Tag: australia
member name: Tonia, who hugs trees G.
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March 05, 2009 01:41 PM EST --
Tomorrow, I am leaving for a trip to Australia where I will attend a family reunion. There is so much emotion involved in this trip as, even though I have been back twice to visit, this will be the first . . .
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March 11, 2009 07:56 AM EDT --
Today brought a lovely tour of a place called Georgetown, and the gorgeous spot where the Low Head Lighthouse is located.
Though Sydney and Hobart were established before Georgetown they are now cities . . .
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March 10, 2009 01:03 AM EDT --
The flight to Australia was long but not too bad. I was very lucky in that I had a 3 seat row all to myself so that I could stretch out and get some sleep. I flew Qantas and they provide some very nice . . .
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March 16, 2009 11:53 PM EDT --
A rose from Tasmania.
Technology is a marvelous thing, and because of things like webcams and the Internet, Deb has been able to be a big part of this trip. Still, it is hard to be away . . .
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March 21, 2009 01:18 AM EDT --
It was a delight to find that I had a gorgeous view of Sydney Harbor as I flew out of Australia. It is one of the most famous in the world, and one of the most beautiful.
It was a marvelous trip . . .
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November 29, 2009 07:09 PM EST --
I am in the process of sorting through all the photos I took this past year in order to put together a calendar. One of the highlights for me was the trip I took to Australia this past March. On one of . . .
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March 11, 2009 07:13 PM EDT --
It was a delight to discover these tile mosaic panels embedded into the brick sidewalks in Georgetown.
Enjoy the stroll, and please forgive the odd angles on some of these. I was trying to keep my . . .
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March 19, 2009 08:42 AM EDT --
It has been a marvelous time here in Australia. I've had the opportunity to reconnect with much of my family, and spend some very special time with my two favorite uncles. Tomorrow, I will get on . . .
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March 24, 2009 07:09 PM EDT --
Though it doesn't really allow for artistry, many of the photos I took in Australia were from a moving car. Mostly I wanted to be sure I captured as much of the experience as possible to bring home . . .
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March 12, 2009 07:56 AM EDT --
Today started rather overcast here and so it was a bit of a lazy morning. The sun did break through this afternoon and so my uncle and I headed to the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre . . .
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April 02, 2009 11:10 PM EDT --
One of the absolute delights of my visit to Australia was a quick hop up to Queensland to meet Gather's notorious Carolyn Madden. For a week now I've been wanting to get an essay up about the . . .
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April 13, 2009 01:39 AM EDT --
After spending a few wonderful days with my uncle in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, it was time to head off to the airport and fly to Sydney for the family reunion. It was a beautiful day for a drive and of . . .
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March 10, 2009 07:27 AM EDT --
Today has been about recovery so it was a quiet one. I woke up after a lovely night's sleep and puttered around here. I actually logged on to work and took care of a few things (amazing that I can do . . .
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March 23, 2009 10:12 PM EDT --
The Tamar River (which is in actuality an estuary) flows into the Bass Strait at Low Head. Located at this point is a lighthouse, and a pilot's station. It is the oldest operating station in Australia, . . .
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March 26, 2009 06:12 PM EDT --
There was a song I used to sing as a child in Australia. Since I mostly lived in cities, I doubt I actually had the opportunity to see a kookaburra in the wild. That all changed at the family reunion . . .
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April 06, 2009 07:10 PM EDT --
On my first full day in Tasmania I put up an essay that included shots of a wonderful old building. I'm now starting to go through all the photos I took and hopefully can get them published in an . . .
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April 08, 2009 11:32 PM EDT --
For some reason things feel stressed today. Perhaps it is the full moon adding some heightened energy, or maybe just the to-do list that is starting to pile up again. This evening I find myself being . . .
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April 21, 2009 03:53 PM EDT --
In Launceston, Tasmania there is a park with a little Japanese garden.
There were lovely little moments of serenity to be found there.
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April 05, 2009 11:01 PM EDT --
If you have kept up with all of Carolyn's posts then you will understand why this photo of her neighborhood is so very fitting.
Care to take a guess?
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