It's late winter. There's been lots of rain.
But not today.
Today the sun shone, skies were blue and with the temperature nudging mid-twenties Celsius spring was in the air.
A good day to saddle up the DR650 and go
around the neighbourhood back roads.
So much rain makes the hills as green as can be...
The rivers and creeks are in swollen full flow..
Sun thru the canopy and the tree ferns below...
Creek crossing... the approach (from the far side) was pretty muddy...
Winter brings the Wattle trees out in fabulous yellow bloom...
Roadside tree ferns and the tall Eucalyptus timber beyond....
These are working forests... meeting a speeding log truck is a lesson in 'get the make the beast with two backs out of the way'
A logged out coop...
Looking south... the peninsula in the background to the right of the windmills is Wilsons Promontory. The most southerly point on the Australian mainland...
A closer look towards Wilsons Prom..
above pic taken from this location...
DR650 lurking in the shrubs...
Foster Dam...
...the surveying engineer on this Dam project is a friend of mine...
Heading back up into the hills once again took me past Turtons Falls...
In summer there will be barely a trickle. But plenty water right now...
Turtons Creek..
Selfie..
Spring is definitely in the air...
Where the tracks have been muddy the Shire throws down stone big enough to make railway ballast blush.. makes for interesting riding..
Back amongst the green hills...
Almost home now.
Wildlife encountered on this ride:
Three death wish Wallabies
One Kangaroo
Countless Wombats (all of 'em road traffic fatalities - not of my doing I hasten to add)
Zero Koalas
