tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76279498316821145672024-02-22T05:32:49.733-08:00BibliophileBibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.comBlogger651125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-58077981345616066862023-03-12T16:25:00.001-07:002023-03-12T16:25:29.067-07:00Yah, for the Long Tail<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkCK5ED4BwnC6HIzdtbkBrLS-AT_lZLkGlzp6ZIVwt-ciZaPGkhUCFSG3p5GK1b_SDG3xuLlgp7DIY5B9Xq8PYmskcUtbGW2yhuayww1ok3iWhCYoOYFppZgYWX-42D175P-lNuzb8q9vPAFjO6zK3uwIznRPrj0fst89RzHtmgZUHxyeXuY-VzFL/s1543/Publication2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1220" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkCK5ED4BwnC6HIzdtbkBrLS-AT_lZLkGlzp6ZIVwt-ciZaPGkhUCFSG3p5GK1b_SDG3xuLlgp7DIY5B9Xq8PYmskcUtbGW2yhuayww1ok3iWhCYoOYFppZgYWX-42D175P-lNuzb8q9vPAFjO6zK3uwIznRPrj0fst89RzHtmgZUHxyeXuY-VzFL/w506-h640/Publication2.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><p></p><br />Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-24456565137898548422022-02-25T19:58:00.003-08:002022-02-25T19:59:39.589-08:00Colour collision<span style="font-family: arial;">When two waves collide at the perfect time of day.</span><div><font face=""><font face="arial">In a similar vein to my previous post <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7627949831682114567/5136349935884384588" target="_blank">Ocean Waves</a>, is this Chris Bryan video, if you team water with colour it can be spectacular.</font><br /></font><div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="958" scrolling="no" src="https://gfycat.com/ifr/NewMinorBlueshark" width="640"></iframe><br />
<span face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://gfycat.com/newminorblueshark">via Gfycat</a> <span class="_2fCzxBE1dlMh4OFc7B3Dun" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #787c7e; flex: 0 0 auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Posted by </span><a class="_2tbHP6ZydRpjI44J3syuqC _23wugcdiaj44hdfugIAlnX oQctV4n0yUb0uiHDdGnmE" href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MyNameGifOreilly/" style="border: 0px; color: #787c7e; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px 3px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">u/MyNameGifOreilly</a></span></div></div>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-40243994855098124632021-05-29T02:35:00.005-07:002021-05-29T02:38:33.079-07:00Long live our huts<p><span style="font-family: arial;">"Work to rebuild a series of culturally-significant Australian High Country huts razed by the Black Summer bushfires is still to begin, as concerns grow it might never get underway.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">A dozen of more than 100 huts constructed up to 120 years ago by stockmen and prospectors, and later the Snowy Mountains Authority, were destroyed or severely damaged by the monster fires of January 2020.<span>Government says it will continue working closely with stakeholders in 'determining the next steps for these important sites'".</span><span>(From the story "Fears razed high country huts lost forever" by John Kidman AAP)</span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRjc-qxHfDPrXPo3LQ_0R8YGMf7BVObRs-Z-Q4Tzq5ERNpZz2leZatI-ZnlwpqNRQxHctGy4lzkSXacHPNSH7PycBi2wQExbK9jh1OQtowHto4b4EM43yuFeCDsgwPvBfpJc4pDkqnTo/s2048/C+%252848%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRjc-qxHfDPrXPo3LQ_0R8YGMf7BVObRs-Z-Q4Tzq5ERNpZz2leZatI-ZnlwpqNRQxHctGy4lzkSXacHPNSH7PycBi2wQExbK9jh1OQtowHto4b4EM43yuFeCDsgwPvBfpJc4pDkqnTo/w400-h268/C+%252848%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Sawyer's Hut between Kiandra & Adaminaby. A staging post for coaches on the way to Kiandra. It was badly damaged in the 2003 fires, re-built in 2008-09. Had its walls re-oiled just prior to the Kosciusko fire where it was totally destroyed only the chimney and concrete slab remain.</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Some videos from ACT Nat Parks of Namadgi NP firstly the battle to save the historic Orroral homestead & woolshed (an aerial tanker dropping retardant on the Orroral fire, coming in from the Tracking Station and (nearly) dumping the load on the woolshed. The photographer would have their back to the homestead, <span>29 Jan 2020) </span><i><a href="https://fb.watch/5NE0QsXCuQ/" target="_blank">Orroral 2020</a></i><span> and now - Orroral homestead (which is still closed to the public) and the burnt areas surrounding it </span><i><a href="https://fb.watch/5NDx7A6J_t/" target="_blank">Orroral 2021</a></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguErSztULwZisSCTAxqPs3NZRd9XKJCrGmNhLfI8tlV3dtaUq0PIsXMtJLZDHClObyRh5tGC0SwOL6JoUSDqEdxcUU5yno1ZWb0uUxde-wEAXbUMNuHWDeOhfr9ErXc7gB2QBzTV9ShBM/s2048/C+%252842%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguErSztULwZisSCTAxqPs3NZRd9XKJCrGmNhLfI8tlV3dtaUq0PIsXMtJLZDHClObyRh5tGC0SwOL6JoUSDqEdxcUU5yno1ZWb0uUxde-wEAXbUMNuHWDeOhfr9ErXc7gB2QBzTV9ShBM/w400-h265/C+%252842%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span face="Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;">The Kiandra Court House a well known landmark beside the Snowy Mountains Highway. The bluestone building was erected in 1890, and many photos feature it in snow drifts. When the fire swept through it left only the stone walls and melted aluminum and glass (amazingly the toilet in the carpark survived)</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></div></div><i><br /></i><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Seriously hoping this doesn't come to pass. You have to admire the fortitude & perseverance of those who have restored huts only to see them burnt out again. With the increase in the population holidaying locally and the boom in caravans & camper trailers taking to 'The Bush', national parks and hut sites in particular are becoming the focus for more and more people, and how wonderful to have something to showcase and for them to appreciate.