Photographs of 'Elysium' in the Clare Valley

 
 
'My' bit of land, 'Elysium', is in the Clare Valley. I reckon it's one of the most beautiful places in the world, in its own way.

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This page was started in 2007/08/17, it was last edited 2021/08/27
Contact: David K. Clarke – ©

Mist in orchard
An early morning winter mist hanging in the Armagh valley and over our little olive orchard in the foreground. This sort of mist always clears shortly after sunrise.

2007/08/19



Hardenbergia
Last of the sunset, flowering Hardenbergia; moon in the centre-left


Bluegum
Bluegum trees on a misty winter's morning. 2004.



 


Casuarina
Newly rissen sun behind a young Casuarina (Allocasuarina verticilata) tree.

The tree on the left is a bluegum (Eucalyptus leucoxilon)

2007/08/19



Sheep
These sheep were being uncharateristically cooperative in standing still long enough for me to use them in the foreground of several photos.

2006/06/07



Shafts of sunlight
Shafts of early morning sunlight shine through the foliage of gum trees.

The three larger trees near the foreground were on the property when I bought it, I planted all the others.

2006/06/07



Eucalyptus
Sunlight striking Eucalyptus foliage early on a dewy morning.

2007/08/19




 


Mist on the ground
There is a hill on Elysium that is high enough to give a view over most of the ground-hugging early morning fogs. It can be very beautiful when the early sun shines on the top of the fog.

This view looks north, or NNE, over the Armagh and Hutt valleys.

2006/06/23



Shaddows
Shadows of trees on the low fog

2006/06/23