I grew up in Brisbane and spent 12 formative years in Darwin. These are places near beaches. As a teenager and young adult much of my spare time was on the beach and in the surf. It was like my natural habitat. In Darwin going to the beach is potentially dangerous with crocodiles able to chase you on the sand and deadly jellyfish in the water.
I’ve spent seven years in Canberra and the closest beach I have is Yerra Beach on Lake Ginninderra. Canberra is about 600 metres above sea level and three hours drive from the closest surf. It’s an awful place to live if you crave salt water and sand views.
When I first moved close to Lake Ginninderra, Yerra Beach didn’t look to bad, the sand was well kept and the grass was cut regularly.
The other day I went for a walk around Lake Ginninderra and noticed that Yerra Beach is in need of some attention. No one was there on the sand or in the water and the day was quite warm. As much as I’d never touch the water in Canberra lakes some people do go into the water and gamble with Escherichia coli and cyanobacteria blooms.
The grass is well cut except for the grass growing through the sand. The water doesn’t look that inviting.
Yerra Beach on Lake Ginninderra SONY ILCE-7S with FE 55mm F1.8 ZA at 55mm and f/2.8, 1/1000sec, ISO 100
Yerra Beach on Lake Ginninderra SONY ILCE-7S with FE 55mm F1.8 ZA at 55mm and f/8, 1/250sec, ISO 100
Yerra Beach on Lake Ginninderra SONY ILCE-7S with FE 55mm F1.8 ZA at 55mm and f/8, 1/250sec, ISO 100
I found some galahs nearby
Galahs in flight SONY ILCE-7S with FE 55mm F1.8 ZA at 55mm and f/8, 1/250sec, ISO 200