Manly beach, Sydney, March 2018. Nikon 1 V1.

Hello there, little miss starlet! Having a sunbake I see? Inspired by the multitude of Brownie photos in the pool, I hit ebay and came up trumps!

A sole jellyfish contemplates is future.

The tide still goes out.

The sun beats down.

Is this the end???

OK so I look like I need a good clean. No thanks. It’s much easier to forget that and just sit here sunbaking!

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This freshwater Krefft's River, or Short-necked, Turtle, Emydura krefftii, is only naturally found in Queensland on the coastal side of the Great Dividing Range. It has yellow facial stripes back from the eye and also along the lower jaw.

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Lizard enjoying the early morning sun.

What a way to while away a day ... on this remote beach on Western Australia's southern coast (Ocean Drive near Esperance). This was a shot I took back in 2006 - on the diagonally opposite end of Australia to my current base in the the tropical rainforests of far north Queensland.

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Located in the centre of town, Horseshoe Bay is the most popular beach with locals and visitors alike. Featuring grassy headlands to picnic on, a sandy beach to sunbake, a sheltered cove to swim in and a 180 degree view from the mountains to Trial Bay. Horseshoe Bay is home to an excellent right hand wave that’s the locals' choice when we have east coast lows.

Length – 200m

Four Wheel Drive Access – Prohibited

Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.

Manly beach, Sydney, summer 2019. Olympus OM4-Ti, OM Zuiko 35mm f/2, New Kodak Ektachrome 100 exposed at +2/3 to +1EV. Noritsu photo lab scan 2400dpi. No colour adjustment. Minor tone adjustment in LR6.

new years day, the sun is streaming down, and the asphalt sticks to your shoes as you cross campbell pde and over the pedestrian bridge and down the concourse and onto the sand…you slip off your volleys, hopping from foot to foot in the scorching sand, then step on your towel and slip your wallet and watch into the shoes, drop your shirt , turn…and wander into the cool blue waves…blisssssss

Possibly the largest paddle board on Sydney harbour - one four all indeed

Northern hemisphere visitors sometimes get disoriented Down Under. Adopting an upside-down position can help to alleviate nausea and anxiety at the thought of accidentally dropping off the underside of the world.

Manly beach, Sydney, winter 2018. Leica IIIc Cosina-Voigtlander 21mm f/4 Color-Skopar LTM Kodak Tri-X 400 in XTOL 1+1. V700 scan.

I thought this picture was really dreamy with Shocking Alice out of focus and the gorgeous orange flower there for us to enjoy!

Josie in front, Matilda behind. We are having a lovely Spring.

I have been busy with all the cats and not much on flickr. I have also been repairing one of my fences. The cats are still taking my time a lot...I hope I can sunbake like these girls soon:)

Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia

Little fella was having a lovely time sunbaking

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Located in the centre of town, Horseshoe Bay is the most popular beach with locals and visitors alike. Featuring grassy headlands to picnic on, a sandy beach to sunbake, a sheltered cove to swim in and a 180 degree view from the mountains to Trial Bay. Horseshoe Bay is home to an excellent right hand wave that’s the locals' choice when we have east coast lows.

Length – 200m

Four Wheel Drive Access – Prohibited

Surf Lifesaving Patrol – Yes on weekends and during holiday season. Always swim between the flags and obey the life guards.

Taken by the Late John (Jack) J Dallinger.

With a Nikon F & Kodachrome slide film

Silver Gulls sun bathing on Shelly Beach

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

A 'cheeky' way of doing things...also enjoying the warmth of the sun. Pretty 'cool' eh. ??? :o)

A blue bottle stinger sunbaking on the beach at Scarborough, Queensland.

A record hot day for spring, and now only 6 days later it is snowing on the mountains near here. Forecast to be 37 deg C again this Saturday !!

9553, the down Long Island steel train, rumbles over the Flinders St. viaduct behind BL34 and A77. Litte attention was given to this train by those making the most of their lunch breaks in the sun, appart from the lady sunbaking on the right of frame almost passing a kidneystone in fright when she heard the loud horn blast!

500D @ Werribee Zoo from a couple of months ago

four little skinks lapping up the sun and enjoying the views of the crevice lookout.

Especially for Helen! Here's Catie wearing only the sunnies she wouldn't take off with only a B mag to prevent her from losing all modesty. ;)

She's enjoying yet another T.A.D by sunbaking in the lounge room with some japanese fried snacks and a big cup of slurpee.

Blue and white striped day-beds and windbreaks on the beach at De Haan, on the Belgian coast. This area is very windy, so while it's good for flying kites, sunbaking needs some protection from the wind

Manly beach, Sydney 2019. Olympus OM4-Ti OM Zuiko 28mm f/2, Agfa APX100 in Rodinal 1+50. V700 scan.

Out in search of Elephants we saw a number of these reptiles warming themselves in the sun - this was by far the largest!

Self Portrait - Taken for my Digital Photography Boot Camp homework!

I don't know why, but I am drawn to sunny spots when I read and love to sunbake while reading. It's winter at the moment, so any sunbaking is a welcome warmth! Thought it was ironic that I was aiming for a nice sunny effect, when the book I'm reading is The Way of the Shadows...

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