Project 365

New 365 Blog

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I thought I would start a new blog for 2010 rather than alter the look of this one...so if you are following these photos then add this new blog to your favourites.... ThreeSixFive in TwentyTen.

I played around with the idea of putting my photos into photobook layouts before posting, but after it took me over an hour to play with three photos I thought that would deter me from actually getting them up for you to see. So while I still may create a photo book I am going to continue to give you the photos one by one and see if I can keep up better this year.

Photo 365 - December 31 - End of the Decade

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My last photo of the year is not going to be a photo :0)

Decided to give you a corny video I recorded earlier tonight to represent what most people will be doing to see the decade out. Not sure I will be able to make it to midnight myself, so here's my HAPPY NEW YEAR greeting to one and all.

Am still thinking about how I am going to continue this challenge in 2010. I've enjoyed the challenge but may decide to publish differently. So watch this space over the next few weeks to see what format I decide on.

Photo 364 - December 30

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Coffee shop lights on a girls day out. These lights in a coffee shop on Oxford Street in Leederville entertained me. Must go back and try at least one of their many, many, many yummy desserts on offer.

Photo 363 - December 29

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Glass and Lights. Practising taking photos with longer exposure to try and capture the feel of the Christmas lights and glass ornaments on my tree.

Photo 361 - December 28

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O Christmas Tree. Tried Photoshop merge of two different photos to try and give you the best view possible of my tree with its lights.

Photo 360 - December 27

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Backyard visitor. Sitting in the backyard with a book is my idea of a holiday. This colourful little guy flew in to distract me for a few minutes as I tried to capture the bright orange colours on him.

Photo 359 - December 26

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YUMMMMM! This is one of my favourite Christmas time treats.

Photo 358 - December 25

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

Photo 357 - December 24

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Are you sure you have to go to work? Jag looks very dejected looking down at me from the top of the stairs before we go to work Christmas Eve morning.

Photo 356 - December 23

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Early morning peep. Was ready for work a little before Gary so was playing around with the camera. Took this picture out the peep hole of our front door.

Photo 355 - December 22

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Christmas Cupcakes. Yummi Mummi, one of the companies that caters our functions, dropped these cupcakes off at work that last week before Christmas. They sure were cute and definitely yummy.

Photo 354 - December 21

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Early Christmas Present. This was the beautiful bag that a gift from my Manager came in. I loved the Christmas fairy on it. I added the lens flare with Photoshop as it seemed to go with the way the bag was decorated.

Photo 353 - December 20

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Carols Fireworks. Like these mostly white ones. They remind me of the sparklers we like to play with earlier in the evening.

Photo 352 - December 19

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Less than a week til Christmas and finally started to get my Christmas tree up. Has been a few years since the tree has been featured in our house.

Photo 351 - December 18

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Beautiful clouds. Tried to capture the way the sun was reflecting off the top of the clouds on my way home. Photo doesn't do it justice.

Photo 350 - December 17

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Road the train a few times in the last few weeks before Christmas/New Years holiday. Tried to capture this bright bush a couple of mornings in a row, but the breeze was always blowing it like crazy for me to get the closeup I wanted. So instead I have altered this photo in Photoshop to blur it even more than it was so you get how beautiful the bright orange was against the blue sky in the background.

Photo 349 - December 16

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Absolutely beautiful sunset the other night. I was heading to the shops quick to buy something before they closed and looking in the rear view mirror was just this massive red ball of a sun. Unlike me I didn't have my camera with me, but was only a minute from home so turned around and got the camera and drove down to the oceanside to catch the sun just before it sunk. I missed the redness I had seen in the car (sun set too quickly) but it was still beautiful.

Photo 348 - December 15

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Heading home after a lovely few days away. These apricot trees were growing beside our cottage and were the parting shot just before we pulled out on Tuesday morning.

Photo 347 - December 14

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Rest day! After the long hot walk on Sunday we took the opportunity to put our feet up before a little outing on Monday. So water containers got a rest too. I liked the reflection of the trees on the windows as I was relaxing on the patio.

Photo 346 - December 13

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The photography theme of our hike on Sunday was "Trees". This little one caught my eye as we passed through some pine plantations with Christmas on my mind.

