Photographs of 'Elysium' in the Clare Valley

Photography by Dave Clarke

'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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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. Contact; email daveclarkecb@yahoo.com

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

Bluegum trees on a misty winter's morning

Newly rissen sun behind a young Casuarina (Allocasuarina verticilata) tree. The tree on the left is a bluegum (Eucalyptus leucoxilon).

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

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.

Sunlight striking Eucalyptus sturtii foliage early on a duey morning. Home Clare Top

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.

Shaddows of trees on the low fog.