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Weekly photo challenge: Abstract

South coast, New South Wales, a week or so ago.

At Mosquito Bay we met a man who said, Go to Wasp Head.

There we saw sandstone patterns to challenge the best barista.

The Lower Permian Wasp Head Formation, formed about 300 million years ago (!) is near the Murramarang National Park, easily accessible at low tide.

Thanks Dailypost for the Abstract inspiration.

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Ailsa’s travel photo challenge: Ripples

Ailsa is looking for photos of ripples.

Yesterday I was on Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay, NSW, when I was taken aback by this rippling rock erosion that resembles skulls:

Eroded sandstone, Hyams Beach, NSW
Eroded sandstone, Hyams Beach, NSW

And the ripples led to a flow, crossing Hyams Beach, one of the whitest beaches in the world;  its fine white grains are mostly composed of quartz.  In the distance that’s my husband again, as he was in my last post:

Rippling rocks, Hyams Beach, NSW
Rippling rocks, Hyams Beach, NSW

And this morning in the icy atmosphere of a highland reserve, I saw the rippling Yarrunga Creek rushing through heavy fog towards Fitzroy Falls:

Yarrunga Creek, Fitzroy Falls, NSW
Yarrunga Creek, Fitzroy Falls, NSW

Again, the ripples led to a flow and then a plummet a short distance further on where the water tumbled over the edge;  there was just enough visibility around the waterfall to take this photo.  The rest of the space was white, like standing in cloud.

Fitzroy Falls, NSW
Fitzroy Falls, NSW

I remembered seeing a recent photo of these falls on another blog, where Christopher captured the water in sunlight. :  http://christopheryardin.com/2013/06/17/travel-theme-flow/

It’s worth a look!