My early morning walk along The Strand in TOWNSVILLE revealed what could have been –A Japanese Zen Garden? This post is linked to COMMUNAL GLOBAL.
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My early morning walk along The Strand in TOWNSVILLE revealed what could have been –A Japanese Zen Garden? This post is linked to COMMUNAL GLOBAL.
Tuesday in Townsville – Strand Beach or Japanese Zen GardenRead More
By Jan Robinson 8 Comments
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As the 25th April approaches I remember our last ANZAC Day IN SPAIN. ANZAC = Australian and New Zealand Army Corp. Brilliant red flower heads, sparkling in the Spanish sunshine. A recently found Poppy tucked into a memorial plate at the N.Q. Garden of Remembrance at ANZAC Park, Townsville, Australia. At Dawn on the 25th …
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Today I have some questions to put to Writer, Traveller, Photographer, Food Lover and Blogger, Krista Bjorn. When I think of Krista’s blog Rambling Tart, I think of beautiful words that pamper my soul, home made delicacies to salivate over and travel shots that have me packing my bag. Meet Krista in her favourite Wellies: …
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After a recent photographic post on a SUNSET DRIVE HOME I have noticed that Townsville skies have been stunning. Lately I have started to focus on the clouds themselves as they have been beautiful in their own right. After a restorative long week-end spent camping at our favourite WATER SKI SPOT with friends and family, …
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Every work day B.H. and I meet after he finishes work in the Townsville CBD and together we walk 4.4 km along THE STRAND and back. Today I am sharing my view from the passenger seat on our 12 km drove home into a particularly beautiful sunset. It shows just how quickly the tropical sun sets. …
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THE STRAND IN TOWNSVILLE, North Queensland, is home to several outrigger canoe clubs, whose boats live permanently on the sands, but last Friday on our daily walk, we noticed some new arrivals. Realizing we had stumbled upon the beginnings of some sort of event, we returned the following morning. A quick Google search had revealed …
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Last Tuesday we started a walk through THE QUEENS GARDENS IN TOWNSVILLE. There was still much more to see in the botanical garden so this Tuesday we’re back. Big Bad Boys Under the shade of the giants is a chaotic understorey. I christened the pathway beneath “Ginger Alley”. The Flowers of Ginger Alley …
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In October 2010 B.H. and I did a road trip which looped from Townsville out west as far as Hughenden, Winton, Roma, Carvarvon Gorge, Longreach, Charters Towers and back to Townsville. At an overnight stop at Fairbairn Dam and Lake Maraboon we were pleasantly surprised when some rainbow lorikeets decided to share our mandarins. Rainbow …
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