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CHRISTMAS BUSH
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas Bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. The petals are...
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FESTIVE FARE
I love the traditional Christmas fare, which is so well-suited to the Northern Hemisphere winter climate. We still sometimes have the type of food you see below, especially if the weatherman predicts a...
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CHRISTMAS IN ROYAL ARCADE
Royal Arcade in Melbourne is a premium Victorian shopping arcade that has been restored to its former glory. At Christmas it becomes extra special!This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,and...
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YACHT
A yacht is a watercraft used for pleasure or sports. The term originates from the Dutch word jacht"hunt", and was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue...
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DOUBLE DELIGHT ROSE
Rosa 'Double Delight' (syn. 'ANDeli') is a hybrid tea rose cultivar bred by Swim & Ellis in USA and introduced in 1977. Its parents were two hybrid tea cultivars – the red and yellow 'Granada'...
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SUMMER SKY
The colour of the sky in Summer is a very special shade of blue, rather like this seen here. Art Spectrum makes a series of colours well suited to painting Australian landscapes and their "Tasman Blue"...
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RAINBOW LORIKEET
Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) are species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, eastern Indonesia (Maluku and Western New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands...
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YEAR'S END
As the year draws to a close I am reminded of a sunset and the memory of a long, full day ceding its place to night. The hope of morning and a bright new tomorrow is implicit in the golden hues of the...
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of 2.24 million, and...
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ZIPPER
A zipper, zip, fly, or zip fastener, formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material, such as on a garment or a bag....
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FLAX & CORIANDER
Flax (Linum usitatissimum), also known as common flax or linseed, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fibre crop cultivated in cooler regions of the world. The...
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SUMMER SUNSET
This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,and also part of the Friday Photo Journal meme.
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AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE
The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now...
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LOOKING GLASS
A road safety mirror at the end of Collins Street in Melbourne City. Seems like a looking glass portal to another dimension...This post is part of the My Sunday Best meme,and also part of the Photo...
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PETER WEPT
This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme,and also part of the Macro Monday meme,and also part of the Through my Lens meme,and also part of the Seasons meme.
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PISA, ITALY
The Piazza dei Miracoli (Italian: Square of Miracles), formally known as Piazza del Duomo (Italian: Cathedral Square), is a wide walled area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognised as an important...
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TWEEDIA
Oxypetalum coeruleum is a species of flowering plant, native to South America from southern Brazil to Uruguay, in the Apocynaceae family. The synonymous name Tweedia caerulea is also used. Growing to...
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SUNSET SKY
This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme,and also part of the Friday Photo Journal meme.
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AIRPLANE
Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML), also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne, and the second busiest airport in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to...
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SYDNEY SHIPS
On February 20, 2007, tens of thousands of people packed Sydney Harbour's foreshore to witness a historic reunion of two queens of the sea. The Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Mary 2 greeted each other...
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