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Going With The Flow

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge  —  Liquid

The theme for the WordPress Weekly Challenge theme is “liquid”.  In responding to the Challenge, my main criterion was that the focus of the photo should be on the water/liquid rather than on the other elements within the photo.  I have chosen four very different photos taken by various members of my family, that I think meet this criterion.  I also wanted to post the photos largely unedited.  What do you think is the main focus of each of the photos? Read more

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So Many Banksias

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge  —  Prolific

I had decided not to enter this week’s photo challenge, but changed my mind today as I had the very good fortune to visit the amazingly beautiful Australian National Botanic Gardens.  To my delight, there were many plants in full bloom.  My little phone camera struggled with some of the smaller, more delicate flowers, but it absolutely loved the banksias.  There is such a huge variety of banksias, and many were flowering prolifically.  I hope you like them as much as my camera did. Read more

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Some Things Worth Getting Up for In the Morning

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge  —  Awakening

For some of us, just getting out of bed in the morning can be the hardest thing we do.  Here are some of the things that help me get up once I awaken. Read more

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Steely Land

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Weathered

This week the theme for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘weathered’.  I have selected two photos of weathering steel to represent this theme.

The first photo is the last part of the sculpture ‘Wide Brown Land’.

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Sculpture by Marcus Tatton and Chris Viney (2010), National Aboretum

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How Does Your Tromboncino Grow?

Weekly Photo Challenge –  Growth

This week the theme for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘growth’.  Here is my photo.  It is the Zucchini Tromboncino.  We haven’t had much luck growing regular zucchini (courgette) over the last couple of years, so we decided to give the big guy a go. Read more