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~ Anyone for Pickled Eel ? ~

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The bread was intended for the ducks ... somebody neglected to inform the eels who made short work of devouring it all before nibbling on the ducks legs for dessert !

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~ Wade in the Water ... ~
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An experiment with browns and tans ... none of the usual blues and greens here ! (mind you, it was a pretty muddy old stretch of water to start with).

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~ Introductions and Reunions ~

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A couple of black and white images ... (with just a tiny bit of colour in the latter) ... A new friend (above), and my number one, favourite, and only precious daughter (below) :o)

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~ Beautiful Plumage ... ~
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Ok, it may not be the famed 'Norwegian Blue' (in fact, pretty much guaranteed it's not) ... I have no idea what this bird is, but was rather intrigued by it's 'rat-tail' type hair-style (feather-style ?) ...

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~ Fluid Movement ~

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Even in a still photograph, the 'movement' of water still has a calming and relaxing effect for me ...

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~ How Much can a Koala Bear ? ~

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They're anti-social and smell funny, but for all of that, there's still something about them that makes you go "Awwwww" :o)

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~ Dragon Face ~
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You were expecting a mother-in-law joke weren't you ?! ... come on ... be honest.

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~ Night Light ~

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Hope Island at night ... wining, dining, and fine boats ... pretty much all you could need :)

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~ Seasick ~
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Photographic evidence used recently to support the ever-growing populist theory that the world is indeed round ... and also explaining why the skipper of the yacht at the top of picture was overheard calling to his crew ... "Come along lads, it's all downhill from here ... "

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~ The Hills are Alive, to the Sound of ... Engines ~

A wonderful day at the Australian Hillclimb Championships at Mt. Cotton ... Ok, so it's a boy thing. It's amazing how far a Media Pass and a decent business card will get you !

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~ Meltdown ~

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A reminder as to WHY a responsible person will never leave musical instruments in a hot car ...

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~ Message in a Bottle ~
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As the hostess suggested, the wine was a cheeky little number with quite a surprising finish ...