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A Gull Adrift

During my recent visit to The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney I saw this silver gull floating about seemingly aimlessly on the water’s surface. Occasionally it would move, but otherwise it appeared to be content doing very little. This shot … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 825: The Beach was Theirs

And so there was the riding of the waves after the running along the sand, which of course came after a walk of considerable length. There was a craving for the ocean water and what it provided and represented, and … Continue reading

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Directed North

Though it becomes more northward in direction a few hundred metres on. So this is another photo that makes for an interesting contrast with this one. Whilst this photo is more dreary and shows a scene more overcast, it also … Continue reading

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A Pocket of The Hawkesbury River

Some of The Hawkesbury River on an overcast day. I feel like this particular part looks rather enclosed, which it is not. Despite appearances, this is not enclosed at the far end. I like the peace of this photo, as … Continue reading

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Concentrated Ripples

Whilst taking photos at Cowan Creek I saw ripples forming in specific places on the water’s surface. They would appear and stay around for only brief periods. I suspect there was some sort of creature (or creatures) either feeding or … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 810: Some Stuff About Clouds

Alright, so today we’re talking about clouds as that is an easy subject to cover and it doesn’t mean that I have to go full bore on the typing in order to discuss clouds. I still might just, but I’d … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 807: Duck’s First Strike

Sometimes when the duck strikes, it strikes thrice. the first time it was in the dark night of the dark night. Some would say the duck of the night, but we need to be clear on this one. It was … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 804: A Frog

So once upon a time there was a frog. This was an ordinary frog and it did the things that a frog does. It wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary. It may have been sitting on a lily pad … Continue reading

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Avicennia marina Reflects

Might be wrong, but the information I’ve gathered indicates that the three main plants here are Avicennia marina (grey mangrove) plants. These are visible in the previous photo I shared, but I took a few shots focusing on them initially … Continue reading

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Pinched Toward the Side

The reflection at this particular point of the walk I did last week was quite clear. As such, I really like how the reflection appears in this image. There’s a fair bit of detail coming through. Not so much that … Continue reading

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