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Beneath the Tree Ferns
My grand-daughter admiring the Tree Ferns (Dicksonia antarctica) in the Dandenong Ranges near Melbourne.
Wishing everyone a Happy Bench Monday and, what's more, a Happy New Year.
And after 2023?
Antarctic sea ice, with an ice shelf in the distance. As we finish 2023 there is a record low extent of Antarctic sea ice, following similar lows in Arctic sea ice earlier in the year. This works well viewed large.
For now, I'll wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year.
The Boatshed
"The Boatshed" is something of a local institution, specialising in seafood and particularly fish & chips. (see also PiP).
At this stage I'm about to go away with family until almost new year. With that, I wish everyone not just a Happy Wednesday Wall, but all my very best wishes for the festive season, whether you celebrate Yuletide, Midsummer/winter, Christmas or something else. Have a good one!
17 Dec 2023
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Synthetic fir needles
For Macro Mondays group 18/12/2023, topic #340, "Fir needles - including artificial ones" . To say the least, fir trees are uncommon in Australia, but these synthetic fir needles are on a fold-up tree used by my family at this time of year for many years.
Spencer Street
Spencer Street is one of the main railway stations in Melbourne. It was many years since I had visited and I was surprised that not only has it been totally rebuilt, but it now is privatised and called Southern Cross station.
While you await the train (or whatever else), Happy Bench Monday, everyone.
24 May 2023
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The Big Golden Guitar
Alongside the road to Tamworth, outside the information centre, you will find the Big Golden Guitar, standing 12 metres high. Tamworth bills itself as the home of country music in Australia and, every year, has what it claims is Australia's largest music festival. Here are some of the highlights from the 2023 Festival if you'd care to check the link.
Waiting to dock
The replica 15th century Caravel, "Notorious" is currently at anchor in the Clyde River, but I understand it will be docking to enable public inspections this coming weekend. A clickable PiP of the boat itself is in the PiP and shows it better, but this is about fences! Wishing everyone a Happy Fence Friday and a good weekend to follow.
"Notorious" is back
The "Notorious" is a replica 15th century Caravel, the type of ship used by the world explorers of that time. It was great to see her back in the local area: when she visited some years ago I took photos (including the interior) and posted an article on ipernity. A marvellous rarity, she is the only operating caravel replica in the southern hemisphere.
UPDATE: I've now downloaded details of the ship from F/B - see PiP.
Tenterfield saddler
I'm not sure if this is the same saddler as in the great song by the late Peter Allen, but it certainly is in Tenterfield (NSW) . Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone.
