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Outback NSW 2022. This little succulent (not native) in a kerbside garden in Broken Hill seemed to almost glow in the sun. The pic really does not do the scene justice.

In the far west of NSW, Broken Hill is only half the distance to Adelaide as it is to Sydney.

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Outback NSW 2022. Downtown White Cliffs as seen from the top of one of the “white” “cliffs”. We’re actually standing on the rock roof of one of the many dugout homes in this blisteringly hot (in summer) opal mining town.

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Outback NSW 2022. A rock carving of local wildlife and landscape features at the visitor centre (just a shelter, really) in Mutawintji National Park. The top bird is a Wedge Tailed Eagle, the largest Australian Raptor. We were luck enough to see a live one not long after.

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Outback NSW 2022. No longer in the outback, the pumpkins of Yeoval Public School were looking mighty fine. See the timer on the water tap to catch how big are these golden beauties.

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Outback NSW 2022. And speaking of camels and chicken wire, what a great life-size sculpture of Abul and friend in the main street of Tibooburra.

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Outback NSW 2022. We didn’t luck out on seeing iconic Sturt’s Desert Pea, ( Swainsona formosa ) wild by the roadside, but there was an excellent patch at a car wash in Broken Hill. Here’s my car trying to blend in.

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Outback NSW 2022. But no longer in the outback. Part of the lovely Japanese Garden at Dubbo in Western NSW. Lotus leaves in the pond in the rain

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Outback NSW 2022.  Once a jolly swagman / sat upon his wheel chair / under the shade of a steel akubra hat / and he sang as he watched / and waited while the tourists passed / you’ll come and see Yeovall village with me.  (apologies to A.B. (Banjo) Patterson.

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One of the treasures you’ll see in this set is some wonderful aboriginal / indigenous art. Here we are at Mt Grenfell at Cubba, NSW just a little west of Cobar. Deep under 4 or 5 rock overhangs, the galleries are very rich. If you look closely you’ll see emus, kangaroos, hunting parties and dancing, as well as a hand stencil or two and some things I can’t identify.  Age of the paintings unknown (by me). The site is still maintained by it’s traditional (indigenous) owners, the Ngiyampaa peoples.

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Das Rhein 2016

This picture perfect be-daisied field could almost be in Switzerland, it’s so green. But it is in the Black Forest of Germany

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The river at Breisach - with some cool reflections. I’m guessing it must flood here - both the topography and the fact that there’s mainly just temporary stuff down low and the village up high are suggestive. Clearly a popular camp and caravan spot.

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Das Rhein 2016

Detail of a watch tower at Heidelberg Castle. The fact that part of it is in ruins allows a better view of the construction technique, with the beautifully dressed and smooth stone outside and the rougher stone internally.  Now I look at this, I am not understanding what function the protruding stone beams at the base serve - but it must be something.  The dry moat surrounding the castle is also quite clear in this pic.

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Das Rhein 2016

Koln Cathedral by night

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The village of Lorchhousen by Nollig Castle. The castle ruin s not visible in this pic.  Note the cute little chapel up on the hill.

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Town square in Mainz with many and varied architecture in the surrounding buildings

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Das Rhein 2016.

Some detail on the gutter spitters / gargoyles of the Koln Cathedral. I wonder who it was that the stonemasons took a dislike to?

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