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Lyn Maccallum
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Librarian who takes photos, more miss than hit. All photos/videos taken by me (unless otherwise noted), mostly hand held and rarely edited.
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Tiny yellow creature and an ant on a hibiscus style
I don't know what kind of creature, but it was initially running away from the ant as I was trying to focus on the flower, thus catching my eye
OK, it's a bit of a stretch, but we're all friends here in #ColorADay right 😀?

#YellowThu #photography
Close up view of a hibiscus flower, the base of the style where it meets the petals. On the style is an ant and an unidentified creature that is made up of what appears to be many small yellow balls. The creature is smaller than the ant. Both appear to be in contact with each other.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Wood ducks in the morning sun at Pyrmont Bay, from my archives.

#BirdOfTheDay theme which is #DucksOutOfWater

#photography #birds #woodducks #ducks #waterfowl
Four wood ducks in a row on a small concrete wall by a body of water. Some are sleeping, with the first and third from the left standing, the others sitting. In the foreground is a small patch of green grass. In the background are the base of boats barely seen, leaving reflections on the water in the morning sun.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Cloudstreet 2011

adaptation of the Tim Winton novel of the same name

This came to mind when I looked up at the sky this afternoon; turns out it was a mini series on streaming service Showcase.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #photography #clouds

From my archives
Clouds in a blue sky, above trees and a road with cars lined up at traffic lights. Next to the road is a rail line, a support beam can be seen through the trees.
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Prisoner (or Prisoner: Cell Block H or Caged Women depending on the country it was shown in) was an Australian TV show on Channel 10 from 1979-1986.

Empty shop makes another appearance

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision #photography #UrbanGaze
Bars on a window without glass, what looks like a wire fence attached to a rusted frame. The window is on the front of an empty shop, the floor of which can be seen through the bars.
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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A street in St Leonards back in August

#UrbanGaze #photography
A street view, some steps leading down the the footpath. On the outside of the building up against the steps to the right is graffiti and a poster. To the left is a wooden box like construction feature then another building. On the footpath on the left is a parking meter and sign explaining the parking times. On the right is a tree.
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Ibis at late afternoon low tide (and not a bin in sight).

From my archives

#BirdOfTheDay #paddling #ibis #photography #reflection
A lone ibis standing looking as if about to take a step forward in shallow water. In the foreground is water and an almost perfect reflection of the bird. In the background is water, with mud showing through as it is low tide. The bird is in late afternoon sun.
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Neighbours
Australian TV show running over two networks, a cancellation, and a streaming service from 1986 to 2025.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision

#windowsOnwednesday #wednesdaywindows #windowswednesday #photography
Two blond brick apartment blocks, next to each other, each only partially seen. The one in front has eaves and one large window and one smaller window in view. The one at the back has two partial balconies, two partial windows and two partial sliding doors in view. Some plants are seen belonging to the back garden of the front unit.
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Bougainvillea spectabilis I think

#ColorADay #RedWed #flowers #bloomscrolling #photography
Small white flowers growing on a tree. with several brightly red coloured modified leaves called bracts. The flowers are bougainvillea spectablis I think. In the background is the plant, woody stems seem blurred. The light is a bit dull, with the plant being in the shade and on a cloudy day.
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Two pelicans sitting on wharf posts in the mid afternoon sun

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTelevision
SeaChange was an Australian TV show that ran from 1998-2000 on the ABC. Couldn't bring myself to watch the 2019 reboot

#BirdOfTheDay #StandingOnThings
#photography #pelicans

From my archives
Two pelicans, each standing on a wharf post, facing the sun. The birds are in the foreground, along with another taller, newer wharf post. In the background on the other side of water are trees, and a dwelling mostly hidden by trees.I n the middle of the water looks to be a jetty of some sort but can't be sure as most of it is obscured by the wharf posts.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Pelican standing on what looks to be a rather popular wharf post

From my archives as haven't been up this way in a while

#BirdOfTheDay #StandingOnThings #pelicans #birds #photography
A pelican standing on a brown wooden wharf post in early afternoon sun. The background is a body of water. The post has both a linked chain and a rope around it, about half way up. The top of the post has white bird droppings dripping down, suggesting it might be popular post for birds to stand or sit on.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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It's the weekend, so a bit of mix and match of colours

#ColorADay #GreenSat #OrangeSun #photography #leaves
Leaves on a tree. Most of the leaves are green, but two are orange with some tinges of green. In the background are branches and something unidentified that is red, all blurred.
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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First week of November (this was taken yesterday) and look what's in the gutter. Nightmare indeed.