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPg5yqjO-vO9iOrMfCoUv8bXSBV3dKIeliH57cPmlXJnRV3VOLoq2hDLyshpqbhn8n5GqlPlFOFvX2Vy1zL8XFNXds8lBnpE7rBy_07HkQM0Jcm6aWYttSKcW7WvQlV2PKTB5DRkYpwk/s2048/C+%2528528%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPg5yqjO-vO9iOrMfCoUv8bXSBV3dKIeliH57cPmlXJnRV3VOLoq2hDLyshpqbhn8n5GqlPlFOFvX2Vy1zL8XFNXds8lBnpE7rBy_07HkQM0Jcm6aWYttSKcW7WvQlV2PKTB5DRkYpwk/w400-h266/C+%2528528%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Orroral Homestead</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>Have documented just a small selection of huts in previous posts - </span><a href="https://bibliophile-biblionet.blogspot.com/search/label/High%20Country" target="_blank">High Country huts</a> and <a href="https://wimmera-w-b-w.blogspot.com/2018/01/from-dimb-to-basalt-knob.html" target="_blank">From Dimb to Basalt Knob</a> not just as a record of their existence, but because they are so iconic and make a simple but compelling statement about us and our past.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Long live our huts & our resurrected huts.</span></span></div>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-75369005069699091882021-05-04T14:51:00.001-07:002021-05-04T14:51:29.836-07:00Big Bell abando<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Great <a href="https://www.facebook.com/584137940/videos/10159056600662941/" target="_blank">drone footage of the Big Bell Hotel </a>about 30km from Cue in Western Australia.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRDWHKlxEhTiT66yUUcVEJwDjtZ_rWkgrP8bGiv2Mfa18CnRt9-d-lDknEaNm2MPdHvmL6J4gPOYZt4Qekqj9kfERRflwPE54xy5cHXb6MWf17ABnCj_z_7tawmOex9q9otoP-JEWMYs/s300/images.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRDWHKlxEhTiT66yUUcVEJwDjtZ_rWkgrP8bGiv2Mfa18CnRt9-d-lDknEaNm2MPdHvmL6J4gPOYZt4Qekqj9kfERRflwPE54xy5cHXb6MWf17ABnCj_z_7tawmOex9q9otoP-JEWMYs/w400-h224/images.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Big Bell is a ghost town now, but had a thriving past. A distant relative John Harold Urbahns originally surveyed the town site.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Big Bell was a gold mine which expended in 1935, a town was planned for the mine workers. In 1936 The Cue Road Board was </span><span style="font-family: arial;">asked to suggest a name for the</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> new townsite and recommended</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> "Townsend" as a suitable</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> title and Coodardy street as</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> the principal thoroughfare.</span></p><div class="line"> </div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><div class="line"> <div class="read"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mr. and Mrs. Townsend were the original settlers at </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Coodardy. T</span><span style="font-family: arial;">he proposed names</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> for the six streets</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> in the residential</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> area: —Paton Street (after one </span><span style="font-family: arial;">of the original owners of the </span><span style="font-family: arial;">mine); Pitt Street (after the present</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> manager); Wittenoom,</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Meehan and Lefroy Streets </span><span style="font-family: arial;">(after prominent pastoralists </span><span style="font-family: arial;">of the district); and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Urbahn Street (after the Government</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> surveyor).</span></div><div class="read"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Big Bell Hotel was constructed in the classic art deco style and opened in 1937. It </span><span style="font-family: arial;">reputedly had the longest bar in Australia. The mine closed in 2003.<br /></span></div></div><div class="line"> </div>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-14351946250110159582021-04-12T19:24:00.000-07:002021-04-12T19:24:33.668-07:00Which kind of bookseller are you?<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WfFYPsnNJ0RWuzUy6XrLu1mPDXQJTiSeKGKcLoNUOcmlAGMgkrPbTOAJQuhnSJP5XfG6M3ybSZAaIVlNYXASdrJva2IRFHlGh2D2JHoNWg0b3d3M4eX5CSU5iakR_Z31Fl902yLeRL0/s1140/TLBSOF-Cover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WfFYPsnNJ0RWuzUy6XrLu1mPDXQJTiSeKGKcLoNUOcmlAGMgkrPbTOAJQuhnSJP5XfG6M3ybSZAaIVlNYXASdrJva2IRFHlGh2D2JHoNWg0b3d3M4eX5CSU5iakR_Z31Fl902yLeRL0/s320/TLBSOF-Cover.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Garth Nix's latest - <a href="https://wrlc.libsvic.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/wrlc/search/results?qu=left-handed+booksellers+of+London%27&te=&lm=WRLC-S" target="_blank">'The left-handed booksellers of London'</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span>Left-handed booksellers are the fighting warrior side, while right-handed booksellers are the other side of the coin - the intellectual ones.</span></span><p></p><p><span>Reminiscent of his <a href="https://wrlc.libsvic.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/wrlc/search/results?qu=keys+to+the+kingdom+garth+nix&qf=-AUTHOR%09Author%09Moriarty%2C+Jaclyn%09Moriarty%2C+Jaclyn&lm=WRLC-S" target="_blank">'Keys to the Kingdom' series</a>, but this is aimed at a more adult audience. </span></p><p><span>Set in a slightly alternate London in 1983 (you can tell from the social history remarks) Susan comes to London looking for the father she never met. In the first page she meets the unusual Merlin, a young left-handed bookseller (an extended family armed with magical abilities, charged with policing the tenuous boundary between the mythic & legendary Old World and the modern world as we know it) and along with his sister Vivien-a right-handed bookseller, they endeavour to find out why mythical creatures and the criminal underworld are attempting to capture Susan, (and why fantasy authors have a lot to answer for). <br /></span></p><p><span>A page-turner setting a hectic pace (with not enough time for a decent meal), and armed with lightning-fast sword fights and swarms of predatory birds. Hope it is the first in a series.