SILVER SUN

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GERALDTON WAX FLOWER

Geraldton Wax (Chamelaucium uncinatum), an Australian native evergreen shrub featuring masses of small, waxy pink and purple flowers with contrasting dark centres.

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DAREBIN CREEK

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CHAPEL

This is the historic bluestone chapel at the Convent of Mercy and Academy of Mary Immaculate, located at 88 Nicholson Street in Fitzroy, Melbourne. It is part of the Academy of Mary Immaculate, which was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857 and is Victoria's oldest Catholic school. The complex features 19th-century Gothic Revival and Victorian-era bluestone architecture built over several decades.

The Academy has achieved success in sport, speech, choir, concert band, debating and many other extra-curricular activities. Notable alumnae are: Anne Henderson – writer, deputy director of the Sydney Institute; Alice Ross-King (1891–1968) – awarded the Florence Nightingale medal in 1949 by the International Red Cross for service in both World War I and World War II; Mary Maguire – actress; Abbey Lee Kershaw – supermodel; Ged Kearney – Federal Member of Parliament for Cooper, former President ACTU.

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LOCAL STAMPS

It's fun making stamps in Photoshop and using your own photos.

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CITY SKYLINE

City skyline from Seddon Reserve in Ivanhoe, a distance of 9.1 km as the crow flies.

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MASKED LAPWING

The masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia (particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent), New Zealand and New Guinea. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms and has several distinctive calls. It is common in Australian fields, open land and where there is lots of water, and is known for its defensive swooping behaviour during the nesting season.

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MOONSET

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PLUM BLOSSOM

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MUSHROOMS

Chlorophyllum (formerly Macrolepiota) rhacodes, the Shaggy Parasol, is a fairly common mushroom found mainly in or beside woods and hedges. It is smaller than the Parasol Mushroom, Macrolepiota  procera, and its stem lacks the snakeskin-like patterning associated with the Parasol. These are edible mushrooms, but a definitive ID is need as there other similar mushrooms that are poisonous. E.g. Chlorophyllum molybdites, commonly known as the green-spored parasol.

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