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We do love the dinner shots--a lovely meal by chef Sue.
(Left to Right: Gary, Joe, me, Susan) |
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| The "flying foxes" hanging upside down in the trees, often beating their wings a bit to keep the air moving and stay cool. Sometimes called fruit bats. |
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| Smile on his face. Joe is not afraid of hard work. |
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| The picture is a bit blurry, but me and the puppy dogs taking a rest in the shade. Lucy and Lily. |
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| Gary and Sue showing us the lookout over all of Cairns. |
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| At the museum in the Tablelands, Gary found his old friend, the Linotype that he himself used when type-setting for newspaper editions. This fantastic machine was like science fiction, yet it was the norm up until not that long ago! The typist, sitting in the seat where Gary is seated, would type an "A" and the A mold would have hot lead poured in, followed by the next characters in the word/sentence/paragraph, which would also have lead poured in and then attached to the character before. The column would stack these lines of type up and arrange them where they would be printed. Once every page, with every column and with every line and every character, had been printed and arranged, the newspaper could be printed. Once all the printing was finished, the lines of lead characters would be melted down so the lead could be used again. Fascinating. I don't think I explain it well, so go take a look in the internet somewhere. |
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| Curtain Fig! |
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| Fine detailing work around the door frame! |
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| Having dessert at the RSL (Returned Service League) function that we were their special guests to. |
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| Ah, such lovely friends! |
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| The wall when it's yellow |
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| After making it white. Woohoo! |
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| Joe took Gary's outback hat for the day |
Following is a series of the mulch pile from start to finish!
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