Under the shadow of the mist, looking up through the tree, the early spring leaves on the pin oak were starting to thicken up. Looking up I could see a misty dampness on the new spring leaves. Like confetti, creating a ceiling of sparkling bubbles.
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Walking down through our Powerful Own sanctuary towards our “Rainbow Trail”, so named by the chalk drawings made during our long winter lockdown by the many children on the pathways to the trail, our eyes were taken up to a flock of ducks in an old long dead tree. The tree with its top long blown out was being used as a resting spot for the ducks. Down below was a small seasonal lake that was also used by these casual visitors.
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It's October 2020. Lockdown continues and our October birthdays approach and another milestone home alone. The roses are blooming, flowers abound from our garden and from gifts. Albertine’s renovation is looking very successful and between birthdays a magpie lands on one of Albertine’s oldest canes (30 years old a gift from friends and still going strong). It must have loved its new lease of light!
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Our garden is a sanctuary for many different flora and fauna. They all co-exist. Mixing them in a collage is not difficult as in many places they all grow together. Descriptors include: a cacophony, a cottage garden, overgrown. The painting was made late winter with the brilliant deep blue of the Iris and the new succulent growth with the late glow of the day on the fern fronds.
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Walking through the Olinda Creek wetlands we came across a reed protecting billabong. The lone Ibis was hiding, resting, relaxing, looking for a feed perhaps waiting for a mate. The beauty of the ordinary is always around the corner, waiting, but mostly unsighted by human eyes.
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This image is taken from a local region of natural bush that was totally destroyed by bushfire. Subsequently planted with inappropriate species it was destroyed again. Over the past 60 years it has been transformed into an arboretum. Nature’s powers of renewal with human assistance have created a space of both natural beauty and pleasure. Nature continues to reflect on history, but will history be remembered by humanities future decision makers.
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Remembrance Day is many things to many people. For me, my families, my: father, great uncle, grandfathers, their wives, mothers and other family members, all in different ways. We have a rose, now more than 30 years old, forming strong canes with clusters of blood-red.
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