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But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.


There is nothing finer than a paddle in a kayak on a brisk Autumn's morning! Here is a pair that I regularly see on the Derwent that seem to travel up from Taroona all the way to Cornelian Bay and back. That's a fair trip, and will get the shoulders aching.

I've written a poem on the bus the other morning, and it rhymes. This is a rare thing for me, so consider yourself blessed.

Abourist
If I were a tree
a tree I'd be
a finer tree
you could never see

if I were a tree
I'd never flee
you'd not see me
run away from thee

Comments

Babzy.B said…
wonderful shot and poem !
Kris McCracken said…
Babzy, I have another shot of the same pair from a few days after this one that I have to post. Totally different colours, yet the same time of the morning.
KL said…
Oh! it's so fun to do all those. Just a stupid, ignorant question: knowing Australi, aren't there any crocodiles and any other dangerous beasts lurking in that water?

Oh! if you were a tree, you don't have to flee; humans were going to chop you off to decorate their houses :-D.
kylie said…
wonderful photo
Kris McCracken said…
KL, well, it’s far too cold for crocodiles anywhere south of Cairns (a long long way away), and although sharks roam Bass Strait and all around Tasmania, I’m not sure that they head this far up the river. I’m not sure that the incentives are there for them!
Kris McCracken said…
Kylie, I'm lucky to be able to get the opportunity in the mornings to be by the river armed with a camera.
Tash said…
The photo is amazing. Early morning is a very artistic time for you. - & I'm very pleased with a rhyming poem. You've got me thinking of some now.
lemon said…
Not only a written poem, but a photo-poem also!
magiceye said…
the image is magnificent!

poem profound :)
Kris McCracken said…
Tash, I've always found them a little naff myself, but it presents an easy challenge in the morning when you're bored.
Kris McCracken said…
Lemon, I think that the photo-poem wins!
Kris McCracken said…
Magic Eye, you are too kind.
alice said…
Oh Kris, this photo is like a dream...
EG CameraGirl said…
I LOVE kayaking. It's so peaceful. But, yes. your shoulders can ache after a long trip/
Stefan Jansson said…
wow, what a peaceful scene, just great.
Anonymous said…
That is a brilliant photo. I'd be made up if I'd taken it.
Kris McCracken said…
Alice, the right time and the right place!
Kris McCracken said…
YEGTG, one day I am going to buy my own. I'm in the right spot here and enjoy it a lot. Think of the photos you could get out on the water!
Kris McCracken said…
Steffe, the water is very still of the morning, and you rarely get high winds out there, so it's pretty easy going.
Kris McCracken said…
Jackie, watch this space, I have a similar one that I think I like more.
KL said…
And still they kayak :-O? What if a shark attacks them?
Kris McCracken said…
KL, sharks have no taste for kayaks, not when there are divers and surfers around...

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