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1rleljfLtq5s1B8gIbCiQ1JwlX3-ONnIkq6L1oiMPWckPhRexn1mRnzv9gTvxtWJ_-e0z5DtSY6_W9GUi1icD0KNsE9GPND9GJiZV6OmA3KevHO7Tax40T9wY8P8Wi1LND_FlD9vZ2E/s797/Keys+to+the+Kingdom+series.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="797" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1rleljfLtq5s1B8gIbCiQ1JwlX3-ONnIkq6L1oiMPWckPhRexn1mRnzv9gTvxtWJ_-e0z5DtSY6_W9GUi1icD0KNsE9GPND9GJiZV6OmA3KevHO7Tax40T9wY8P8Wi1LND_FlD9vZ2E/w400-h79/Keys+to+the+Kingdom+series.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /> <p></p></span>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-32692807309955720202021-03-04T19:49:00.005-08:002021-04-12T18:50:26.864-07:00Don't play with your food (too)<p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.helgastentzel.com/">Helga Stentzel</a> is a Russian-born visual artist based in London. She works across a wide range of media including illustration, photography, video and stop motion animation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N7jHc7rNudsZTfwUNq6r1yNGmUXUxnveLUytvJz7suN7segb4wZuJizylivpsCV4BGg_OWYXZQLpxIUyFzeabgjonMgIYYysP0AcngeWEKB8_D0IappkGVGy8p1Sm0ZZA0itmzFGKTY/s1440/89415254_3564999683571339_3341550191503669426_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3N7jHc7rNudsZTfwUNq6r1yNGmUXUxnveLUytvJz7suN7segb4wZuJizylivpsCV4BGg_OWYXZQLpxIUyFzeabgjonMgIYYysP0AcngeWEKB8_D0IappkGVGy8p1Sm0ZZA0itmzFGKTY/w400-h400/89415254_3564999683571339_3341550191503669426_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">She has built a large following for her playful art that often uses everyday objects and household items in creative and unexpected ways. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn52Mzv3-tuOrPe4qUmEPebASUFmA9vwh6KH-O0yJtSAP5EJgM4zub5bgvSBrloHX2W9AmsFixouLVAFUK57aAZB6TzotCRoTFyogwT6LIPHSThx7Va1gffiYtFtkJc3KJsXrk6fVTHk/w400-h297/Mt+Gambier+228.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Port Fairy lighthouse from near the cottages</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Just browsing the <a href="https://victoriancollections.net.au/" target="_blank">Victorian Collections site</a>, and their Featured Story - <a href="https://victoriancollections.net.au/stories/lighthouses-the-romance-and-the-reality" target="_blank">Lighthouses: the romance and tne reality</a> by Catherine Bessant caught my eye. Scanning their images and the stories, I came across this old postcard depicting the Port Fairy lighthouse on Griffith Island, only this image had the keepers cottages still standing (the buildings were demolished in 1956, now only a replica gateway remains)</span></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j7FTojNYLEceLaY9HeuqvgSOV8wdIH-a2rEQGkrKxhRRFLxkET7nnvPIv6ZMM_9jfz-RjdnDpnQ9-kzaU7hekcq1n3_5QgaFFS-M-tlfLN8hjwTLyP6n2-hyGprM3sxb9BSUskVUIGk/s1200/exhibition-item-fit-1200x1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1200" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j7FTojNYLEceLaY9HeuqvgSOV8wdIH-a2rEQGkrKxhRRFLxkET7nnvPIv6ZMM_9jfz-RjdnDpnQ9-kzaU7hekcq1n3_5QgaFFS-M-tlfLN8hjwTLyP6n2-hyGprM3sxb9BSUskVUIGk/w400-h310/exhibition-item-fit-1200x1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><i>Postcard from the Port Fairy Historical Society Museum and Archives</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The only other picture I'd seen of the cottages was a very vague photo on the information board at the site</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGa4nZ1N1rPBRuW-z9tjxu_Oy0netgxhO46guOy9MC6ca4ol_ZGU3X4HjD5BfCfSGgsNQSeU0dCawiWMbUhrHg-ZtGcGOt6cvi7oBaUNnUf-boGAMMAo1IH5-OGjZB1Y9dogTSydVSyU/s2048/Mt+Gambier+221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1468" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGa4nZ1N1rPBRuW-z9tjxu_Oy0netgxhO46guOy9MC6ca4ol_ZGU3X4HjD5BfCfSGgsNQSeU0dCawiWMbUhrHg-ZtGcGOt6cvi7oBaUNnUf-boGAMMAo1IH5-OGjZB1Y9dogTSydVSyU/w400-h286/Mt+Gambier+221.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The lighthouse & cottages c1915</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">However the information board did include a map showing the outlines of the buildings.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRdSMMIFEK47xxHeEzZJlPl_S_v2D6580DwAcHMnPr1GLX_K67IJoEYPRHhmFynBCo-j06AlRvcTtaxbwlMmCbUa_U_0eS8D_eu9ySMjACD1ZTMM6CRWYhk1Wrkfd7jNN2iUi0WQs-wc/s2007/Mt+Gambier+222.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="2007" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRdSMMIFEK47xxHeEzZJlPl_S_v2D6580DwAcHMnPr1GLX_K67IJoEYPRHhmFynBCo-j06AlRvcTtaxbwlMmCbUa_U_0eS8D_eu9ySMjACD1ZTMM6CRWYhk1Wrkfd7jNN2iUi0WQs-wc/w400-h334/Mt+Gambier+222.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The lighthouse would be to the bottom of the map</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hUfGAfI7mknycZTYBJ-5AtH8v9uglzJbDxvCOQjLbpPWVMlX4GOmE30u3aivXWTvh84PDz_wgws5OiCyBYqdTibIrci8rdcFemH4haSkoQPR99CH__q-C6CM9F_E6yJXHF3WaFhyphenhyphenDlE/s2048/Mt+Gambier+238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1489" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hUfGAfI7mknycZTYBJ-5AtH8v9uglzJbDxvCOQjLbpPWVMlX4GOmE30u3aivXWTvh84PDz_wgws5OiCyBYqdTibIrci8rdcFemH4haSkoQPR99CH__q-C6CM9F_E6yJXHF3WaFhyphenhyphenDlE/w400-h291/Mt+Gambier+238.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-64894983913082592572021-01-14T01:50:00.002-08:002021-02-05T23:22:32.046-08:00For Australia Day 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Great ad, watch for all the little vignette stories...and the last scene</span></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7g0kCnnTeMg" width="370"></iframe> <div><span style="font-family: arial;">"Australia 2031. Our once united nation has been divided by the great state walls. Only Aussie lamb has the power to break down the borders and reunite the states together around a lamb barbie. Because what unites us is more delicious than what divides us.
