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The Power Point
@thepowerpoint.bsky.social
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I have many points. Sometimes I’ll get to the point. Sometimes I’ll totally miss the point.
By following me you’ll be plugged into The Power Point. Just hope you don’t get electrocuted.
All photos I post are mine, unless I point out that they are not.
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Hi #Canadians

I’m #Aussie & need #Help to plan a #Holiday in #Canada maybe in Oct 26.
When is #BestTime, #WorstTime?
What are #AbsolutelyMustSees? #BestTours?
Should I do #TheCanadian east to west, with multiple stops along the route? When are #Flights better?

#Travel
#Ideas
#Planning
#Thankyou
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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#NoSnowHere
This is what #AussieXmas #Decorations look like.
This display is in the CBD of #Perth #WesternAustralia #Australia

#Koala #Kangaroo #Summer #Christmas #Xmas
#Photography #Travel #XmasLightDisplay #Tinsel #Glitter #BigThings

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekXforXmas
A Xmas decoration in an outdoor Perth mall. Gold, tinsel-coated kangaroos sit either side of a giant koala. The koala is twice the height of the kangaroos. He/she is wearing a red santa hat and holding a “Visit Perth” sign. The animals have integrated lights that can be turned on once it gets dark.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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#IDo #IDoAsI’mTold
#OpShopTreasures

These awesome #Mugs were for sale at the local #ThriftShop for $2 each. They made a perfect gag engagement gift.

#WeddingStuff
#Bargain
#Australia
#Photography

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekVForVowels
Two mugs sitting on a bench, in front of a blurred background. The mug on the right is pink with a white handle and the words “I do” are printed on it in cursive. The matching mug on the left is grey with a white handle. It also bears the inscription “I do” however the line below says “As I’m told”.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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I’ve never seen a truer headline!
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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I watched the #SunRise over #DiscoveryBeach at #MarcoolaBeach in #Queensland, #Australia.

#Morning #Sunrise #Balloon #SandyPath #Beach #Sun #Photography #Travel

#BlueSkyArtShow #Bright
A pink balloon filled with helium marks the path between grass covered dunes. The path leads to a white sandy beach. A sign to the side of the path warns about Strong Currents, Dumping Waves and Submerged Objects. In the distance, the sun which has recently risen, reflects off the low waves. A group of people are standing on the beach.
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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I visited a couple of years ago, after being on my bucket list for ages. My visit was every bit as good as I had dreamed it would be. On the same trip I visited Saint Malo, another amazing place with lots of history and not that far from MSM.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Have you been to a #50thAnniversary screening of #RockyHorrorPictureShow?

My local #Cinema handed us party bags & instructions to throw rice, cards & other props. We left a huge #Mess to cleanup.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForRock
#Fun #TimeWarp #Music #Nostalgia #CultMovie #WasItReally50Years
Looking across a row of black seats in a cinema. The carpet along the row is strewn with white rice and playing cards. On the seat trays there are bags, hats and other assorted pieces of party debris. In the background, lush red curtains hang from the ceiling to the floor.
October 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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A #Rock-Wallaby posed for me at #WilsonPlateau in #WesternAustralia.
I was lucky to see her as they are #Nocturnal and very timid. She didn’t stay still for very long. Someone took a step toward her & she hopped back into the Rocks.
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekRforRocks
#Travel
#Photography
#Australia
A rock-wallaby pauses in the sunshine, her tail curled behind her. She is close to a large rock formation that she can hop off to if she feels threatened.
October 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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The person you are meeting with heads to the adjacent office and both people communicate throughout the meeting by writing messages on big whiteboards.
October 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Welcome. Sometimes I feel overrun with US politics on BlueSky given the continual clown show, so it’s nice to see a familiar non-US face.
October 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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The only way I could do that was if you wanted me too I could come and pick it out
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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#Sydney doesn’t always host #CruiseShips overnight.

#OvationOfTheSea returned the #Night before her original schedule, due to a medical emergency onboard. She berthed at #OPT, near the iconic #HarbourBridge & #OperaHouse.

