance in the form of raspberry icecream... [Ricoh GRDIII]

mmm... bubblegum icecream... [Ricoh GRDIII]

really?... an astronaut? [Ricoh GRDIII]

 now I am uni trying to study... such a sad end to a wonderful day... tomorrow... 31 degrees... raining... thanks for stopping by for a visit to my blog... hope you had a great day too... getting back to study!... thanks again!

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Fresh herbs... got some new additions... now my garden stands at:
Mint, Coriander, Lemongrass, Basil, Thai Basil and strawberries... yay. better not get eaten by the mice or birds...

the new lemongrass

the morning's harvest

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Grateful for somewhere to rest your legs after a long walk.

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Would not be able to get through a day of spring without my trusty bottle of beconase. Seriously... if you are suffering from seasonal hayfever... get onto this...

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Tuesday was such a wonderful day out in the sun, got taken out to the beach... grateful today for the wonderful weather and the nice time at the beach... should have brought some books and spent the day studying here! =)

no we did not go in... scary... there were so many cars parked around too...

loved the pebbles on the beach

can anyone who knows what this is please ID it for me and let me know if it is edible? cos there were heaps of them!

what is this for?

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Been offline for the past few days... so need to post up my entries from the past few days... walking on the way to uni a few days ago, I saw some awesome colors and really want to share them. Grateful for reminders that Spring is on it's way. Even in the middle of winter these beautiful flowers are in bloom and really put a smile on my face. Thought I would share my what I was grateful for with people.

Hope it makes you smile too.

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Today, I could tell you how grateful I was for such great weather...

 

I could tell you how grateful I was for signs that make me laugh...seriously?... are you sure you can ride a bike up the stairs Dennis?

 

I could have told you about how grateful I was today for getting some awesome parcels filled with deep fried fish and chips... mmm... but too salty... so I guess I wasn't THAT grateful... lol...

I could have told you how grateful I am to have some awesome friends... lol...

 

or how grateful I am for popcorn...

But today I want to share someone or some people that I am grateful for. I am really grateful to know people like my friends Tim and Nicole. 

Why? cos they inspire me to care about the environment. They are two of the greenest people I know... and although I don't know alot about global warming, rising sea-levels, contamination of our environment or the sustainability of our world, I have learnt alot about how I can treat this earth better by following some of the examples of my two friends. 

From being constantly reprimanded for putting bottles in the bin, to thinking... hmm... Tim must be walking to uni... (at least an hour one way), seeing how much passion these two have for caring for our environment (by the way I think Tim is organizing some tree planting in the near/immediate future so get on to him if you are interested) is a constant inspiration to me to try and live a little greener.

Today they were on mission to spread the word and raise awareness regarding some environmental issues that have been occurring in the USA, where gas mining by method of fracking was causing contamination of the water system and leading to some terrible consequences in certain states. Tim screened the movie/documentary titled:

 

and although it is not a movie that I would have gone out and watched/downloaded, sometimes it takes people like Tim and Nicole to hold events such as tonight's movie night to raise awareness about things that are happening in our world...  

even the beer was green... WIN. and there was some awesome food and discussion after the movie... until the fire alarm went off... which WASN'T our fault... some guy on the 5th floor forgot his pass and hit the fire alarm...??? yeah wtf... THANKS guy on the 5th floor.

If our world had more people that were involved in keeping our world green, it would be a much better place.

Hope everyone had a great Monday! Take care and enjoy the rest of the week!