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I made these for my dad`s 60th birthday party. He enjoys listening to music so I thought these would be cute.I`ll be sending these to Europe.
Honey cookie decorated with lemon royal icing
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This fine and detailed 3 metre mural was commissioned by Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie and was collaboratively painted by 2 artists - Jo Davidson & Tertius, first going on exhibition as part of the "Natural Wonders of the Hastings Valley" exhibition which opened on 18th March and ran till the 14th May 2008.
Here is a list of Widlife in Sea Acres from the NSW National Parks Wildlife Atlas.
Sea Acres Nature Reserve, Port Macquarie is a remnant subtropical rainforest virtually in the centre of Port Macquarie. Surveys conducted by Alex Floyd and others have located over 265 plant species within the reserve boundaries.
Sea Acres is a must visit place if you are in the area with expert guides available to ensure that your visit is both enjoyable as well as educational.
This wonderful mural is in the visitors centre and It shows many of the species you may find as you walk on the elevated 1.3km boardwalk through the tranquil rainforest.
The following is from the Sea Acres Plan of Management
PLANTS
Three floristic types of rainforest have been classified within the reserve. The greatest species diversity and development occurs in the sub-tropical rainforest along the creek and protected slopes and moist easterly aspect of the valley. Typical species are the bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana), giant water gum (Syzygium francisii), native tamarind (Diploglottis australis), yellow carabeen (Sloanea woollsii) and many laurel and myrtle species. Research is presently being undertaken on the reserve to determine the age of the bangalow palms.
Littoral rainforest with typically salt-tolerant species, stunted forest height and windsheared crowns is found on the exposed seaward slopes. Species diversity on these exposed slopes is relatively low, with only 50 species being recorded. The more
common species are gap axe (Arytera divaricata), tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides), red olive berry (Elaeodendron australe), yellow tulip (Drypetes australasica), large mock olive (Notelaea longifolia) and flintwood (Scolopia braunii).
A dry rainforest association with greater species diversity is found on the western aspect of the coastal ridge between the beach and the creek. Gap axe (Arytera ddivaricata) and black apple (Planchonella australis) are the most common species.
The remainder of the reserve includes sites of open coastal heath on the exposed seaward slopes with open sclerophyll forest on the western upper slopes and ridges.
The heath vegetation is dominated by coast banksia (Banksia integrifolia) with stands of screw palm (Pandanus pedunculata) and horsetail she-oak (Casuarina equisetifolia) jutting from steep locations along the coastal scarp. The open forest is
characterised by coastal blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), tallowood (E. microcorys), flooded gum (E. grandis) and the red and pink bloodwoods (E. gummifera and E. intermedia). Necklace pod (Sophora tomentosa) which is uncommon on the NSW north coast is found at its southern limit within the reserve.
My Note - Acronychia littoralis is also reportedly at its southern limit here.
WILDLIFE
The nature reserve provides valuable habitat for a diversity of wildlife. Twenty one mammal species, over 100 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, 6 frogs and numerous invertebrates including a rare freshwater snail (Fluvidona sp.) known only from this location have been recorded to date. Four species found in the reserve are presently on the endangered fauna list. These are the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), rose-crowned fruit-dove (Ptilinopus regina), wompoo fruit-dove (Ptilinopus magnificus) and glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami).
Australian Rainforest Education
A Piece of History Gone as at Dec 30th 2022
Those of you who have admired this wonderfuly educational mural at Sea Acres National Park shop will be very disappointed to hear that a decision was taken in late 2022 to remove the mural from the wall.
Surprised to see it gone at my visit on 30th December 2022, I asked the question had it been taken down due to renovations. The answer - "it had mould so it was removed" permanently.
Was it to be replaced, the answer - "not sure what will replace it". So, we watch this space and I'm sure whatever eventually replaces it will be well worth travelling to Port Macquarie to see.
For now at least, it lives on here on Flickr as my most viewed image, Currently at the beginning of 2024 having had 84,418 plus views.
IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX
What would life be without music?
The world would be a very quiet place. Music is in many ways the fabric of our lives and the definition of society.
Music has had a very strong impact on my life. I have been brought up in a musical environment. My parents are great musicians and my idols. Musical melodies bound my family together. I believe that music has healing powers. If we had arguments or family problems, we used to sit together, sing, dance and spend a musical evening. These musical evenings are embedded in my soul as beautiful memories. I dedicate this project to those precious moments.
In this project, I desire to emphasize that common men, women and children practise the art of music besides their daily routine work. Firstly It seems in recent years being busy has become the rule rather than the exception. Anywhere you go you would find people who have no time for themselves and therefore no time for exploring their musical talents.
Secondly in India we do not really appreciate careers in the unconventional fields of music and arts. The mindset of parents and society is such that it does not allow such talents to come out. They want their children to grow up to be either doctors or engineers. Any field in which the future is uncertain or risky is strongly discouraged.
The fact remains that there are so many people who are very talented but are either not able to explore their talent or not able to use it. It is due to this reason that these people go unheard.
However there are people who fight against all odds to follow their dreams. They take time out from their busy schedules be it their work or studies to practise music. Through this project I would like the highlight and bring to limelight the hidden musical talent in people; people who obey Shakespeare when he says, “If music be the food of love, play on...!”
The other photographs related to this project will be published as part of a book... The preview can be seen in my facebook profile...
model: Abhilash Sudhindran
musical instrument: flute
profession: student @NID
White foam blows from crashing waves around Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck.
Infra-red converted Oly E-PM2 on a very windy day.