#WeekNforNight #AlphabetChallenge
#Photography #Travel
#Australia
The cruise ship “Ovation of the Seas” is berthed at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal overnight. The huge ship is framed by the Sydney Harbour Bridge on it’s left and across the water, the sails of the Sydney Opera House are lit up.
September 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Gibb River - Wyndham Road crosses the #DurackRiver in #WesternAustralia
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad
You’ll need a #4WheelDrive for this trip.
#Photography #Travel #Australia #Remote #OutBack #DirtRoad #RiverCrossing
#It’sYourTurnToDrive
A river crossing on a dirt road that needs some tender loving care. In the foreground the road consists of fractured cement. Wet tyre tracks show vehicles have recently crossed the puddle of water that sits over the road. On the other side of the river crossing, the dirt road continues up a hill, framed by sparse tree cover.
September 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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I do not understand your question. What is this “s.c.i.e.n.c.e” of which you speak? As I have never heard of it, it must surely be of no moment, and has no business here.
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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For every “perfect” shot, there are 20 crappy ones!!! 😉
September 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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It’s well worth your time to visit the delightful #HobbitHouses at #Hobbiton #NorthIsland #NewZealand.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Home
#PeterJackson #TheHobbit
#T.R.R.Holkien #LordOfTheRings

#Travel #Photography #Art #Garden #House #Nature #Movie #FunDayOut
The photo shows Hobbit’s home, located at Hobbiton New Zealand. The grassy roof covers a cute house. There is a blue door, framed by two round windows. Outside, in the small fenced garden, is a table and chairs and a wheelbarrow loaded with newly picked vegetables.
September 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Thanks for saying that Jen.
I have always loved reading. It was many years before I gave myself permission to leave books unfinished, now I do it a lot.

I think it’s similar to having to unlearn the lesson that you MUST finish everything on your dinner plate.

BTW #Libraries rock!
August 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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I recently played a game of #Jenga, with a twist. The #Pieces were huge and we were on a moving #CruiseShip at the time, increasing it’s propensity to wobble threateningly.
It was a nerve racking game but definitely a lot of #Fun.

#ILost

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Photography
#Travel
#CruiseLife
A woman walks away from a large-scale version of Jenga with her head in her hands. Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of wooden blocks and balancing it on top. The goal is to avoid causing the tower to collapse, with the game becoming more challenging as the structure becomes increasingly unstable. To add complexity, this one is being constructed on a moving cruise ship.
August 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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#ArticCathedral also known as #Ishavskatedralen or #TromsdalenChurch #Tromsø #Norway

#Travel #Photography #StainedGlass #Church #Chandelier
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass
The sunlight shines into a church outlining a beautiful stained glass window. It features a tall thin blueish figure with arms outswept. Other smaller figures are silhouetted using black glass. Smaller sections of the window use bright earthy coloured glass as background. In front of the stained glass window, 2 chandeliers hang from the roof in the main part of the church.
August 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Thanks.
Norway is one of the most beautiful countries I’ve visited.
July 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Anyone who drives through #Bathurst NSW makes a detour to the #MountPanorama #RaceTrack circuit.
Unfortunately when it’s not race weekend the speed limit is 60km per hour & the local boys in blue police it with a vengeance.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekDForDrivetime
#Australia
#Photography
#Travel
Looking through a car windshield at Mount Panorama, the Bathurst 1000 race track. A grey sky overlooks a sponsor-covered bridge over the track. Chain fences separate spectator stands from the road.
July 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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In #Suburbia we love putting #Decorations up outside to celebrate #Christmas, which falls during #Summer in #Australia & #NewZealand.

This can cause confusion for our northern neighbours. Of course we’re all cold right now, and counting days till summer.

#Photography
#SummerDaze #BlueSkyArtShow
Red tinsel is wound around the trunk of a tree and red and yellow baubles hang from several branches. Some christmas lights are woven through the foliage but not turned on, given the midday sun. A fibreglass boat on a trailer sits on the next door neighbours footpath and several family sized cars are parked in driveways and on the footpath across the bitumen road.
July 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Yeah, of course it is. The doubters need to be ashamed of themselves! 🤫 🏥 🛏️ 💉 💊 💰
July 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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A #Pelican is taking a nice afternoon stroll on the shores of the lake, just before sunset.
#WeekZforZoology
#AlphabetChallenge

#Australia
#Nature
#Photography
#Water
#Sand
#Bird
A pelican stands sideways at the edge of a lake. There is a bit of grass in the foreground which blends into sand, with a small puddle of water. The shadows from trees fall across the lake in the top of the photo.
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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#Australia has 3 #RailwayTrack gauges.
#QueenslandRail introduced #Narrow gauge (1067mm) in 1865 as it would be “cheaper, faster & have tighter curves”.
This was the first #NarrowGauge main line in the world.

In 2020 Qld had 8,146 kms of narrow gauge track.
#Travel
#Transport
#BlueSkyArtShow
A display at the Queensland Rail Workshops at Ipswich showing the 3 different gauges in use across Australia. The narrow gauge is 1067mm and used predominantly in Queensland.
June 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM