tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post2814009422700644187..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Heron Island BluesFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76702315357161154102013-09-21T21:21:12.533+10:002013-09-21T21:21:12.533+10:00I know Mo - what are we thinking?!?! There is a gr...I know Mo - what are we thinking?!?! There is a great Uni QLD research station on the Island as well and we learnt about some of the experiments they are doing on ocean acidification. We must act now!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-85396474434656390192013-09-21T21:19:56.312+10:002013-09-21T21:19:56.312+10:00That's just what it was Robyn - and the layeri...That's just what it was Robyn - and the layering is so true...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-68817416834028321342013-09-21T21:19:26.722+10:002013-09-21T21:19:26.722+10:00It was a good place and a good way to unwind Jo - ...It was a good place and a good way to unwind Jo - you just have to get into the rhythm of the tides and the sun and the moon...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25365585260684667292013-09-21T21:18:42.814+10:002013-09-21T21:18:42.814+10:00True!True!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-49747265212922504372013-09-21T21:18:29.631+10:002013-09-21T21:18:29.631+10:00The blue is quite eye-catching isn't it Annie!...The blue is quite eye-catching isn't it Annie! I just wanted to drink it up visually time and time again...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-40633710578249576952013-09-21T21:17:55.591+10:002013-09-21T21:17:55.591+10:00Really really blue valerianna - so many as well! ...Really really blue valerianna - so many as well! As you say - a GOOD rest, with books and water.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-70222987526019413582013-09-21T21:17:19.265+10:002013-09-21T21:17:19.265+10:00Love it!Love it!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-14603947056718366892013-09-21T21:17:07.237+10:002013-09-21T21:17:07.237+10:00Blue solitude it was exactly Ersi - a special plac...Blue solitude it was exactly Ersi - a special place.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-51851695235681519972013-09-20T05:26:51.780+10:002013-09-20T05:26:51.780+10:00thank you for sharing the beauty I am so worried f...thank you for sharing the beauty I am so worried for the reef... how can we even contemplate mining in such a fragile environment!Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-52226933459368397942013-09-19T22:37:32.865+10:002013-09-19T22:37:32.865+10:00Healing layers of blue.... Stunning!Healing layers of blue.... Stunning!ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-41697364944371411622013-09-19T05:33:55.348+10:002013-09-19T05:33:55.348+10:00Looks like bliss. No doubt you feel totally refres...Looks like bliss. No doubt you feel totally refreshed. Great photos.Jo Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025838373008865611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-38083269276427468972013-09-18T22:13:27.506+10:002013-09-18T22:13:27.506+10:00Beautiful!Beautiful!Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-42959697161869548392013-09-18T18:22:49.185+10:002013-09-18T18:22:49.185+10:00That blue sang out on the little thumbnail image a...That blue sang out on the little thumbnail image and I came straight over!! Just gorgeous shots. Thanks for taking us there. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878102599430407759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-87777245084122153552013-09-18T10:53:54.597+10:002013-09-18T10:53:54.597+10:00Wow, really BLUE. Nice to have a good break with b...Wow, really BLUE. Nice to have a good break with books and water :)Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-30974664516672225312013-09-18T07:51:25.123+10:002013-09-18T07:51:25.123+10:00blue bliss xblue bliss xsusan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65086594386268475392013-09-17T22:32:08.843+10:002013-09-17T22:32:08.843+10:00Blue solitude... sounds (and looks) like paradise....Blue solitude... sounds (and looks) like paradise.ersimarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898441311620432865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-66868530427514781682013-09-17T21:23:59.873+10:002013-09-17T21:23:59.873+10:00And so many blues Velma!And so many blues Velma!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-59520361438974406192013-09-17T21:23:41.368+10:002013-09-17T21:23:41.368+10:00I must admit Lesley i do love ad appreciate our bl...I must admit Lesley i do love ad appreciate our blue blue skies...and of course that water is beyond belief. We only really get those colours out on the Great Barrier Reef around coral...but it takes my breath away every time i see it and I constantly try to capture it and just gaze and gaze and gaze...I love flying over the reef as well - brilliant!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-61423586639605032022013-09-17T21:22:05.941+10:002013-09-17T21:22:05.941+10:00The upside down seasons again Charlton! We are war...The upside down seasons again Charlton! We are warming up as you settle into cooler days. I took so many photos of the gantry; like you I loved the lines; and I misspelt tern sorry! Fixed now.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-46378459953978298182013-09-17T21:20:45.415+10:002013-09-17T21:20:45.415+10:00Thank J - it was a great place for break. Despite...Thank J - it was a great place for break. Despite there being maybe 250 people on the island - they were never really visible; which is weird given that it is so small. The restaurant was busy at meal times, but other than that we mostly snorkelled alone or wandered along the beaches past one or two people. Perfect for hermits.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-12733477004088617052013-09-17T20:22:44.477+10:002013-09-17T20:22:44.477+10:00such blue!such blue!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-37329970892805208512013-09-17T19:53:26.099+10:002013-09-17T19:53:26.099+10:00Those blues are indescribably beautiful. Massive e...Those blues are indescribably beautiful. Massive envy here from grey and misty Britain... you lucky, lucky people!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-36343996302928592062013-09-17T19:33:35.517+10:002013-09-17T19:33:35.517+10:00This is a beautiful post. I especially love the ga...This is a beautiful post. I especially love the gantry photo with its diagonals, reflections and negative spaces and the noddy turn - what a wonderful name.<br /><br />How I envy you ... all that blue and calm and peace ... and heat. Autumn is here now in the UK and summer a distant memory.Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-89199524834202642232013-09-17T19:26:48.999+10:002013-09-17T19:26:48.999+10:00Simply heavenly. From your photos, the paradise se...Simply heavenly. From your photos, the paradise seems uninhabited...was it? Just wondering.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.com