SOUTHBANK SKYLINE

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Looking towards the South from the City, with Queen St Bridge on the left. Sunny Winter morning.

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RONDELS

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and also part of the Seasons meme.

A BOY AND HIS DOG

Playing in the parklands, away from care, far from the madding crowd, unthinking of the uncertain future... Enjoying that present moment, experiencing the simple joys of childhood. That's what life should be about.

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WALK THE DOGS

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WINTER SUNSET

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WINTER ROSES...

Our very mild Autumn has meant that we've had some varieties of rose continuing to bloom luxuriantly till the end of May, as you see here (our last month of Autumn here in the Antipodes). The first few days of June have been very wintry, so the garden is now beginning to assume its cold weather guise. Roses are now definitely beginning to go downhill...

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RAIN

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Winter is here after a relatively mild Autumn. It is good to see some rain.

TRAVELLERS

This sculpture is part of the Travellers series of public art located on the Southbank in Melbourne, Australia.Titled "Gayip," it was designed by artist Nadim Karam in collaboration with indigenous artist Mandy Nicholson.The artwork is intended to represent the Aboriginal community and their ceremonial meeting traditions.

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CITY LIFE

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and also part of the Seasons meme.

How many people live a solitary life in a city of 5.5 million?

QUEEN BEE

A colony of giant, golden bees designed by sculptor Richard Stringer and commissioned by the building's architect, Nonda Katsalidis. The main hive and large bees are found at the base (ground level) of the Eureka Tower in the Southbank precinct, with additional bees located at the nearby 2 Riverside Quay.

The bees are constructed from anodized aluminum and riveted together using 110,000 anodized rivets. Their gleaming golden colour is designed to match the building's iconic gold-plated glass apex. The installation serves as a gleaming metaphor for a harmonious, high-density city environment and a busy "hive" of frenetic activity inside the skyscraper.

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