Manda Stewart
@placidscout.bsky.social
Reader, ex-teacher, traveller, photographer, animal-lover. History, film & literature. Appreciating reading “Am I Black Enough For You” & “Island of the Sea Women”.
🧭Far South Coast, NSW, Oz
🧭Far South Coast, NSW, Oz
A curious touch of autumn, in Spring, on the walking track this morning. Not a tree of this type within cooee. Very beautiful though ☺️
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A curious touch of autumn, in Spring, on the walking track this morning. Not a tree of this type within cooee. Very beautiful though ☺️
What’s not to like?! ☺️
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
What’s not to like?! ☺️
And how’s this?
September 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
And how’s this?
A tangle of limbs and dappled sunlight. Rainforest amble Forster.
September 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A tangle of limbs and dappled sunlight. Rainforest amble Forster.
Forster sunset plus pelican 🙂
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Forster sunset plus pelican 🙂
Welcome to Spring! 🌞
September 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Welcome to Spring! 🌞
How’s this for winter?!
August 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
How’s this for winter?!
Today’s awesome cloud pattern as the front moved off the coast.
July 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Today’s awesome cloud pattern as the front moved off the coast.
Nearly got soaked taking these photos yesterday! The beach has nearly disappeared!
July 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Nearly got soaked taking these photos yesterday! The beach has nearly disappeared!
And this! (Sound up)
July 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
And this! (Sound up)
Wild and woolly at the beach yesterday (sound up).
July 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Wild and woolly at the beach yesterday (sound up).
Massive jellyfish washed up on the beach this week. Sadly we couldn’t shift it back to the water 😞 (foot for size comparison)
June 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive jellyfish washed up on the beach this week. Sadly we couldn’t shift it back to the water 😞 (foot for size comparison)
Such a springlike day today!
June 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Such a springlike day today!
Check out the pond today. That’s one of the biggest waves! 😆 (it’s the Tasman Sea actually).
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Check out the pond today. That’s one of the biggest waves! 😆 (it’s the Tasman Sea actually).
Greeted by 6 (!!) young kookaburras in our backyard this afternoon (& one wary magpie).They keep visiting even though I have little to offer them besides a few meal worms. 🙂
June 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Greeted by 6 (!!) young kookaburras in our backyard this afternoon (& one wary magpie).They keep visiting even though I have little to offer them besides a few meal worms. 🙂
Two young roos quietly nibbling as I walked by. They were more disturbed by the car passing behind me than by my presence. Sound on.
June 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Two young roos quietly nibbling as I walked by. They were more disturbed by the car passing behind me than by my presence. Sound on.
And it stayed that way all day!
May 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
And it stayed that way all day!
Cold start to the day but look at it now!
May 30, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Cold start to the day but look at it now!
A few moments of beach tranquility as the sun was setting.
May 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A few moments of beach tranquility as the sun was setting.
Gorgeous aren’t they!
May 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Gorgeous aren’t they!
Lovely day after the rain at Batehaven.
April 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Lovely day after the rain at Batehaven.
Saturday must be Kookaburra day. Three young ones, I think.
April 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Saturday must be Kookaburra day. Three young ones, I think.
You don’t often see a ‘fallen’ branch swinging in the breeze…here’s 2. Something soothing in the pendulum 🙂
April 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
You don’t often see a ‘fallen’ branch swinging in the breeze…here’s 2. Something soothing in the pendulum 🙂
The ethereal world of sea horses 🧞
March 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The ethereal world of sea horses 🧞