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Gloucester NSW Australia
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Glass House Mountains Qld
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Along the Ardeche. At this point on the road I screamed at my husband “don’t cross the road you’ll get run over and then I’ll be stuck here.” He has never let me forget that my own needs were greater than any sense of loss that I would feel for him. Not true of course but this road terrified me. How I took an establishing landscape shot I will never know.
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Somewhere in the south of France
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Lyon in France (I think).
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From the rack railway on the way to Rochers de Naye. Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) is the body of water.
In response to the prompt to post establishing landscape photographs.
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
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.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Beautiful photos Irene
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Thanks Miriam.
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You have traveled, Irene. Wonderful photos.
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Thanks Sharon. Yes I’ve been lucky to travel a bit. I’d circumnavigated the globe by the time I was three (not that I remember any of it) but it must have given me itchy feet (and not having children helped both as far as time went and being able to save).
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Great photos and a real and honest experience shared from your “fright.”
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Thanks Linda. Seeing that photo brought it all back although my husband does bring it up not infrequently when he wants me to squirm. 🙂
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Love the mountain shot at the end!!! Mountains are calling me every day! John Muir wasn’t lying!!! 🙂
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If the mountains are calling and you must go then try this blog it has some impressive mountains. http://mountainsrivers.com/
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