Aerial view of Hunslet Lane Goods Yard, Leeds, taken on 18th June 1981, showing the site which is now Crown Point Retail Park. This was the Hunslet Lane Midland Station before it became Hunslet Lane Goods Yard.
See the notes on the photo for the names of places shown.
Copied, with permission, from D.R.C.'s photostream at www.flickr.com/photos/danielrobot/2326252589/in/set-72057...
A much earlier aerial photo of this area, but from a different angle, can be seen at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002820_66...
Another couple of views of this yard can be seen at:
www.flickr.com/photos/24040948@N08/2938904975/?addedcomme...
www.flickr.com/photos/cliffordstead/5388386451/in/faves-2...
The notes on this photo identify the following:
Yorkshire Chemicals, Black Bull Street, currently being demolished (19/4/08) Can be seen at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=20071010_1...
The Black Bull Pub, can be seen in a 1951 photo at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=6960.
The Crown Hotel, Crown Point Road, currently derelict (see set at www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/sets/72157604442385374/) nad www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002610_10...
The ex-Hunslet Road Police Station can be seen at:
www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/sets/72157606956681723/
Tetley's Brewery. Can be seen in a few 1999 photos at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002610_14..., www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002610_10..., and www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002610_42....
The latest story on Tetley's:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7710244.stm
Crabtree-Vickers, Leathely Road, now Costco.
Crabtree-Vickers is on the site of John Fowler & Co Ltd, apicture of inside Fowlers can be found at:
www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002911_28...
Details of John Fowler & Co can be found at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fowler_&_Co.
Alf Cooke's, Hunslet Road. Now empty, but can be seen in 1980 at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2004728_59....
Sulzers, on Jack Lane, now gone to Manor Mill Lane, Leeds11.. Their Jack Lane premises can be seen at www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=1298 and www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002424_82... and in 1974.
Hunslet Engine Co, Jack Lane, now at Lowfields Avenue, Leeds 12. See set of Hunslet at Jack Lane at www.flickr.com/photos/johnnyg1955/sets/72157604533111606/
[Church, palace and college, Maidstone, England]
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. "11170".
Forms part of: Views of the British Isles, in the Photochrom print collection.
Subjects:
England--Maidstone.
Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Views of the British Isles (DLC) 2002696059
More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.08658
Call Number: LOT 13415, no. 671 [item]
This little ice crystal is in the exact shape of an eighth note! (Click on my photo to view it large.)
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Frost and ice in Florida? Yes! We have many winter days with temps (F) in the 20s. Hard freezes and frost are not uncommon. One year it was so cold that the giant wild pythons in the Everglades were freezing to death, and it even got to freezing temps in the Keys. Not anywhere near as severe as the NY winters I used to experience, but 25 degrees anywhere is cold!
These are micro shots of ice crystals from the frost on various bits of vegetation in my yard. I have to shoot them early in the morning because even the heat from my breath will start them to melting, and even if the temp is 30F, when the sun hits the yard the frost vanishes in minutes so I have to move fast.
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An assortment of micro (macro) photographs of various and sundry subjects in my set, "Assorted Micros:"
www.flickr.com/photos/motorpsiclist/sets/72157631525787513/
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Note, this is a "cross view" stereo image - to see it in 3D, you need to cross your eyes so that you see 3 images, then look at the one in the middle.
This note, found inside a lovely daguerreotype of a young man, reads "This is a Daguerreotype Portrait. about 1845. These photos were taken between 1842-1857. The Chief Librarian at the Victoria & Albert Museum said it was a splendid specimen & well worth retaining.
Centenary of Photography 1839-1939.
12 January 1939"
... Ces doigts à l'apparence fragile, se baladent tantôt en douceur, tantôt avec vigueur et rapidité sur le clavier de son instrument duquel s'envole des airs mélodieuses alors que sur la terrasse les gens semblent avoir la tête ailleurs... Pourtant, j'en ai vu battre la mesure en tapotant du doigt sa tasse de café . ...
Photo prise devant le Café Planète de la terrasse Courtyard, Marché By, Ottawa ...
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" Summer mélodies " ... These fingers with fragile appearance, are trotting sometimes softly, sometimes with strength and speed on the keyboard of he instrument from which flies away mélodies whereas on the terrace people seem to have the head elsewhere ... However, I saw some which keep the tempo by tapping finger its cup of coffee…
Photo taken in front of the Café Planet of the Courtyard terrace, Byward Market, Ottawa…
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Found two of my husband's grandfather's ledgers in a drawer in the garage. It reminded me so much of the Field Notes notebook, I had to photograph them together. However, Grandpa's "Field Notes" has much more cred containing, as it does, all kinds of planting and farming tables in the back, and tractor info. Mine contains dirty stories and notes on the bathroom tile.
Just thought I'd add more info in light of the additional visitors the past few days: Grandpa was a real farmer right here in Los Angeles before it got so crowded. He immigrated in 1908 from the Basque country on the border between Spain & France. He started with a dairy farm in the neighborhood of El Sereno for about 20 years, then moved to Alhambra (so his four lovely daughters would have easy access to the big city) and ran a hay farm in the nearby neighborhood of Monterey Park. There's no evidence anymore of these farms other than photos, these ledgers, and a few milk bottles and scraps of rather terrifying cattle equipment in the back of our garage.
My husband and I live in the 1936 house in Alhambra that grandpa bought to be closer to the hay farm. A friend of mine lives just down the road in what used to be the middle of the farm. It's so fascinating to me to imagine what Los Angeles used to be like - say when Grandpa arrived from France in 1908, or when his daughters were running around in 1930's LA, making shopping trips, going to movies in the old movie houses, riding the Red Cars, going over the border to Mexico for some partying.