Category Archives: Shadows

Shadow shot Sunday: Shadows amongst the paperbarks

Melaleuca have over 200 different species in the family of which most are endemic to Australia. There are three main types – the tea trees whose roots colour any nearby water brown. As a kid we used to swim at … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Wellington city shadows

(2 photos) A black hole in the hill behind More shadows ? Shadows cast the street in darkness Who knows A black building  I will find Perhaps I just need glasses. This is linked to Shadow Shot Sunday where more … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

(8 photographs) Some shadows help you hide and keep you from the world whilst being in the shadow makes you feel forgotten or simply make you look cute. In this the shadow caps the head and here the shadow with … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Shadows at Ditchling Beacon

We always visited England at Christmas when my husband’s father was alive. It was always cold but I loved it. I had previously only been in summer when all the hedges were in full leaf and I felt as though … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Devil in the Shadows

  The Tasmanian Devil in the shadows is almost a shadow in our memories. Once common on mainland Australia for probably the last 3,000 years the only place in the world they live in the wild is in Tasmania. The … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Shadows in the Garden

“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh Kookaburra laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be” Australian folk song unknown in response to Shadow Shot Sunday2

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Park bench shadows

There should be laughter of children running and playing picnic banter, gingham cloths  wicker baskets brimming full  of wine and cheese. Crusty bread too. Images of summer. Instead empty picnic benches their only companions their very own shadows. In response … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Dinosaur shadows

  In awe we wander Amongst the monsters Reduced to bare bones That lead us to ponder Reduced to shadows on walls Ribs like feathers, delicate, treelike Other jaws and claws That frighten us all   For more Shadow shot … Continue reading

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Wellington Harbour

In response to Shadow Shot Sunday

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Shadow Shot Sunday: Pelican shadows

In response to Shadow Shot Sunday

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