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Sunday Challenge 40 In the style of Rembrandt lighting OR Light and Shadow

Scavenger Hunt 11/Floral Art Flowers from our garden... Grevillea Crepe Myrtle Plumbago Red Gum New South Wales, Australia

295. - 04.03.2023 - a pet This is Bella, our Jack Highland Terrier. Scavenger Hunt 22 - Jack of Hearts

leading to the Pacific Ocean, at Diamond Beach, New South Wales, Australia HFF 24 February 2023

New and old. Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. Such a brilliant day. Tacking Point was named by Matthew Flinders in 1802, on HMS Investigator. The lighthouse was built in 1879. Sunday Challenge 31 - Juxtaposition - two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Theme - symbol for 2022 New South Wales, Australia

In our garden, New South Wales, Australia. This Hibiscus only has one or two flowers at a time, as it is still quite a small shrub, but this time have managed to catch it at its peak. Sunday challenge 25 - December Magic

Wishing ipernity pals a very enjoyable time over Christmas, and health and happiness in 2023! Background: NightCafe Reindeer from a photo of 2014 T shirt design. Editors: GIMP, Fotor, Picasa. Scavenger Hunt 7 - Fairy tale - in comments :-)

Saturday challenge 278 Theme: Lightpainting "Light Graffiti" Condition: - The camera must not be moved. - Paint/write something on a plain or white wall. - Only a long exposure. Cropped, but otherwise zero editing. I ordered some LED light sticks, but they didn't arrive in time, but I found an alternative... tightly packed tiny Christmas lights, see PiP.

New South Wales, Australia Access to one of the beautiful beaches in our area. There are many access points, including a flat pathway with a car park, at the end of the main road in the village of Diamond Beach. Dogs are allowed off leash at certain times. The beach has a surf life saving patrol in school holidays. HFF 7 October 2022 CMT15 9 October 2022 Stairs

We had a day trip to see this interesting lighthouse. Located 33 kilometres north-east of Taree, the historic Crowdy Head Lighthouse was built 1878-1879 and is one of five small lighthouses built on the NSW coast, with panoramic views from the lighthouse reserve. Looking north you can see beyond Diamond Head and the Three Brothers mountains (south, middle and north), which were named by Captain James Cook in 1770 as he sailed up the east coast. Unbeknown to him, the Biripi Nation had been calling them the Three Brothers for millennia. To the south you can see as far as Seal Rocks. visitnsw.com Scavenger Hunt 14 History

Taken from our back deck. View to Mt. Kiwarric. New South Wales, Australia Scavenger Hunt 50

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HFF 13 January 2023 Yes, that really is its name :-) Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia. The only drongo found in Australia. The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage, with iridescent blue-green spots (spangles), a long forked tail and blood red eyes. Sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. Occasional white spotting can be seen on the upper wings of both sexes. Young birds are more sooty black without the spangles and the eye is brown. The Spangled Drongo is noisy and conspicuous, usually active, and frequently aggressive to other species. Spangled Drongos are found throughout northern and eastern Australia. Also found in New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. Closely related species occur through south-east Asia to India, China, and the Philippines and on some south-west Pacific islands. birdsinbackyards.net

Next Sunday Challenge - post January 8 - Still life www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/discuss/198136 An easy one, please see link for challenge description and examples 2023 Sunday Challenge featured photos www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/discuss/198144

Best of the best - Strive for your best, with strong visual appeal ... (Yes, you probably do this most of the time anyway... ☺) Please see link for description and examples... www.ipernity.com/group/daysincolour365/discuss/198354 Enjoy ☺

New South Wales, Australia. World Photography Day - 19th August, 2023. Thinking of our dear ip friends Andy Rodker, and Jenny McIntyre.

We have always had Westies (West Highland White Terriers) in our family since 1983. Sunday Challenge 53 - Three of the same Collectables above - the left was Mum's, and the pair on the right were a gift. The photos below are from 2006, of Rosie, centre, and her two offspring, Jock, left, and Lizzie (Mum's dog), right.