photography
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The Bittern Wetlands and the missing submarine
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Part One: The Wetlands This wetland’s actually named after the bittern – The Bittern Wetlands. The Australasian Bittern is a rare bird that lives here, and it’s protected by the government. The… Continue reading
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Napoleon in The Briars
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax— Of cabbages—and kings— And why the sea is boiling hot— And whether pigs have wings.”… Continue reading
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Photos from Cat Bay and Illegal Garden Tools
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been out and about, taking some photos on the weekends. First off, I headed down to Frankston Beach one evening to check out the… Continue reading
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Puffing Billy
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Puffing Billy – that’s the name of the narrow-gauge railway up in the Dandenong Ranges, not far from Melbourne. These days, the Dandenongs are a favourite spot for tourists and retired hippies.… Continue reading
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A lousy prophet and some pretty photos
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского A long, long time ago in Moscow, one good person once told me this joke: “Mountains, fog, cold… An alpinist is climbing up a cliff. He struggles up to a somewhat… Continue reading
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The Gas Brigades and Crown Casino
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского So, I’m back in the heart of Melbourne again — Southbank. It’s a spot every Melburnian knows well. To avoid repeating myself, check this out — I already wrote about its… Continue reading
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Lightfall and Beach No 16
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского It all kicked off at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, over in London. Christmas 2013, they put on this really cool night-time event. They set up a trail winding… Continue reading
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Buzzness as usual
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Buzz always, buzz everywhere… just buzz — and not a nail to care! That’s me paraphrasing a famous poem by Vladimir Mayakovsky — a pretty decent poet, even if the Soviets… Continue reading
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Pirianda Garden
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Yeah, it’s that same garden I wrote about in my last post. I got heaps of positive feedback on it. Clearly, people liked the story of the Ansell company and the photos.… Continue reading
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Rubber and Japanese Maples
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Let’s start with rubber. The brand Ansell is well known across Australia. You’ll find a wide range of Ansell rubber products in just about any supermarket – kitchen gloves, condoms, you name… Continue reading
