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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 378: Glorious Days are Hard to Come by

Glorious days are hard to come by, so there is one coming around the corner. It can be felt among the populace of the very earth that we are on. We know that it will be here soon. The day … Continue reading

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Five Gulls

A photo of five gulls in flight over the surface of Sydney Harbour. Great form seen in these birds as they head somewhere to find something. Low are the waves, allowing their flight a much easier one, for they are … Continue reading

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Leans in to Take the Food

A “Cheeky” cockatoo goes in to get a bite whilst the other one is preoccupied. I really like the form and pose of both the cockatoos in this photo. I also like how they’re framed and their colouring. This is … Continue reading

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One Flies Away

The last morning of the marine science field trip this was taken. More cormorants. I was trying to approach as stealthily as I could. Wasn’t my stealthiest moment. One cormorant flies away, looking for another location whilst the others stand … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 246: On the Outside

On the outside I can see other buildings, but beyond those buildings I can see things that I wish I could touch. I can see birds waiting. I can see some in a flock, making their way to another destination. … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 176: Wandering Aimlessly

There’s a certain joy that one can gain from wandering aimlessly because you can end up going to somewhere you’re not familiar with and see things that you may find completely and utterly interesting. Even if you’re going through somewhere … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 119: A Forest

Once upon a time there was a grand, lush-looking forest (if forests can indeed look lush, for it’s not the usual description one would have for a forest, as you’d usually here something along the lines of ‘beautiful’, ‘grand’, ‘lush’, … Continue reading

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Boats

This is a photo I took during the evening yesterday. I took it intentionally for the weekly photo challenge (the same that I submitted to last week). This week the challenge is “Afloat“. I was unable to go into work … Continue reading

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