One of the most glorious places on earth, Doubtful Sound was even lovelier the next morning…as you will see, eventually, in this post’s sequel.
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More posts coming soon. (just back from a mostly offline fortnight and place)
Meanwhile, this is one of two simultaneous “showdowns at sunset”, witnessed on a short walk from our favourite place to stay in the Augusta-Margaret River area.
I particularly like the way the females show no apparent interest in the males’ bouts.
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All photos in this post were taken late May/early June 2015 in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park.
These Arctic Terns were perched on little bergs calved off the Margerie Glacier
Australia’s most widely-read author of literary fiction honeymooned here.
Not many years later – in 1984, I think – my beloved and I also “discovered” this glorious, singular place.
Few people know of its existence, but thousands of years ago Waychinicup had already been named.
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This single clump had eleven stalks and eighteen spider orchids.
Spring in Western Australia’s southwest is the greatest wildflower show on earth.
All photos in this post were taken on September 16, 2016, within a few metres of one road, a little off the Stirling Range’s eastern end.
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Q: Why the inverted commas?
A: Because – even before you consider the diverse delights of its “floor” – “Jarrah forest” is a misnomer. Generally, its “skyline” co-stars two big tree species – Jarrah and Marri
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Garden City is a large, bland shopping centre. Inside, you could be anywhere. But an easy short walk away – “next door” – is a botanical wonderland that could be nowhere other than Australia’s southwest.
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Above the tropical world’s most substantial wilderness coast – in northwestern Australia – are some of our planet’s more spectacular skies.
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Contrary to what your eyes suggest, the prevailing climate at this particular southeast Alaskan location is “cool wet, coastal temperate rainforest.”
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