Share The Lamb."</span></div>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-67981793790414911152021-01-10T23:46:00.001-08:002021-01-10T23:46:52.110-08:00Empire 3D<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finally setting my Rone photos in an album, when I returned to <a href="https://www.r-o-n-e.com/empire">Rone's Empire site</a> to check one or two details. Imagine my amazement to find you can now do a 3D virtual tour of his Empire project.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ-2ecTtRKbA3DRyieZtSZCAl7w6EIHtacHeRosPLdwAWsSnqCZyGaL3m1ds3F_zdlcYYZQgskevjEkhhLIJ-GGzkONq_kJSq6fZsf_XieD8TgT4n8scOZYjz2X9ffRR4C2NSq37WnDg/s1735/Rone1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1735" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ-2ecTtRKbA3DRyieZtSZCAl7w6EIHtacHeRosPLdwAWsSnqCZyGaL3m1ds3F_zdlcYYZQgskevjEkhhLIJ-GGzkONq_kJSq6fZsf_XieD8TgT4n8scOZYjz2X9ffRR4C2NSq37WnDg/w400-h168/Rone1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Dining Room (Rone)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Firstly what was Empire - </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">High in the Dandenong Ranges, a sprawling art deco mansion lies empty, nature creeping through its crumbling walls. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">This was Burnham Beeches. Built in 1933 for the Nicholas family (Alfred was a wealthy industrialist and founder of the Aspro brand), it is an Art Deco Streamline Moderne style mansion. It has been a research facility, childrens hospital and luxury hotel, before being closed in the late 1990s. The whole property was purchased by Adam Garrison & Shannon Bennett in 2010, but the mansion remained empty. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In early 2018 Rone was offered the opportunity to utilise the building to create a series of murals. His idea was of a unsuspecting visitor walking into an abandoned residence and discovering what has been left behind in the remains of the lives lived inside the mansion. It was Rone's most immersive installation to date, his hauntingly powerful portraits augmented by sound, light, scent, interior and botanical design elements, in addition to VR and AR technology.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YFYyEw8AsDR1QB0fzNWyQdLN-hxP2AP1nhGKzVj4jGqI4Ebew43zzUbuD7w3vQs0OX5Z9D647NuBUshuwVDdF9zKXF58kwhepQtKqu8Y5zmz00vvlxlk-ewL6c1rsrxySb1OSvD97Nc/s1727/Rone2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1727" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YFYyEw8AsDR1QB0fzNWyQdLN-hxP2AP1nhGKzVj4jGqI4Ebew43zzUbuD7w3vQs0OX5Z9D647NuBUshuwVDdF9zKXF58kwhepQtKqu8Y5zmz00vvlxlk-ewL6c1rsrxySb1OSvD97Nc/w400-h264/Rone2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Lounge (Rone)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">It took more than 12 months, for the work of painting and styling to transfer the former derelict building into <i>Empire</i>. Roll video...</span><p></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="240" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/318359478" title="vimeo-player" width="426"></iframe><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span arial="" font-family:="" style="font-family: arial;">For those lucky enough to get the limited tickets, there was a 6 week season where you could stroll through the installation, before it was all stripped away and returned to sterile white walls. </span></p><p><span arial="" font-family:="" style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">For those unlucky enough to miss out, and for those like me who want to re-visit again and again, there is now the <a href="https://captur3d.io/view/phoria/rone-empire" target="_blank">3D virtual tour.</a></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsy4jVROLhnlIJiX9DXdkcI5gH6XSvX4usCEUOsl4rbPVzDRJmAHUrypCQBQh1Yz1AJ75DOqLq9QRIVyHSj80kFgkxOvu-C24fx9j38nlKcq8da_EHqrpuRw3MtUfLAQfOZpIfv_2mpw/s1686/Rone3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1686" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsy4jVROLhnlIJiX9DXdkcI5gH6XSvX4usCEUOsl4rbPVzDRJmAHUrypCQBQh1Yz1AJ75DOqLq9QRIVyHSj80kFgkxOvu-C24fx9j38nlKcq8da_EHqrpuRw3MtUfLAQfOZpIfv_2mpw/w400-h174/Rone3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span arial="" font-family:="" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQJgxQKMGiyELycXVQcJt7QkXgeDfEPvJhazoJgENmVtF2kpgdkL9XFyHRfj3Q5-mIkxhTWtQ3Jp-cSpKvyzFIgFik8WKYGaST89-TYY6n5ygXbUJtddShy3zYveVo5WZa29y5SJoXxw/s2552/IMG_0382.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="1232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQJgxQKMGiyELycXVQcJt7QkXgeDfEPvJhazoJgENmVtF2kpgdkL9XFyHRfj3Q5-mIkxhTWtQ3Jp-cSpKvyzFIgFik8WKYGaST89-TYY6n5ygXbUJtddShy3zYveVo5WZa29y5SJoXxw/s320/IMG_0382.JPG" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Not quite the same as being there, but it does allow you to target in on aspects or details you missed - like the tree tunnel - a whole lot clearer without the dust cloud that pervaded it, adding atmosphere, but took my second walk-through to spy out the book leaves. And if you missed it - this is your chance to catch up, so check it out.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It was an awesome, unforgettable experience on the day, and this just adds to it. Thank you technology & Rone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">My favourite room, and the Home screen on my phone</span></i></p></blockquote></blockquote></div>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-39603671458882201732021-01-04T16:01:00.001-08:002021-01-04T16:01:22.625-08:00All at sea
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3sASAayeStMtNlStBVSSCikXyP78kAnbmIxY0wPRS9nq6AhJ7p-v1JyI7IHw8I8iGGflLrunIQZhPDz1J0zCUP_hErurAzXzTBR6SL1g74SyqRLb7DxxI2bIS-wtECHr03cDWz0LAL8/s2048/Picture1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3sASAayeStMtNlStBVSSCikXyP78kAnbmIxY0wPRS9nq6AhJ7p-v1JyI7IHw8I8iGGflLrunIQZhPDz1J0zCUP_hErurAzXzTBR6SL1g74SyqRLb7DxxI2bIS-wtECHr03cDWz0LAL8/w263-h400/Picture1.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://wrlc.libsvic.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/wrlc/search/results/?FRBR=1&lm=WRLC-S&qu=TITLE%3A%22On+the+Java+Ridge%22&qu=AUTHOR%3A%22Jock+Serong%22" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">'On the Java Ridge' by Jock Serong</span></i></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Was reading this prior to and during the build-up to the American election, so decided the machinations of this fictional Prime Minister is not so unbelievable after sall. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The ‘Java Ridge’ referred to in the title is the name of a surf charter boat. During the story it is skippered by tour leader Isi Natoli
and her Indonesian crew. They are taking a group of Australian surf enthusiasts in search of the perfect wave, and are sheltering inside the reef encircling the remote Indonesian island Dana when a storm delivers the ‘Takalar’ and her load of asylum seekers onto their reef. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">At the same time in Canberra, it is the eve of a federal election. Cassius Calvert (Minister for Border Integrity) has outsourced border
security to a private company - Core Resolve, to employ a new hard-line stance regarding maritime interception and assistance to people-smuggling boats crossing into Australian territorial waters.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The story is alternately told from the viewpoint of Isi, Cassius and Roya (a young Afghani refugee aboard the ‘Takalar’, fleeing the
Taliban with her heavily pregnant mother). The minor characters the doctor, the Takalar’s captain, even Cassius’ P.A. are well rounded and fleshed out.</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In typical Serong-style the ending leaves you wrung out, the language and the descriptions are vivid, the plot takes you to unexpected
places and scenarios.<br /></span></p>
Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-62728162495956573542020-12-31T21:08:00.006-08:002020-12-31T21:09:26.689-08:00Vintage Melbourne<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Definitely time for a '<i>Now & Then'</i>. This is from an article by Carolyn Webb of <i>The Age.</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">"History buff's vintage Melbourne Instagram site is a hit"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">"Today it’s known for its street art, but 50 years ago,
