camminando | Sunset at Waurn Ponds

Shorter Days and Lower Light

As winter is approaching and temperature dropping, I am still enjoying my walks to campus. It is very windy now (25mph)  my room is quite cold and quite hard to believe than less than two weeks ago I was swimming in the Southern Ocean; probably it was the last warm day of summer 2013. As winter approaches uncertainties are unresolved. But the sculptural trees I encounter in my daily walks are still reassuring.

 Deakin University Campus at Waurn Ponds

 Geelong Waterfront

camminando | Another Sun Framed by Eucalyptusi

Witnessing and Recording the Sun Rising Again



As I begin feeling a little bit more settled and "oriented", yesterday (April 1) for the first time I witnessed and recorded the sun rising from below the equator. While I felt quite disoriented by the sun at the north during noon, I found instead quite reassured by sun still rising from the east. The sunrise was also accompanied by the strong smell emanating from the native eucalyptuses. I believe I am quite ready for the next challenge: reassuring for my next orientation session: star trails centered around the Southern Cross.