On the Esplanade Beach in the early morning around sunrise.
It has been a while since kayla and I have walked along this beach. We have returned because the grass seeds in the bushland are all pervasive.
This granite formation on the foreshore is just west of Dep's Beach, which in turn, is west of the more well known Petrel Cove.
It has been a wet and stormy spring during September, and we have tended to avoid walking along coastal rocks because of the gale force winds and the frequent squalls. The poodlewalks have been driven by the need to seek shelter in the local bushland from the squalls and wind.
On the few fine days we have had we have walked along the coastal zone. The light has changed with daylight saving and the light is still intense and bright at 5pm. This photos was made just before daylight saving. I sat on the rocks and watched the big waves surge across the rocks
It was only the occasional large wave that surged over the rocks. So I had to be patient, wait, and watch the sea.
Winter is now easing into spring.The light is changing, sunrise is much earlier, the sun is shifting more to the south and the light is becoming much more intense and contrasty earlier in the morning.
We continue to stay close to home apart from going on the Lavender Trail camps. The final one is one is in September at Clare.
We experienced a big storm front that swept across South Australia in late August bringing rain, wild seas and gale force winds. Maleko and I wandered along the coastal rocks on the afternoon after the storm had passed.
I made a video of the surging waves using the iPhone as well as an abstract
The sand on the beach at Petrel Cove in Victor Harbor comes and goes, and it does so quite regularly. When the sand is washed away during the winter months and only the rocks remain, an old, rusty engine is exposed.
My guess is that the engine was dumped over the cliffs as rubbish quite some time ago. It's more than likely that it is an old car engine, rather than a tractor engine due to its size. Then the sand returns and the engine disappears from view. The dumping of household rubbish on the side of the back country roads is still quite common around Victor Harbor and Waitpinga.