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Rochelle
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Today we danced for residents of one of our local nursing homes.
Five women in belly dance costume posed in front of a cycad garden Another pose, all holding veils spread behind them A shot of the ladies taken without their knowledge. They are all adjusting their costumes. It conveys their easy friendship and confidence with each other
September 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Just put the last lid on this batch of sauce. Tomato & capcicum I grew myself. 🌱
Going to have a break now, then later I'll chop up some pumpkin, in preparation for pickling tomorrow.
Crowded kitchen bench. Appliances behind 12 bottles of homemade sauce. A very large Jarrahdale pumpkin sits to the right of the jars.
August 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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August 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Market Day 🩵💜
August 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Winter in the tropics
#gardeningfeed
#bloomscrolling
#gardeningAU
Flame of the Forest. A brilliant red column of flowers that resemble the pea type flower A grouping of the flowers A close up of the flowers. They don't show up particularly well because the red is so vibrant A curved concrete path. The Flame vine grows above it and the flowers cascade down along the path.
August 3, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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Good night for the Kooks family tonight, we got SAUSAGES!!
#birds
#Australianbirds
#gardening
#gardeningAU
July 26, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Winna, winna,
Chicken dinna!
I entered this beauty into the Mossman Show this weekend.
I have a video here on BlueSky pollinating it.
#gardening
#gardeningAU
#ruralshows
'Portrait' of my prize winning pumpkin with the 1st place card in front Same pumpkin from another angle The prize winner and my other entry beside. There is a fork between them for scale.
July 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Even Sooky Pants turned up. And turned away 😆
Laughing Kookaburra family on the ground. On the edge of the firepit. Looking at the 'disgusting' pieces of lamb I offered this evening. (Yes, it was fresh). I am a disappointing human tonight 😆
July 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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This is Mumma. Also unimpressed with the offering, and chose to eat worms instead.
Another Laughing Kookaburra, sitting on the bird feeder in front of a large blue cycad.
July 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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This is Fatguts. He is not happy with his offering this evening. But he ate it anyway because he wasn't going to let anyone else have it!
#birds
#gardeningfeed
#gardeningAU
A Laughing Kookaburra sitting on top of my rain gauge in the garden.
July 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Morning cuppa
View from our front porch. Potted plants line the edge of the floor boards. In the background there are large cycads, aloes, palms, and a boab that is starting to go dormant.
July 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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A bit over excited to see the sun. I took these pictures in the middle of the day. I've mucked around with the brilliance so you can see better.
#gardeningfeed
#gardeningAU
My veggie garden and Peter's cycads I'm the background. I have a lot of seedlings in that are too small to see in the picture, so it looks quite empty Different view of my veggie patch. In this one you can see where I've been digging and scratching Lil watermelon, and plenty of weeds! I don't really think I'm going to get much more in size, it's out of season. It is self sown but I hand pollinated it. (I can't help myself) 4 week old corn seedlings, flat leaf parsley behind, and a capcicum plant I grew from the seeds an old fella gave me. He was pleased to hear they're growing.
July 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Market Day!
June 28, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Happy New Year fellow Southerners
A simple illustration of the sun. It has a spiral in the centre that I particularly like
June 21, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Peter has had a very productive couple of weeks. The landscaping in high traffic areas is almost complete.
#gardeningfeed
#GardeningAU
In the foreground, a leaping fire in a brick firepit. The pit is surrounded by a lush lawn. The lawn is bordered by a retaining wall and garden. The middle ground is the house, with the garden's creator relaxing in the sitting area. The top of the picture has a bright blue sky laced with cloud cover. View of the garden from the sitting area.
June 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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My Mum has been sorting and came across this. It's our garden in Geraldton, over 20 years ago.
Clipping from a newspaper featuring our garden. There is a big photo showing tree aloes, palm trees, cycads and dracaeneas. The headline declares it's "Botanical garden glory"
June 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Dancing in two lines, back to back, everyone swaying to their right. Dancing in two lines, everyone with their left leg crossing in front of them in the kashlima step. Left hand on hip Right hand behind head Two of my dancers hamming it up for the camera Another of my dancers performing. Left hip pushed out, arms extended from elbows to the side. Her orange tassel belt swishing to the side gives movement to the picture.
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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#shimmymob is a movement that has become very dear to our hearts. We are determined to lower the statistics of domestic violence. Don't wait for physical violence, recognise the signs of emotional abuse.
The Mossman Shimmy Mob Team. This year's shirt is bright pink and we have teamed it with white bottoms and hot orange accessories. Also some purple for contrast. We are posing in front of some of Mossman's beloved Raintrees. Photo taken as we are dancing, we are close together in a circle all looking into the circle with arms raised above our heads. We are dancing, standing two lines. The Raintrees dominate the picture. Me! Striking a pose one hand on hip, the other raised behind me. I look like I have a palm tree growing out of my head. lol
May 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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April 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Predator hour
#birds
#gardeningfeed
A view of our garden with blue cycads on the left and green ones on the right. There is a brick step and gravel path where a Laughing Kookaburra and Black Butcherbird are standing. Top left you can see part of our bird feeder where a Spangled Drongo is sitting. He is partially obscured by the feeder.
April 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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A collage of myself and four of my beautiful students in Moroccan inspired costume. We are themed in orange/yellow/red (hot/warm) colours. The first photo we are standing in front of our market stall, the next three have been taken while we are dancing. The markets are held under the raintrees, and they look magnificent in the pictures.
April 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Beautiful day at the Mossman Market
April 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Lest we forget
Two Anzacs standing in front of their respective flags. The background is the dawning sun.
April 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Carpenter bee in her burrow Carpenter bee in her burrow. This one has wax/propolis around the bottom of the exit.
April 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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April 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM