OUR WORLD - Cemetery at a Sydney Suburb

On my last day in Sydney, my son dropped me of here

so I could take the cliff walk to Bronte beach 

while he and grandson went for their daily swim 

in the sea.

8 kilometres from the CBD of this multi-million city 

 is this historic old cemetery in the

suburb of Clovelly

it is extensive in size, covering two hillsides

mausoleums and an occasional palm tree 

vary the never ending gravestones

the whole is situated on prime real estate with extensive views

for the dead to enjoy

a pleasant and restful place for a protracted walk

with the occasional angel

to keep one company

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OUR WORLD

Wild Bird Wednesday - Indian Mynah

In Sydney there are far fewer

Acridotheres tristis,

the Indian Mynah bird,

than further south

Melbourne has them in plague proportions 

and in South Australia again,

there are but a few

they are great scavengers and can be quite 

aggressive to other birds.

These two were the only ones at the 

Bronte Beach change rooms

scrabbling around the rocks.

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Wild Bird Wednesday

TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ Flowers of a Warmer Climate

Arriving at our son's house in Sydney NSW, we were greeted

by a carpet of pink and white petals. Sydney was a-wash with

Camellias in every possible shape,

here as a hedge. At other places as large trees or even topiaries.

Everywhere these exquisite blooms in pink and white!

I will disappear off the radar again from dawn tomorrow until I

can find another connection so please leave some comments even

though I cannot visit until we get home in a few days time I hope.

All photos enlarge as usual.

Thank you Luiz for this great meme, I hope any visitors here will also

join in through the Logo on my side bar.

Sydney, almost being there.

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Gates to the old Franconian

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Gargoyle above the gates

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Mirror, mirror on the wall but the mirror spake not at all

The show must go on, the opera house is still afloat

The famous Sydney coathanger.

....Next stop Currawong beach; yet to come

A Travelogue...Part 1, Going There

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First dawn on the road after a restful night in a

cabin on the banks of the Murrumbidgee river.

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Gum trees - Eucalyptus on the riverbank

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An old weatheboard house in Balranald NSW

I wonder who built it, who lived and loved there

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On to the scenic Hay Plains, some 200 miles of

nothing but miles and miles.

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Looking to left and right is the same...arid

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This farmer probably sold his water rights

to save the farm. His land is barren, his dams

are dry.

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Across the road may very well have bought the

water rights to flood irrigate rice fields for some

multi-national company. Flood irrigation is the most

wasteful water use imaginable in arid zones with

high evaporation rates.

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To alleviate the boredom, a fluffy white duck flew by.

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After 3 days of driving, arrived in one of the hubs
of Sydney, New South Wales at last, the
dandelion fountain of King's Cross
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and a beautiful bedroom in the house of our son's
mother in law's where we could lay our weary heads.
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To be continued....

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