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The Boomerang fires up
The sole flying Boomerang fighter fires up its engine at the Temora Aviation Museum. See PiP for the aircraft flying. Processed with ON1 software.
The Boomerang was developed in some haste in Australia from the Wirraway (and Harvard) as the Japanese advanced during WW2. Before they went into action other fighters (such as the red-nosed Kittyhawk in the background) were available, so they were used for ground attack.
Fisco 1
In dry dock on a wet day. :-) Better viewed large.
Wishing everyone a Happy Fence Friday and a safe and enjoyable weekend.
05 Dec 2021
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Flowering Lilly Pilly
The bee was a bonus. :-) The Lilly Pilly is a small tree, native to coastal south-eastern Australia, and a member of the Myrtaceae family. They now are popular garden plants. Posted at 22.22-02-02-2022 (local time here). :-)
The boatshed
"The Boatshed" is something of a local institution. Once it was just what its name suggests, but over the years it has become more known as the base for the cruise boat on the Clyde River and for being probably the main local vendor of fish and chips. Most recently (see also PiP) it has been redecorated with some colourful wall art.
Wishing everyone an enjoyable Happy Bench Monday, to be followed by a safe and enjoyable week.
Down at the Bay
Batemans Bay, from near the town centre, looking past some outdoor restaurant seating.
I'll be away for a few days, so I'll take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Fence Friday and a safe and enjoyable weekend.
23 Jan 2022
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Identification received
I found this in our local nature reserve. (See also PiP). The kind description of it would be as a "garden escapee", but I really didn't have an ID for the plant itself and had asked for assistance. With the ID provided below by Amelia Heath I am now confident that this is a Crocosmia species, also known as Montbretia.
As an aside, does anyone else find that the red tones of their images seem to be boosted when posted here?
31 Oct 2021
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Corellas
Corellas are common across much of Australia, usually seen in large noisy flocks. I'd suggest best viewed large.
Walkway #6
Down at the nearby beach, the "Elves" have not only installed benches, they've now even numbered the walkways for easy locational reference.
23 Jan 2022
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Coffee time!
For Macro Mondays Group, topic 241, 24 January 2022, set subject: "Schleifen". This translates in English to "Grind" or "Grinding" but seems to mean "Loops" in German. Well, whichever!
My coffee grinder at work and a brew will be ready shortly.
