<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The beautiful Wilpena Pound is an ancient geological formation which looks like a giant crater and is something of a temperate oasis in the semi-arid Flinders Ranges. Off in the distance what appears to be a gentle saddle separating left and right sides is the incredible Edeowie Gorge. The small triangular … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" When I was thirteen years old I remember being on a walk in the Flinders Ranges and walking into a great big net spread between two trees. I also remember that it did not break and I had to extricated myself from it by walking out backwards. It was the web … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The southern wall of Wilpena Pound is fortified with the Rawnsley Bluff escarpment. Anyone approaching the pound from the south gets to watch it rise larger and larger until it looms above them on their left as they make their way up the eastern side. This region of South Australia is … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Arid region plants use all sort of tricks to remain hydrated for the months that separate quite often heavy downpours. These beautiful crystalline structures are not blades of grass but leaves of small shrubby bushes. Like pine needles the cylindrical tubular leaves seal in the water keeping the internal cellular workings … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I could not help myself when that golden colour fills the sky my local beach calls. Now in the middle of winter there is no one to be seen. No one on the jetty and no one on the beach. A few die-hard joggers in full track gear and hoodies dot … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" At first I thought about calling this image ‘Seeing Stars’ but considering the significance of the fabulous Eta Carinae Nebula I felt compelled to give it the attention it deserves. This tiny piece of the night sky in the Milky Way is only a few widths of the moon across and … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" High up on the southern wall of Wilpena Pound we were entreated to some of the most beautiful vistas of the region. However there were just as many exquisite things up here on a much smaller scale. Normally we see wattle trees flower in the spring so I was a little … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" We had just settled into our campsite at Rawnsley Park Station in the Flinders Ranges. Gavin had organised a fire for the evening and the others had transitioned into r e l a x e d mode mode and I was almost ready to join them. We were at the base … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" High above the Elder Range a waning gibbous moon makes it’s way towards a moonset that will never be seen. As clouds roll in from the west the moon gets an early night, disappearing beneath snowy white pillows. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Lunar Pillows’ 1/1000s f/4 ISO100 200mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Contrary to popular international belief you will almost never see a kangaroo in the general urban environment. Venture 30mins to an hour away from any populated center and you will need to watch out for them while driving at night. Go camping in any of our National parks and they will … Read more