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195/366: fourteen trees

In 1991 I took a photo of our back yard, resplendent with fourteen trees up in the top tier. As you can see, I used the word “resplendent” in an ironic way. On such a large block (over 1200 square … Continue reading

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152/366: autumn hues

On this last day of Autumn in Australia, the sky is unusually blue. I can’t speak for other cities, but in Melbourne it is like a last hurrah before Winter sets in. Yesterday I took a photo of the autumn … Continue reading

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56/366: out with the old, in with the new

Already mentioned was the fact that the only plant on our block of land in 1985 was a mangy-looking pittosporum at the front of the house. We finally removed it before rotary-hoeing, sowing and growing our front lawn. It was … Continue reading

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