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S. J. McKenzie
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The Man in Brown

Nonsense writing, children's fantasy, birds, buildings, folklore and fellow travelers.
Bluesky is reminding me of a nicotine patch. It's annoying, not user friendly, doesn't give the same outcome and no one else joins you. , here for that.
February 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Back up in Burra. Row cottages. Redbanks Canyon in late summer. A Peaceful Dove. A Redthroat at Redbanks.

I'm there again next week to deal with guttering and a stinky sewer. A bit more birding to follow.

#birding #goyder #burra #southaustralia #dove #february #landscape #cottages
February 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We've had Fats Domino and Chubby Checker. Now get ready for...

Obese Othello.

#dumb #badtaste #unnecessary
February 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's nice here. It's like being in a little town.

Hum (Croatia) has 50 people and is considered the Smallest Town in the World. But it looks big to me. Those people must all have huge houses.

#croatia #smalltown #houses #villagelife #envy
February 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It's Lughnasadh / Lammas in the Southern Hemipshere. Time to get crafty. I'm printing old maps, to go in the excellent frames I got from the Burra House.

#maps #countyclare #inverness #oldmaps #burra #kooringa
#travelplans #midnorthSA #scotland #ireland #cornwall #lughnasadh #lammas
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Darkness falls on Burra, SA. Galahs close to sunset. Kestrel at sunset. The Midnight Oil House, probably the most photographed ruin in the state, even though there are half a dozen almost identical ones nearby.

#midnorthSA #BurraSA #southaustralia #birdphotography #birds #midnightoil
February 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Burra, South Australia. A barn. The inside of Redruth Gaol, which was full of ghost-hunters. A photogenic servo at sunset, and a line of Seuss Agave in flower.

#photography #burra #southaustralia #midnorthSA #ruralphotography
February 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
To write a song as fine as this. One day. One day.

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Kate Bush - Cloudbusting - Official Music Video
YouTube video by KateBushMusic
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January 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A Noisy Friarbird at Hartley, New South Wales.

The historic township is at the bottom of the Victoria Pass. No one goes there now, except for tourists looking for old things ('old' meaning built in 1837), and, people who like to wander up the River Lett looking for birds and shade.

#birds 😀
November 27, 2024 at 9:04 PM