TREE TRUNK

A tree growing on a bluff, exposed to the rough weather grows gnarled and wizened, but strong...

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and also part of the My Corner of the World meme,

and also part of the Nature Notes meme.

APARTMENT BLOCK

The more apartment blocks they build, the more like prison complexes they look...

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OLD BOOKS

Books deemed to be too old to be useful any more, hence culled from the library collection. Scientific monographs tend to age fairly rapidly, hence the publication of revised and improved, up to date editions...

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HONEY ON THE COMB

A friend of ours has a couple of beehives in his back garden and he produces a great deal of honey every year. We are the very happy recipients of a jar of this pure, organic, home-made honey, which is harvested regularly. I am fascinated by his hives, especially when they are being harvested. Chewing on little bit of honeycomb is a good reward for helping out with the harvest.

The very green Melbourne suburbs with their large garden allotments all full of every kind of seasonal flowers has been the norm in our city making urban apiaries a rewarding pursuit. With increasing development and the wholesale reduction of gardens and flowers, I think we can expect less honey due to disappearing backyards...

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and also part of the My Sunday Photo meme,
and also part of the Photo Sunday meme.

LET'S DO LUNCH

Melbourne is well-known as the "Food Capital" of Australia due to its many restaurants, cafés, patisseries, bars and various other eateries. Generally, the standard of food is very good as the competition is brisk and the public demanding and fickle. It's not unusual to see many business people closing a deal or doing other business over lunch...

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and also part of the My Sunday Photo meme,
and also part of the Photo Sunday meme.