The morning was crisp and clear. White puffs of breath air accompanied us on our walk, the temperature was just 1 degree and that’s just a little colder than I’m used to.

Morning dew soaked everything.

We walked across the road from our hotel into the historic City Park. A place that had been a part of my childhood up until the age of 10.

One of the fountains, adorned in vintage colors, sprayed water like diamonds falling slowly to the ground.

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The long shadows of morning added to the ambience.

For the past 30 years, the park has hosted a group of Japanese monkeys and they paid little heed to the weather.  They might seem a little out of place – they might even seem totally bananas – but Launceston’s City Park star attractions will get you chimping around in no time.

Sure, they might be 8662km from their native Japan, but a troop of macaque monkeys seem right at home in Tasmania’s fair northern city. Launceston has become almost synonymous with monkeys for tourists – that’s how popular these red-faced beauties are – and the enclosure is most certainly an old favourite for local families.

 

You can find interesting textures and colors just about everywhere. I look for shadows, colors and line.

Late in the afternoon I wanted to visit the Tamar Island wet lands park, we got there a little late and it was really quite cold, but we walked as fast as we could along the elevated paths and the setting sun turned everything to gold.

 

A day of color, and memories.