Musings on life and times
This week, Amy has set an ordinary challenge; the more ordinary, the better! The weekly trip to the local shopping village is just one of those Everyday Moments.
Many other entries will be found here
Sometimes balloons tied to a gate! This is novel for the neighbourhood.
Lift off with Six Word Saturday
The Blue Mountains National Park is about 1.5 hours drive west of Sydney. With peak heights just over 1000m, they are not particularly tall by global standards!
Distant views take on a blue hue, especially in summer. The main cause is attributed to volatile terpenoids released from the native, mainly eucalyptus, forest. In 1813, the crossing of the Blue Mountains by Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson heralded the opening up of the fertile plains to the west, lands which would be rapidly exploited by the early colonists. Today, the Blue Mountains are a must for tourists, for spectacular views of the escarpments, for the clear mountain air, for rock climbers, canyoners and bushwalkers.
A contribution to Patti’s Lens-Artists Challenge, Blue. Other entries will be found here.
