Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Escaping The Hordes

It never ceases to amaze me how people can enjoy partaking in the human traffic jams which occur along the beach fronts. Determined to avoid the crush at Oak Park and Cronulla I walked down through Gunnamatta Park and along the shore.
 

It's always entertaining to watch the antics of the animals who congregate near the water.

I love the golden light that illuminates everything in its path as it warms the world each fine morning. Its intensity over saturates the landscape and the temptation is there to desaturate the images when processing. That however would destroy the memory. The air was crisp and I only encountered one person walking their dog.




The only thing which marred my enjoyment was the discovery of the body of a lilac point Siamese cat trapped by the pool netting. I'd been  watching a kookaburra persistently tugging at something in spite of my approach and it was only as I came closer I discovered what it was. It was quite upsetting and has so far been the only negative aspect of my daily walks.  Unfortunately it has played on my mind ever since.