Hosier Lane, off Flinders Street, was part of Melbourne’s thriving clothing
district.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">A sign in a 1972 photo of the bare-walled lane advertises
the business of Bernard Rothschild, who sells underwear, knitwear, children's
wear and hosiery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Swipe right on the photo on the Instagram page Old Vintage
Melbourne, and you'll see the same view in recent years. The walls are covered
in art, with a sign indicating a recent focus of the precinct: a bar called
Misty.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWCdziPa-pRGrMx-6k1IiCiHtXvTF5optLHFhQ8f1uFXLqmrnLSDhoap_aOl3zL-wOHNWyVTKy8vxaRPfR0el3wWahnwxH6qjJvMH0B7g0-8vZoCMkVWXTIyp9kCWw6FBmYvM6vjQksc/s1745/Hosier+Lane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="1745" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnWCdziPa-pRGrMx-6k1IiCiHtXvTF5optLHFhQ8f1uFXLqmrnLSDhoap_aOl3zL-wOHNWyVTKy8vxaRPfR0el3wWahnwxH6qjJvMH0B7g0-8vZoCMkVWXTIyp9kCWw6FBmYvM6vjQksc/w400-h259/Hosier+Lane.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Melbourne lawyer Chris Macheras started Old Vintage
Melbourne six months ago and it has taken off, with 28,000 followers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">"It's insane," says Mr Macheras, but he is happy
it's helping connect Melburnians with their history.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">One comment on the Hosier Lane post states: "Wow the
graffiti is so ugly ... 1972 looks much better."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">But another says: "I’m loving the graffiti. The laneways
are so cool."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Someone called Yael Rothschild says that "the
Rothschild sign was my father-in-law’s warehouse" and that he passed away
just two years ago, aged 95.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">"He worked so hard. He was a great man. We have this
photo framed."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">One of Mr Macheras' favourite historic shots is from about
1906: a Mr and Mrs Laycock pose for a photo outside their shop in Middle Park,
with ads for The Age and Cadbury chocolates.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg5mCCw4k3mTQD3-BJLv3FU76ZGimSUtPDlAQZH53VWECFkHxSSCZXuNyKpHt7Cw0EF2dwVha_5fOtWKnWxISYzjpQYAwGCwhmXbeFA7ap_R2AY7_y-3niCr3LOwMMKoDJvfU_Qj34c8/s1745/Middle+Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1131" data-original-width="1745" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg5mCCw4k3mTQD3-BJLv3FU76ZGimSUtPDlAQZH53VWECFkHxSSCZXuNyKpHt7Cw0EF2dwVha_5fOtWKnWxISYzjpQYAwGCwhmXbeFA7ap_R2AY7_y-3niCr3LOwMMKoDJvfU_Qj34c8/w400-h259/Middle+Park.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Mr Macheras was relieved to find the building still exists,
although it is no longer a shop. A modern verandah has been added and its door
has moved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">He learns something new with every post.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">A circa 1870s photo of Melbourne GPO, by Charles Nettleton,
shows the building with two storeys, not today's three, and a much shorter,
more squat clock tower than the one added later.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Mr Macheras said that during the gold rush, large sections
were often added to such buildings as Victoria’s wealth and population grew.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfL4n3ohnSkM6BqsjY8fpLSP4Y9M7pujdWKnetd2TBfZYI68rYTKqMRilH-aEYUE6hTD0n3U93lKL4NF1f-6Crxp9ul1q20VO-ebkrVJM65P_M4eSfTVRVh5_RRolxW72kAMDJz0r5is/s1729/Flinders+St.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfL4n3ohnSkM6BqsjY8fpLSP4Y9M7pujdWKnetd2TBfZYI68rYTKqMRilH-aEYUE6hTD0n3U93lKL4NF1f-6Crxp9ul1q20VO-ebkrVJM65P_M4eSfTVRVh5_RRolxW72kAMDJz0r5is/w256-h400/Flinders+St.jpg" width="256" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Right: </i><i>The Fish Market on the corner of Swanston & Flinders streets c1895, later becoming the site of the Flinders Street Railway Station (2020 Photo supplied by Chris Macheras) </i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">His Instagram efforts aren't all about buildings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">When he posted a 1981 photo by Rennie Ellis of a Greek
family in Prahran cooking a lamb on the spit, a woman commented, "Wow this
is a great photo of me and my family. We are still a very close family and we
still celebrate every Christmas and Easter together."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Mr Macheras' own family has run a hairdressing salon at 216
Tyler Street, Preston, since the early 1970s. But the shop dates from the 1930s
and he would love to see old photos of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">The Old Vintage Melbourne Instagram project started in June,
when Mr Macheras had more free time as a result of not having to commute from
Preston to the city for work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">He discovered vivid digital photos on websites such as that
of the State Library of Victoria and started digitally restoring a few.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">Mr Macheras says he is allowed to use old photos for
non-commercial purposes, where no copyright restrictions apply, provided credit
is given.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">He hopes to write an Old Vintage Melbourne book,
incorporating people's stories. It has, he says, been good for his mental
health to have this creative outlet."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I couldn't copy the cool way <i>The Age</i> article did the swipe across the photos, so <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/history-buff-s-vintage-melbourne-instagram-site-is-a-hit-20201228-p56qee.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3wZDhg-eoFmdkNc_reLLg_jgSRhLKDjF-dq5XgcWGghbrPo9wLVy0A-qQ#Echobox=1609160438" target="_blank">go to the original article</a> and try it for yourself.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">And check out the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldvintagemelbourne/" target="_blank">Old Vintage Melbourne Instagram site</a> for more old photos and Now & Thens. Here are a few of my favourites.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt4CXabD6lqQGkfvmF6ZSXhqzReWFGwhH9CDDVCfLqRh3P0yd3GXpjxY-_6K2L2gptS7iU1u-UqugIJ3SsWbJQaOaIA6YEgt5ACSrya_gy3bzqnffVwLLzTWsxORNM0PbTdPU6YvozTs/s1731/Heidelberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1731" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdt4CXabD6lqQGkfvmF6ZSXhqzReWFGwhH9CDDVCfLqRh3P0yd3GXpjxY-_6K2L2gptS7iU1u-UqugIJ3SsWbJQaOaIA6YEgt5ACSrya_gy3bzqnffVwLLzTWsxORNM0PbTdPU6YvozTs/w400-h209/Heidelberg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLoIwB6ZKiYaoevLMT3ohk4e87XN9LC-uIaj5ynEQnOOBLjTjp_O1hacM3gukYJzhE1MXCwF7bp1ThGGjlyi75D8yr5t_AmjjQ2NNk3zGJB3tmBA6ZR_Lc-utHR28F8g3xIcNhyiVxjU/s1734/Elizabeth+St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="1734" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLoIwB6ZKiYaoevLMT3ohk4e87XN9LC-uIaj5ynEQnOOBLjTjp_O1hacM3gukYJzhE1MXCwF7bp1ThGGjlyi75D8yr5t_AmjjQ2NNk3zGJB3tmBA6ZR_Lc-utHR28F8g3xIcNhyiVxjU/w400-h216/Elizabeth+St.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pIDSz3YtAVdNgbPtCKm3tCB15BK1hqACLUzsofYg3wbDTb8xRnZvAKQFeknqN5UE3iYcTWWSv3eUkRN60KMMZ4FwdJRXTyoxsqeBsTw2yLxTG2g5504_rR8Wt-gRqEgi3-7pPrNVh_U/s1732/Northcote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1732" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pIDSz3YtAVdNgbPtCKm3tCB15BK1hqACLUzsofYg3wbDTb8xRnZvAKQFeknqN5UE3iYcTWWSv3eUkRN60KMMZ4FwdJRXTyoxsqeBsTw2yLxTG2g5504_rR8Wt-gRqEgi3-7pPrNVh_U/w400-h216/Northcote.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>This has been a great exercise for during the changes wrought by COVID, a positive. Thanks Chris, and thanks too to the <a href="https://www.slv.vic.gov.au/images" target="_blank">State Library's photo pool</a>.</span>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-63506789671353265692020-09-29T23:46:00.003-07:002020-09-29T23:48:06.620-07:00Lost Collective<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> These images are from <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lostc0llective/" target="_blank">Lost Collective</a></i> <span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m">a
project by Brett Patman.