Photo 345 - December 12

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Driving down to Balingup for a short extended weekend break Mandy and I took a detour to find Gnomesville. VERY entertaining and worth the detour. This group was my favourite.

Photo 344 - December 11

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Early morning at the train station. Our photography theme for the weekend is "Trees" and I got a head start by taking this photo while waiting for the train first thing Friday morning.

Photo 343 - December 10

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Quick photo taken just before the shops closed. I got the sequins on this shirt a little out of focus so decided to play with the photo in Photoshop. This is the outcome after adding the Glowing Edges effect.

Photo 342 - December 9

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Painted Chocolate Rocks. Must resist chocolate craving....

Photo 341 - December 8

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Trip Planning. Heading off with Mandy again this coming weekend for a three day trip down south to walk a bit more of the Bibbulmun Track. Balingup is our centre of operations this time. Notice the little walking man next to the dotted path just above Grimwade Road - that is our track....well the northern section at least. We are also doing a section south of Balingup. Our accommodation is just above the "P" in Balingup.

Photo 340 - December 7

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The days are getting longer and longer as we head into summer. Took this photo after we got home last night. The fading light brought out the yellow in the flower.

Photo 339 - December 6

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Decorating at home? Was supposed to do some decorating of the house on Sunday, but after all the excitement on Friday afternoon and Saturday night just didn't get around to it. Took some photos today of some of the decorations I should have put up already.

Photo 338 - December 5

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Bjorn Again Sunset. We had a nice evening out on Saturday. Bjorn Again is an ABBA tribute group and they sounded pretty good in this outdoor setting in Kings Park. We were very thankful when the sun went down as the afternoon was just a bit warm until then.

Photo 337 - December 4

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Christmas Celebration. We had a beautiful Christmas lunch on Friday afternoon. Lamonts is one of those restaurants with lovely food and a gorgeous view. Nice way to relax on a hot afternoon.

Photo 336 - December 3

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O Christmas Tree. Lots of blue sky and sunshine this past week and the heat to go with it. The Christmas trees that survive the Aussie summer are those that are planted. This is the top of one that pokes up above the roof line of our neighbours house.

Photo 335 - December 2

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Christmas Decorations...we started to decorate the office on Tuesday last week. Lots of gold, silver, green and red around the office.

Photo 334 - December 1

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Train station. Was attempting to get the interesting colour of the sky in my shot out the train window on my way home - but the benches at the train station actually looked more interesting.

Photo 333 - November 30

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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Last day of November and most building have their Christmas decorations up already. Time to decorate the office and put the tree up at home.

Photo 332 - November 29

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Self portrait. Photo of hair colour change at halfway point.

Photo 331 - November 28

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Shady Bridge. Not a lot of shady spots on our hot Saturday afternoon walk. We took a few minutes to cool off in the shade of some trees on this bridge.

Photo 330 - November 27

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LONG week. Little man was sound asleep by the time I got home on Friday night.

Photo 329 - November 26

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Happy turkey day!

Photo 328 - November 25

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Magpie shopper's treasures :0)

Photo 327 - November 24

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Vegie Burger, Potato Chips, and Football! I call that a good night in. :0)

Photo 326 - November 23

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Night Light. The stairs can be awfully dark in the middle of the night when a little someone decides he needs to go outside. This light helps him get up and down easier now that his eyesight isn't what it used to be.

Photo 325 - November 22

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Christmas is coming! The cherries have arrived....

Photo 324 - November 21

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Aftermath of party. Brought one of the helium balloons home after the awards night at work on Friday night. By Saturday afternoon there wasn't much juice left in it, a bit like me. :0)

Photo 323 - November 20

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Early morning at the station. Liked the way the clouds filled the top of this shot with the train tracks extending off in the distance.

Photo 322 - November 19

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Angel Food Cake Topping! The girls and I celebrated a bit at work on Wednesday with my favourite cake. Just a few strawberries left over to take photos of.

Photo 321 - November 18

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Lots of rain this past week. Every time I walk over these "rivets" in the paving in front of Gary's building they remind me of huge raindrops.

Photo 320 - November 17

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Themed marketing morning at work on Tuesday. Thanks Brigitte for taking this silly photo of me in my cup day cowboy hat.

Photo 319 - November 16

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Football Fever. Couldn't wait to get home tonight to watch this game that I recorded at 5:15 this morning.

