Deep shadows form in the valley as the spring sun sank. The light wasn’t yet golden, but still satisfactorily warm.
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An Endearing View – Part 3
A bird’s eye view of the top of Wentworth Falls is always a must – especially after you’ve tackled all those steps up from it.
An Endearing View – Part 2
I like how the trunks of the tall gum trees stand out in the afternoon light. A beautiful sight.
An Endearing View – Part 1
We’re back for a short visit to Wentworth Falls on a clear afternoon in early spring. The cliff line is verdant after all the winter rains.
Apples – Blossom
More interesting I think was my photo of these apple blossoms. I love the contrast of the soft pink against the clear, blue sky.
Unfortunately, that’s all I have from the orchard this year. I’ll have to look around for something else interesting to post about now.
Apples – Picking
Remember last year’s visit to Bilpin – the glut of apples, all ripe and ready to be picked. I was so intoxicated that I vowed to go back the following year. But things weren’t so rosy. The apples had been eaten by fruit bats. What survived their attacks had been damaged by hail weeks before. Hence the apples weren’t exactly so perfect, nor were there many to pick. BB and I however managed to pick 13kg, which were distributed to our families. There will be weeks of apple crumbles, tarts and pies to come.
Spring has sprung – Part 6
Spring is also the beginning of azalea season. They’re always lovely and bright.
Undercliff and Overcliff
The Wentworth Falls area is criss-crossed by walking tracks. I hadn’t been on the Undercliff walk before and used it to get from the top of the falls to Princes Rock Lookout. It’s a fun little track that winds its way in and out of overhangs.
Princes Rock Lookout is probably the best in the area as it juts out into the valley, giving a real bird’s eye view of things.
I also got a look of just how many steps I’d climbed that day.
Down the precipice
It’s been years since I’ve gone down the stairs from the top of Wentworth Falls. I’ve forgotten how step they were! My legs were a bit shaky by the time I got to the middle of the falls, where I could rest and soak up the view to the top.
The precipice
I eventually ended up where I was a couple of months ago, back at the top of Wentworth Falls.
This time I wanted to see if I could get an alternative view, so I went around to Rocket Point Lookout, a little round walk above the top of the falls.
It gave not only a bird’s eye view of the falls but of the surrounding cliff tops. I like the white trunks of the gums. It reminds me a bit of the ghost gums in the Territory.
Static and Silence 