It is a visual and written record of the forgotten and neglected built
environments that pervade society.
The key focus of the project is documenting the important roles that
people and places played in shaping the communities who collectively
make up the identity of our societies, engaging everyday people through
evocative imagery, to reconnect with past lives and even former friends.
It encourages people to share their stories, stories that would
otherwise be forgotten as society progress and generations age. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m">Every location has a story of its past; it’s present state and in some
cases, a plan for the future. From rural country towns to energetic
inner-city suburbs, derelict power stations and heavy industry to the
tiny farmstead. All these buildings had significance in one way or
another. Finding this from the words of the people who made so is what
Lost Collective is all about.
Societies change, and abandoned buildings come and go, but it’s
important to remember and record our heritage amongst the ever
increasing rush to replace the old with the new. We only get one chance
to do this.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m">In a recent post Brett showcased a couple of now-and-thens - the Terminus Hotel in Sydney.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkYMoyqAuv9hb0bvhSvFlHGqtI87PyQR34NKVdPWFjO3YXtS6OQwTGh43AVmPvjAQ1YusrikK-VxoQAGuUQyn5fTSx321fNPcLzMgBlOxVBNOP6UDt0t-YYdQIjidkxoRdQVUApyvB68/s810/120192457_2839361496301207_2490755607282365407_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="810" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkYMoyqAuv9hb0bvhSvFlHGqtI87PyQR34NKVdPWFjO3YXtS6OQwTGh43AVmPvjAQ1YusrikK-VxoQAGuUQyn5fTSx321fNPcLzMgBlOxVBNOP6UDt0t-YYdQIjidkxoRdQVUApyvB68/w400-h266/120192457_2839361496301207_2490755607282365407_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">He was inspired to blend a historical image into one of his own (as have I). The left side is from
the Noel Butlin Archives, Australian National University, taken c1970.
The right is one Brett took on 19 March 2015. As well as simply aligning and blending the images, he has taken elements from each era and masked them from one into the
other in the same position as they were. The vine has arguably been one
of the most recognisable features of this amazing old pub, and while the
vine is now long gone (the pub has since been renovated and reopened to customers), he couldn't resist brushing it back into the past
over the historical image. </span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">His other image is </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">of
the W.H Lucas/Delegate Motors garage. (Delegate is just over the border in New South Wales on the way to Bombala). To blend an
old and new photo together but for it to work properly, the perspective
of the two images really needs to be exact or at least very close. He has layered these images over one another and added a
transparent gradient so that the old photo gradually blends into the new
one. The original photo on the left
side was taken by Alma Reed, c1940. The right side of the photo was taken by Brett on December 22, 2018.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql rrkovp55 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvGoP63Gh-6WvubLsfRCphThoyCy5o3P582g7XC2bZ4uX5FrTI1wZbm3aHmfGk8dL40D6l-seVt467AL2TQ072Kyv86jiXJFt5uIQvX-KtDohwjK0lh_FmqCu-6H05q4KGxjt4zeXyTg/s810/120115912_2838382753065748_3257199125438875428_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="810" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvGoP63Gh-6WvubLsfRCphThoyCy5o3P582g7XC2bZ4uX5FrTI1wZbm3aHmfGk8dL40D6l-seVt467AL2TQ072Kyv86jiXJFt5uIQvX-KtDohwjK0lh_FmqCu-6H05q4KGxjt4zeXyTg/w400-h266/120115912_2838382753065748_3257199125438875428_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Always a fan of the Now-and-then, hope he does more.</span><br /><p></p>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-34287312369459790022020-09-22T20:02:00.004-07:002020-09-22T20:03:49.070-07:00Tray planting<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJCAID5oSoHaYoiQgZeYvs0ROqw8t5CEW4zyPHiY7amjAsmLo8ILSSskNw73VHynoDLemw2s4AvCbzypI4y_69ld8w9wna1QvvkQstCKitmgFfZI2FF9_DRpAl0QEXeFaQH4lC08ZE8s/s800/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJCAID5oSoHaYoiQgZeYvs0ROqw8t5CEW4zyPHiY7amjAsmLo8ILSSskNw73VHynoDLemw2s4AvCbzypI4y_69ld8w9wna1QvvkQstCKitmgFfZI2FF9_DRpAl0QEXeFaQH4lC08ZE8s/w400-h266/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="st">Bonsai (Japanese: 盆栽, 'tray planting'), is a Japanese art form which utilises
cultivation techniques to produce small trees in containers, that mimic
the shape and scale of full size trees.</span></span> <br /><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I'm obviously not enough from my bonsai, as clearly shown in this post from the Twisted Sifter people</span></p><p></p><h2 class="headline" style="text-align: left;">Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and They’re Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)</h2>
<p> A recent post on <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/iu35z9/a_bonsai_apple_tree_growing_a_fullsized_apple/">reddit</a>
sent me down a wonderful Internet rabbit hole in search of Bonsai fruit
trees growing both full-sized and miniature-sized fruit. </p>
<p>People considering a Bonsai fruit tree should know that in the winter
the leaves of a fruit tree will fall and the they typically grow much
faster. You can find many more tips on growing Bonsai and specific
considerations for growing Bonsai fruit trees <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/iu35z9/a_bonsai_apple_tree_growing_a_fullsized_apple/">here</a>.</p>
<p>To see more pictures of Bonsai fruit trees and learn more about the art form, check out <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/iu35z9/a_bonsai_apple_tree_growing_a_fullsized_apple/">Bonsai Empire</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">1.<img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 6 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135752" data-attachment-id="135752" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 6" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-6.jpg?w=683" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-6.jpg?w=200" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-6.jpg" data-orig-size="800,1200" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-6/" height="400" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-6.jpg?w=800&h=1200" style="display: block;" width="267" /></h3>
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<p> 2.</p><div align="center">
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<p><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 2 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135750" data-attachment-id="135750" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 2" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-2.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-2.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-2.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-2/" height="267" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-2.jpg?w=800&h=533" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 3.</p><div align="center">
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<p><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 7 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135753" data-attachment-id="135753" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 7" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.jpg" data-orig-size="800,533" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7/" height="267" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-7.jpg?w=800&h=533" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">4.</h3>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 4 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135754" data-attachment-id="135754" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 4" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-4.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-4.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-4.jpg" data-orig-size="800,567" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-4/" height="284" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-4.jpg?w=800&h=567" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 5.</p><div align="center">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 1 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135755" data-attachment-id="135755" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 1" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-1.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-1.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-1.jpg" data-orig-size="800,692" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-1/" height="346" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-1.jpg?w=800&h=692" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 6.</p><div align="center">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 10 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135757" data-attachment-id="135757" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 10" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-10.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-10.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-10.jpg" data-orig-size="800,527" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-10/" height="264" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-10.jpg?w=800&h=527" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 7.</p><div align="center">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 8 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135758" data-attachment-id="135758" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 8" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-8.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-8.jpg?w=285" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-8.jpg" data-orig-size="800,841" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-8/" height="400" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-8.jpg?w=800&h=841" style="display: block;" width="380" /></p>
<p> 8.</p><div align="center">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 3 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135759" data-attachment-id="135759" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 3" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-3.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-3.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-3.jpg" data-orig-size="800,697" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-3/" height="349" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-3.jpg?w=800&h=697" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 9.</p><div align="center">
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<p><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 5 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135760" data-attachment-id="135760" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 5" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-5.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-5.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-5.jpg" data-orig-size="800,559" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-5/" height="280" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-5.jpg?w=800&h=559" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 10.</p><div align="center">
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<p><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 9 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135761" data-attachment-id="135761" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 9" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-9.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-9.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-9.jpg" data-orig-size="800,700" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-9/" height="350" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-9.jpg?w=800&h=700" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p> 11.</p><div align="center">
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<p><img alt="bonsai trees with fruit 13 Bonsai Fruit Trees are a Thing and Theyre Pretty Adorable (11 Photos)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-135763" data-attachment-id="135763" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="bonsai trees with fruit 13" data-large-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-13.jpg?w=800" data-lazy-loaded="true" data-medium-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-13.jpg?w=300" data-orig-file="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-13.jpg" data-orig-size="800,610" data-permalink="https://twistedsifter.com/2020/09/bonsai-fruit-tree-pictures-gallery/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-13/" height="305" src="https://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/bonsai-trees-with-fruit-13.jpg?w=800&h=610" style="display: block;" width="400" /></p>
<p><br /></p>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-86042814036484182062020-08-24T15:05:00.001-07:002020-08-24T15:05:02.026-07:00Ballet movements<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazing footage - an overhead view of a humpback whale surfacing through a bait ball of fish. The drone footage was captured off the coast of La Jolla, California by </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsxQCFPkeCMLhbHq04gRQZQ" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s, all 0.25s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;"><font face="arial">DolphinDoneDom</font></a>. <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The first eruption is the best as the whale materialises from the depths.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A bait ball occurs when small schooling fish swarm in a tightly packed spherical formation about a common centre. It is a last-ditch defensive measure adopted by small schooling fish when they are threatened by predators. You can see the birds circling attracted by the bait fish and seemingly not scared off by the whale.</span>
Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-34026033663054944762020-07-28T16:11:00.000-07:002020-07-28T16:11:04.431-07:00Edward the Emu at Sawyer Park<font face="arial">An oldie but a goodie, came across the Wimmera Mail Times' recording of the children's story at the 2017 Australia Day celebrations.</font><div><font face="arial">The book "Edward the Emu" by Rod Clements was given a twist with a puppet acting out the scenes.</font></div><div><font face="arial">Thanks to Mary for the reading and the girls with the animals.<br /></font><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="//players.brightcove.net/3879528182001/cdO538E0l_default/index.html?videoId=5297658424001"></iframe>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Firstly the Green Cape Lighthouse with its easily recognisable hexagonal tower -'Green Cape Astrolapse'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And, this one of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3368116793219038">Jincumbilly Railway Station</a></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><a href="https://lostcollective.com/">Lost Collective</a></i> is a project by Brett Patman. Check out some of his other videos and photo galleries. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also enjoyed the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2cV9JnQeBc">'To Bourke and back'</a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and the drone footage from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs34c4QCcI0&t=7s">'A Place to call home'</a></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and needless to say the abandoned buildings.</span></span>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-30370912568474966832020-07-10T22:00:00.001-07:002020-07-10T22:00:01.778-07:00Dog-gone<br />
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Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-15922365257498817992020-06-20T21:41:00.001-07:002020-07-10T21:42:01.853-07:00Last bus stop<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a postscript to the <a href="https://bibliophile-biblionet.blogspot.com/2014/12/into-this.html">blog post</a> I did on "Into the wild" and Chris McCandless aka Alex Supertramp, back in 2014. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you're unaware of the story, check out either <a href="https://wrlc.swft.sirsidynix.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=1072355{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WM-WEBSERVER">Jon Krakauer's book</a> or <a href="https://wrlc.swft.sirsidynix.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=1129220{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WM-WEBSERVER">the movie</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">And why a postscript? Because the bus Chris sheltered in has been moved, actually airlifted, (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/475064909991279/">link to UNILAD post of airlift</a>) removed from Denali and placed in a storage facility as authorities decide what to do with it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Authorities said it had become an infamously popular hiking destination over the years with many of the hikers requiring rescuing, and multiple deaths.</span><br />
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Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-45849309844949783282020-05-26T02:50:00.002-07:002020-05-26T02:50:36.787-07:00Buckle up<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I still remember this cover from when I read it so many years ago - High Citadel - the first Desmond Bagley I read and gradually I got to read the rest of the 16 thrillers he wrote. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So when I saw 'High citadel' as an eAudio, I thought time to give the story a second glance.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The plot is classic adventure thriller, from the era of Alistair MacLean and Geoffrey Jenkins (who I should probably tap into again too),arch-typical action plot complete with a gritty, tormented hero and his love interest, a gang of foreign villains and a crew of supporting cast member passengers - the dastardly co-pilot, the kindly elderly couple, the drunken brash businessman, the history professor, the old man with a heart problem...you get the idea. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Outnumbered and outgunned, alcohol-soaked worn-out ex-fighter pilot Tim O'Hara must save himself and the lives of his passengers when his aircraft crashes on the side of an Andes mountain range in a fictional South American dictator state. He has to deal with an assorted, eclectic group of characters to survive in the freezing thin air at altitude while attempting to outwit and outplay a squad of communist sympathetic soldiers who have gone to a lot of trouble to attempt to kidnap one of those passengers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Is it predictable? In places but then there are also the twists that keep you page turning or listening.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Desmond wrote 'High citadel' in 1965, so it's now more than 50 years old, so you need to put aside some of that sixties staging and political thinking. Desmond Bagley loved military history and war games, which is obviously where some of the scenes for the story were conceived.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It and 'Snow tiger' are the most memorable to me. I must have read it in the 80s and now years later I could remember most of the plot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well worth the 11.5 hours listening time.