#NightmareNov #red #photography
Christmas tree baubles lying among dead leaves on a barely seen road by the gutter. Two shiny red balls, with gold leaves, tied together with gold twine.
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Looking southwest(ish) down Glen Street, Marrickville bit before 7.30pm on 25 March 2019, sunset was around 7pm

#BlueSkyArtShow #evening #photography #sunset #sunsets #clouds
Not long after sunset, the sky is mostly clouds with a small layer of blue sky visible. The colour of the sky ranges from light blue through yellow/orange to bruised purple in the heavier clouds. The view is looking down a suburban street with trees on either side in silhouette, and street lights on among the trees on the right. The street dips down to an unseen T junction at the end, with units blocks and trees in silhouette in the lower middle of the frame. An unidentified bird, also in silhouette, is flying from left to right.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Wind picking up and sky darkening on a warm afternoon, time to bring the washing in

#photography #clouds #weather
Dark clouds gathering over trees and the top corner of a unit block. Looking west.
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Shadows and a reflection, these are a few of my favourite things

From earlier this year

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography #reflection #puddles
Shadows of a fence on a wide concrete path. A puddle in the process of drying out is in on the path in the shadows, with a reflection on the remaining water. It looks like there is also a shadow on the small part of the metal fence in view.
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Weird light not long before Monday's hail storm

#ColorADay #GreenSat #photography #plants
Fern leaves poking out between holes in a black fence.
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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The sun was mostly behind clouds while I was out running errands this afternoon, so not many opportunities for shadows.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography
A brown wooden table and two brown wooden chairs on the footpath outside a shop. The set is next to a brick wall with large windows, with some of the inside of the shop seen through them. The chair furthest away from view is under the table, that closest is pulled out and almost facing the road.
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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#lunchtime for this pied cormorant

From my archives as it's been a while since I've spent time by water

#BirdOfTheDay #photography
A bird, a pied cormorant, in a body of water, with an unidentified fish in its mouth. It is a sunny day, the water is blue and there is a slight reflection of the bird on the water.
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Nature's patterns
Banksia Black Magic (Banksia spinulosa)

From earlier this year

#SensoryArt #patterns #photography #banksia #nativeplants #ozflora #ColorADay #YellowThu #flowers #bloomscrolling
A Banksia Black Magic (Banksia spinulosa) flower growing on the plant. The flower is cylindrical in shape with golden flower colour contrasting with purple, almost black styles. In the background is the plant, branches and dark green leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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I may have just convinced my mother to transition to permanent care (well, at least today's version of her), so some colour is called for
From my archives

#UrbanGaze (maybe if you squint)
#photography #sunsets #sunset #ColorADay #YellowThu (at a stretch)
Sunset over rail lines, trees and an electrical box beside the lines. The electrical box has graffiti on it.
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Eight legs in a web on a leaf

#NightmareNov #legs #spiders #photography
Close up view of an unidentified born legged spider in a messy web. The web is on a green leaf.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Mandevilla Aloha Red flower (I think) with spider.

#ColorADay #RedWed #NightmareNov #legs #spider #photography #flowers
Close up view of an out-of-focus red flower on the plant, with a spider web in the middle. In the web is an unidentified spider. In the background is another red flower and some green leaves.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Office still life at 7.15 am.

From my archives, December 2019 (the air is filled with smoke from the bushfires making the shadow look slightly dramatic, or maybe not)

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #windowsOnwednesday #wednesdaywindows #windowswednesday #photography #officelife
An empty office around 7.15am. The blinds on the three windows seen are up, letting the sunlight in, making shadows on the floor. In the sunlight is an office chair. The outside air is thick with smoke from surrounding bushfires so the shadows are beige in colour, as is the outside seen through the windows.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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About 40 minutes before sunset, earlier this year

#ThickTrunkTuesday #photography #parks #trees
A local park, about 40 minutes before sunset near mid winter, with the sun behind the scene. A tree is in the forefront, with some others around it. A footpath and road is at the bottom of the frame. On the other side of the park is a residential street, with houses and cars along it. The front of a bus is seen, travelling along that road, from left to right. In the park towards the back is a set of children's climbing structures and slides. covered by shade cloth. The angle of the sun is making long shadows.
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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This was my workplace for a short while, now a hotel I believe.
Inside one of the REVY buildings at Pyrmont in 2020.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekSforShadows #photography
A room with a kitchen area on the right. A large slatted window is making shadows won the carpet. Beside the window is a large wooden sliding door. Most of the room is in the dark, the only light coming through the window. The ceiling is open, wooden beams are visible. A silver vent runs along the ceiling.
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM