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Coledale Beach and the Sea Cliff bridge, New South Wales, Australia.

I was so looking forward to seeing the Sea Cliff Bridge just north of Wollongong. It was not even built the last time I drove down this part of the coast. It was

Seeking out early bootlace orchids - close : July 22 2026

Thought it was a good time to take a day off. Caught a train up two stations to see if there were any lady fingers orchids. Friends have seen them up the coast Context

Getting back on the pickleball courts - garden orchids : July 21 2026

Booked a pickleball session at the place I have played the last two weeks. The two sessions were good. People knew who I was from the week before. Nobody told me

Cute Panda Photos at Melbourne Airport 🐼✈️

Today I was just at Melbourne Airport and I saw these cute panda photos. They made me smile, so I wanted to share with you. The pandas look so lovely and funny.

Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales, Australia.

There are so many great beaches and coastal towns in Australia, you just have to have enough time and get off the main highway. Catherine Hills Bay is a couple hours

Sydney Harbour bridge from above

Earlier in the year I caught a early morning flight from Brisbane to Sydney Australia. This is a short flight approximately one and a half hours. As we were coming

The Peacock Spider: Eight Eyes, Eight Legs, One Dance

Source: Charles J. Sharp — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons The Peacock Spider: Eight Eyes, Eight Legs, One Dance The peacock spider is approximately 5 millimeters

Magnolia themed Killara walk - magnolias - Thai dinner : July 19 2026

After a full day on the trains yesterday was a day to take things a bit easier. Made a big dent in the options expiry accounting. No grandson visit today - he was

Architectural Photography - A Building within a frame

Notes Is there any chance they were thinking about this view when someone put the frame there, thinking of a man standing in barely used laneway and the side of

Picnic Train and Newcastle walking : July 18 2026

Got a different day lining up. Clear blue sky - no need for umbrella - heading to the station to join the Picnic Train to Newcastle at Hornsby Not often standing

Grey rainy day walk across Sydney Harbour Bridge : July 17 2026

It is a grey rainy day with a chance of drying out later in the day. Kept busy till lunchtime - took that early and headed out with umbrella. Took the train toward

New season wasp orchids on Blackbutt Creek, Gordon : July 16 2026

Got a grey day coming. Got moving early to walk the local Blackbutt Creek track - hoping to find anto orchids opening up. They were budding last walk Mushroom season

Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

Darling Harbour in Sydney is a very impressive place; it looked like they have spent so much money on it. I like to avoid the middle of the day as it gets packed

New season greenhood in Ku-ring Gai Chase NP: July 15 2026

Got a clear blue sky day - too lazy ti get the bike organised to do a bike-train-bike day. Catch the train and do the walk from there. Have two orchids I want to

Street Photography –Ice Creams for all

Notes why are these two kids anglo? could they not cast these in Japan to look japanese, or is Ice Cream an inherently western concept and therefore it makes sense

New season orchids from Terrey Hills : July 14 2026

We have a sunny day. Went on a dual mission - check orchids and do the shopping. Getting it into my head to get back to Covid times. Shop in one place close to an

#Monomad Street Photography –I want to break free

Notes There are times when I long for an escape, from what I'm not to sure, I mean when I consider my life there is nothing to be concerned about, but maybe that

Pickleball Monday: Pickleball plus some football humour : July 13 2026

A busy day on the exercise front - 2nd time playing pickleball indoors in Frenchs Forest Ran around the court for over 10k steps. Only photo record of the day a

Sydney Harbour Bridge, New South Wales, Australia.

The big coat hanger is not on the UNESCO world heritage list like its nearby well recognized landmark friend the Opera House. I don't know why, to me it is just

Wu Tang the final chapter - Brisbane Australia show

Wu Tang forever the final chamber is wu tangs clans farewell world tour. As I'm a fan of all types of hip-hop this was a show I couldn't miss! You might know Wu