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I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Hardly know where to focus – very ornate. Great photos.
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Asia does ornate well. Thanks
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These are wonderful!
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Thanks Angie. Glad your book launch went well.
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Very ornate photos
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Everything in Asia is ornate.
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Beautiful shots 🙂
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Thanks Andy.
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Seems to be the very essence of “ornate”…great shots.
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Thanks Leya. The shrines although all are ornate have subtle differences and I agree are the essence of ‘ornate’,
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Gorgeous. See? There is a time and place for color. Imagine these in B&W. Eh…
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Yes, these in black and white would be insignificant
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Ornate overload, yet the colors go so well. I like how the blue and white vases fit in to the overall scene like a cooling balance.
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The colours certainly heighten the sense of ornateness. I’m sure the blue and white must have some significance but I don’t know what.
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Asia definitely tends to do ornate, as your examples show.
janet
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Yes, it is one place you can rely on getting an overload of ornate.
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Extravagant ornamentation!
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The red and gold makes it hit the eye but of course those colours are significant.
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The Asian architecture embraces loads of colour and design! Great wpc challenge photos
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Thanks. Asia has an over abundance of ornate.
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