</span>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-51363499358843845882020-04-25T02:28:00.000-07:002020-04-25T02:28:29.999-07:00Ocean waves<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the people at <a href="https://twistedsifter.com/?fbclid=IwAR3jMW_jeQJtn83HzeAIiL6Pp47qqD-q1yXeEQvr6L5suaSDweK7i05_2Zw">TwistedSifter</a> comes this awesome video <a href="https://vimeo.com/289001328">'MOCEAN'</a> it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is an incredible short film by <a href="http://www.chrisbryanfilms.com/">Chris Bryan</a> that captures the raw power and beauty of waves. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A major part of the beauty of the video is the <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">c</span><span style="color: #e69138;">o</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">l</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;">o</span><span style="color: #45818e;">u</span></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>r</b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>s</b> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">-</span> yes I know water is clear, but the reflected and absorbed shades and tones add to the mood and that sense of power.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 1797 the <i>Sydney Cove</i> was wrecked off the coast of Preservation Island in Bass Strait. All the crew made landfall on one of the Bass Strait islands, and 17 of their number then set off to reach Sydney and alert the colony of the wreck and its marooned sailors.</span></div>
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bush to Sydney. Of the seventeen men, only three were discovered, barely alive, some three months later, by a fishing boat just south of Sydney. What was the fate of the other fourteen – this is the basis of the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Grayling finds the survivors' accounts of the ordeal evasive, and as each character describes sections of the footslog, we are led along the
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr Figge, the opportunist, who purports to be a representative of an Indian tea merchant, who’s real underlying motive we never
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is Charlotte – wife of Lt Grayling. Obviously in love, she listens to his accounts of the survivor interrogations. Less hidebound and trusting, she asks pertinent questions and offers insightful observations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The real William Clark wrote an incomplete journal, extracts of which were published in “The Asiatic Mirror” newspaper, this provided Jock
Serong with the foundation of “Preservation”. He developed the scenario that the journal didn’t record the full facts, or the motivation behind them. What were the survivors hiding, and why were they unwilling to fill in the gaps? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And like any good horror thriller story the postscript (rooted in fact) continues that sense of menace and foreboding, even after you have closed
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Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-49112424596683877142019-07-16T19:49:00.001-07:002019-07-16T19:49:36.633-07:00'Now and then' and gone<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It must be time to resurrect 'Now and Then' images.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately in the fast moving app development arena, apps come and go the National Trust's "Lost! 100 lost buildings of Melbourne" is no longer available, (</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I first encountered this Augment Reality app in 2012, the
interactive 3D app enabled users to "ghost" - visually overlay buildings
from the past onto the present, by augmenting the iPhone's existing
camera function. A history, photos and stories of these often
long-demolished buildings was also available), likewise the "StreetMuseum" from London.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fortunately people have utilised the app and we can see the 'now and thens' they have created, and published in a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2567739/Streetmuseum-app-creates-hybrid-images-London.html">Daily Mirror article.</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This image shows Piccadilly Circus, Coronation day, June 1953. Crowds
gather to witness the Coronation procession of Elizabeth II. The coronation went ahead in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953, and at the Queen's request, the entire ceremony was televised throughout the
Commonwealth, and watched by an estimated twenty million people.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People and traffic in Oxford Street around the turn of the 20th century.
Christina Broom at this time photographed London street scenes to
reproduce as postcards for sale.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Street scene at Covent Garden with underground station and horse and
cart in the background. George Davison Reid photographed activity in the
marketplace from opposite Covent Garden Underground station on Long
Acre. A police constable was often needed to control the congestion of
the horses and carts and increasing numbers of motorised vehicles. The
long established market place was under pressure to move. The congested
facilities were described at the time as 'altogether inadequate to the
necessities of the trade'. However, the fruit and vegetable market did
not relocate until 1973.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And my personal favourite, it is the children which really elevate its impression. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The pressure to build upwards is coming from demands on the Greater
London Assembly and local authorities to come up with more housing at a
time of very high land prices. Pictured here is the west side of Tower
Bridge showing London as it is now and back in the 19th Century</span></i>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-464653995626149742019-04-25T22:52:00.000-07:002019-04-25T22:52:59.953-07:00The R.R.R. Tricycle<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was a highly requested film, back in the days when film meant a 16mm film reel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In fact I was surprised to read that the film was created in 1981, it seemed to have a 70s look & feel to it (the book was published in 1978).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is '</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The remarkable riderless runaway tricycle' by Bruce McMillan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It began as a picture story in which a tricycle, whose young owner distractedly abandons it, ends up in a dump, but escapes and careens around town evading adult humans in a series of humorous hi-jinks and then returns, at last, to its downcast young owner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then Evergreen Productions made it into this 10 minute film. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So here is one from <a href="https://twistedsifter.com/2019/04/giant-3d-bookshelf-in-utrecht/?fbclid=IwAR3yKXC_ZR0hfP4KjwO27g5Sc9kCibJ__BjLabCtFN26T2nBLIvnBwlz2Lw">Twisted Sifter.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dutch street artists Jan Is De Man and Deef Feed recently completed this amazing mural on the side of an apartment building in Utrecht, Netherlands. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to Jan, the artists asked people in the neighbourhood to share their favourite books so they could incorporate local favs into the 3Dtrompe-l'oeil mural. The mural took about a week to paint. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Love the way they have incorporated the windows into the work, think they look like the pamphlet boxes with the insert label frames.</span>Bibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03401087495370137875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7627949831682114567.post-66815888780511738512018-10-05T01:13:00.002-07:002018-10-05T01:13:57.114-07:00From in space<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has been a long time between posts, but not a great length of time in galactic terms. So I've gone into space for inspiration - the result:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In September European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst recently shared a series of incredible images of Typhoon Trami from the International Space Station, where he is currently serving as Station Commander for Expedition 57. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">‘Trami’ was originally a category 5 super typhoon but has since weakened to a Category 3 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of approximately 195 km/h as it prepared to make landfall.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Trami</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">According to CNN, ‘Trami’ comes on the heels of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which cut a swath of destruction through northern Luzon in the Philippines less than two weeks ago.’</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Gerst described it ‘as if somebody pulled the planet’s gigantic plug.’<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Florence</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Also in September, Gerst took another series of photographs, this time of Hurricane Florence as it approached the United States.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Then in October Gerst captured a brief and yet beautiful time-lapse of the Aurora Borealis dancing above Earth.</span></div>
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