Tag: tasmania
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March 11, 2009 07:56 AM EDT --
Today brought a lovely tour of a place called Georgetown, and the gorgeous spot where the Low Head Lighthouse is located.
Though Sydney and Hobart were established before Georgetown they are now cities . . .
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March 11, 2009 07:13 PM EDT --
It was a delight to discover these tile mosaic panels embedded into the brick sidewalks in Georgetown.
Enjoy the stroll, and please forgive the odd angles on some of these. I was trying to keep my . . .
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March 24, 2009 07:09 PM EDT --
Though it doesn't really allow for artistry, many of the photos I took in Australia were from a moving car. Mostly I wanted to be sure I captured as much of the experience as possible to bring home . . .
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March 16, 2009 11:53 PM EDT --
A rose from Tasmania.
Technology is a marvelous thing, and because of things like webcams and the Internet, Deb has been able to be a big part of this trip. Still, it is hard to be away . . .
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April 08, 2009 11:32 PM EDT --
For some reason things feel stressed today. Perhaps it is the full moon adding some heightened energy, or maybe just the to-do list that is starting to pile up again. This evening I find myself being . . .
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April 13, 2009 01:39 AM EDT --
After spending a few wonderful days with my uncle in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, it was time to head off to the airport and fly to Sydney for the family reunion. It was a beautiful day for a drive and of . . .
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March 10, 2009 07:27 AM EDT --
Today has been about recovery so it was a quiet one. I woke up after a lovely night's sleep and puttered around here. I actually logged on to work and took care of a few things (amazing that I can do . . .
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March 12, 2009 07:56 AM EDT --
Today started rather overcast here and so it was a bit of a lazy morning. The sun did break through this afternoon and so my uncle and I headed to the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre . . .
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April 06, 2009 07:10 PM EDT --
On my first full day in Tasmania I put up an essay that included shots of a wonderful old building. I'm now starting to go through all the photos I took and hopefully can get them published in an . . .
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March 23, 2009 10:12 PM EDT --
The Tamar River (which is in actuality an estuary) flows into the Bass Strait at Low Head. Located at this point is a lighthouse, and a pilot's station. It is the oldest operating station in Australia, . . .
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April 21, 2009 03:53 PM EDT --
In Launceston, Tasmania there is a park with a little Japanese garden.
There were lovely little moments of serenity to be found there.
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April 01, 2007 09:03 AM EDT --
Tasmanian TV
Tasmania is an island about 200km southeast of Melbourne Australia. In the southeast part of the island, there is narrow penisula that is dangled in the Tasman Sea . . .
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July 31, 2007 04:41 AM EDT --
Tasmania is the only island state of Australia. It is 67,800 square kilometres and has a population over 474,000 people. The Bass Strait is to the North, Tasman Sea to the East and the Southern Ocean . . .
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March 30, 2008 10:17 PM EDT --
This is a trip Suzanne and I have been talking about (and arguing about) for a long time. It is our last continent. We even trod the soil of Antarctica before we managed to get to these . . .
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December 23, 2008 08:21 PM EST --
Wanting
by Richard Flanagan
Knopf Australia
November 2008, hardcover, RRP $35.00, ISBN: 9781741666557, 256pp
One of the key objections I had to Richard Flanagan’s last novel, The Unknown . . .
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March 06, 2007 10:39 PM EST --
Ok, so it is long-since Monday and I have posted squat this week. Funny enough, this led to no noticeable decline in quality from last week's post, but rather quite an improvement. I will now ruin . . .
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September 12, 2008 10:19 PM EDT --
Those in my generation all know the Taz from Bugs Bunny, but how many of us have sat down and learned about the creature that was his inspiration. We are journeying today to the island . . .
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June 10, 2008 09:02 PM EDT --
I am re-pulishing this article now that I have figured out how to pop the pics in properly.
While in Tasmania in June 2007, Peter and I went to the Narawntapu National Park.
I was really lucky to . . .
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August 20, 2009 06:13 AM EDT --
Tasmania is a small state of approximately 25,000 square miles. An inland situated off the south of the mainland of Australia.
As it was not occupied until 1801 there are as yet no great population . . .
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July 02, 2007 11:18 PM EDT --
The love of a garden and gardening is a unique and personal thing. When someone disparages your Dahlias it feels like they are criticizing your child's red hair. When they tear . . .
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