Photo 318 - November 15

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Early morning photo shoot. Got an early start on Sunday morning. Was such a beautiful day first thing that after a few early photos I spent the next 5 hours sitting in the backyard, absorbed in the most beautiful book on a warm sunny day. Thanks Mandy!

Photo 317 - November 14

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Weekly baby photo. Have I given you at least one puppy photo each week? Will have to check, but probably close.

Photo 316 - November 13

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Friday the 13th. Nothing superstitious about Friday.

Photo 315 - November 12

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Cooling Rain. After the heat of Wednesday, rain on Thursday was VERY welcome to cool things down again.

Photo 314 - November 11

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Heating Up. Summer is definitely on it's way.

Photo 313 - November 10

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Turning, turning, turning....busy, busy, busy...

Photo 312 - November 9

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Perspective.

Photo 311 - November 8

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Lazy Afternoon. We all relaxed this afternoon after a busy morning online for Digital Scrapbooking Day.

Photo 310 - November 7

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Home Sweet Home. Is so nice being home again. A week away makes you appreciate all the little things.

Photo 309 - November 6

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Our last walk around the water in Sydney took us around the naval yards. Took this photo because it reminded me of the ship building yards in Sturgeon Bay.

Photo 308 - November 5

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Flying Foxes. I've loaded this photo at it's full size (make sure you click on the photo to see it at it's largest) so that you can see the amazing bats we saw as we took an early walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. They absolutely filled the trees and have been doing a lot of damage.

Photo 307 - November 4

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Puppet sheep in David Jones Christmas window in Sydney. Spent about an hour taking photos and recording video of the 6 different puppet displays. Each window depicted a different Christmas carol. It was a real delight watching all the smiles of everyone who walked by.

Photo 306 - November 3

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Tourist photo of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We went for a walk this morning around the bridge, opera house and botanic gardens. Couldn't help but stop and take a few tourist photos. Like the way the morning sun was highlighting the bridge.

Photo 305 - November 2

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Empty Food Court. These empty tables at the end of the day in Sydney yesterday caught my attention.

Photo 304 - November 1

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Travel to Sydney. The Amora is the accommodation of choice for visitors to our Sydney office as it is just around the corner.

Photo 303 - October 31

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Sandblasted Shadows. Sunny afternoon but oh so windy down at the beach. We thought we were going to take a pleasant stroll after lunch, but the wind made it a bit chilly and gritty.

Photo 302 - October 30

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Tax Time. Never get too much back each year, just a bit of change really in the overall scheme of things. Nothing like waiting to the last couple of days to finalise :0)

Photo 301 - October 29

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SPARKLES! Those who know me well know that one of my nicknames is "Magpie" as a result of my attraction to bright sparkly things.

The earrings of the lovely lady sitting across from me kept catching my eye all day on Thursday so she agreed to be my ear model and let me take a picture of these beautiful earrings she bought for her wedding last year.

Photo 300 - October 28

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This photo represents today in many, many ways....busy, busy, busy is all I can say....

Photo 299 - October 27

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Health Food. Have been eating an awfully lot of these the last few weeks as I try to get a bit healthier. Luckily they don't cost a lot and don't taste too bad either.

Photo 298 - October 26

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Jeepers Creepers, where'd you get those peepers.... stroll over the rocks where the surfers hang out turned up a bunch of these ugly little guys working on finding an afternoon snack.

Photo 297 - October 25

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Stopped to photograph a number of interesting things on my bicycle ride this afternoon. This windmill took my fancy. It isn't a working windmill as if it was would have been spinning wildly with all the wind on the coast today.

Photo 296 - October 24

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Rainy Springtime Sunset. Can you see the rain clouds out over the ocean?

Photo 295 - October 23

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Elmo Excitement. Looking forward to the start of the weekend and the Elmo excitement to come. Anticipation is killing me.

Photo 294 - October 22

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Window Washers....this crew has been working on cleaning and repairs to the outside of our buildings windows over the past week. Not a job I could do hanging off a rooftop by a few ropes!

Photo 293 - October 21

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Old Boys School Belfry. I like this old building just down the road from our office. It is now a lovely little cafe/restaurant and has a real charm to it inside.

Photo 292 - October 20

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I hate not having daylight savings! Was able to leave work just a few minutes early so I could get in a short run before it got dark. This was the photo I took at the beginning of the run and it was almost fully dark by the time I got home. The ocean is just the other side of the dunes in front of me (if you look hard you can see the water shining in the dip in the dunes) but by the time I got to a better position to get just the water and the sun the sun was gone. :0( But how neat were the clouds.

Have I mentioned how much I love living by the ocean? :0)

Photo 291 - October 19

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Needful torture. I hate exercising on machines inside, but getting home with little daylight left makes it necessary. Haven't been on this beast in awhile, but received the newsletter announcing the dates of the 2010 NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon and thought I better get the ball rolling with my fitness.

Photo 290 - October 18

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Catching Up! Finally caught up loading all the 365 photos from the past couple of weeks as well as seeing some old friends and doing a bit of reading this weekend. This was Jag chilling out in the shade of the back porch while I read a book in the sun. Even he seemed to enjoy just catching up on some sleep as we lazed the afternoon away.

Photo 289 - October 17

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In Memoriam. Went to a funeral today, Saturday 16 Oct, to support a friend who's husband died suddenly. Thoughts are with you my friend.

Photo 288 - October 16

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Lunchtime company. Took a quick stroll at lunch today, Friday 16 Oct, to enjoy the sunshine. This pretty galah and a mate kept me company.

Photo 287 - October 15

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Showy. Just a couple red leaves up in the gums. With the sun shining through they really stood out against the blue sky.

Photo 286 - October 14

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Kings Park Flora.

Photo 285 - October 13

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Sunny Springtime Flower Beds.

Photo 284 - October 12

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Level 9 Workmen. New building being constructed behind our building. The workmen are coming closer as the building gets higher.

Photo 283 - October 11

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Still life close-up.

Photo 282 - October 10

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Still practicing....

Photo 282 - October 9

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Still life romance. Practicing with makeshift studio lighting.

Photo 281 - October 8

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New ruffled finery :0) Who doesn't love some new clothes to celebrate a special occasion.

Photo 280 - October 7

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Wisteria Way. Beautiful springtime blossoms in the park beside the river.

Photo 279 - October 6

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Despair....

Photo 278 - October 5

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Curl colour and care - will not go grey gracefully :0)

Photo 277 - October 4

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Bugger Boy. He wasn't much in the mood to pose for 'portrait' photos today. But I did capture this cute face soaking up the sun late this afternoon.

Photo 276 - October 3

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Early rain drops before a beautiful sunny day.

Photo 275 - October 2

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King's Park DNA Tower. Lunchtime escape from the office back to the beautiful King's Park for some sun and relaxation on Friday.

Photo 274 - October 1

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Temptation...

Photo 273 - September 30

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Portrait Photography Prop. Supposed to be practicing portrait photography this week but too tired today so took a photo of Mandy's tripod I haven't used yet instead. Could it help me practice?

Photo 272 - September 29

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Last Minute Laundry. Played too much the last two days of the long weekend and had to do some last minute laundry today so that Gary would have a clean shirt for tomorrow. Sigh, never ending process of washing and ironing.

Photo 271 - September 28

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Lovely Lioness. Perth Zoo trip on the holiday Monday was a little chilly, but certainly worth it with how active the lions were. All three of them were good little posers! Will post heaps more on Eunique blog later this week.

Photo 270 - September 27

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Avon Valley Hike. What a beautiful hike we took up in Walyunga National Park on Sunday. The warmest day we have had so far this spring and just the most beautiful day to be out in nature.

Photo 269 - September 26

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Start of a three day weekend and so busy at work that have to put in some extra time and go to work anyway :0(

So to console myself I took a small detour drive on the way home up through Kings Park again. A lot more people up there on a sunny day compared to last week. Stopped to take a couple of photos of flowers that caught my attention beside the road.

Photo 268 - September 25

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Rose petals. Mum Collins brought in some of the roses from my bushes earlier in the week to save them from all the wind and rain. But they didn't last too long inside either. Came home at the end of the week to flower petals across the bench top under the vase. Kind of pretty in a tragic way.

Photo 267 - September 24

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Indian Feast. Can't think of many things yummier than some spicy potato curry and lentil dahl with mango lassies. We thoroughly enjoyed our take away dinner on Thursday the 24th.