December 18, 2005

Dancing with dophins Noting the current civil unrest in Sydney - which has been downright ugly - Dom sent along this letter to the editor about Maroubra, three beaches down from where he and Daphne live and one of the beaches involved in...
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August 31, 2004

And in the rest of the world Dom and Daphne are back from another on of their world-circling jaunts and have posted some wonderful photos and brief descriptions. Take a look here. At this writing only "College Fjord" and "Eklunta" - of the links on the left...
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April 26, 2004

Dancing in autumn light Click this image to see a larger picture We were walking early one morning in Centennial Park, Sydney (Australia) when we came upon a girl exercising, saluting the sun. The autumn light was streaming over her through the mist...
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March 16, 2004

Wanna bet?!!! Gambling and Black Lace too! If you want to bet, go here: ::Ladbrokes.com::Big Bird Race: And if you want to know what it's all about, go to this story in the Sydney morning paper, forwarded by Dom. A bird race? A big bird race? Is...
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July 05, 2003

Sunburnt Australia, singing in the rain Yippeee! The weatherman gave Australia the best news in a hundred years -- el Nino has faded, and yes, the rains are returning. In such a poignant moment, only poetry can express what we feel:
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June 28, 2003

They shoot lorikeets, don't they? This morning Daphne crept up on a robber in our front yard [Bondi Beach, Australia], plundering honey from our Grevellia tree. She shot. Here's the result.
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June 15, 2003

Daphne revisits Lorikeets in rainbow color!
(plus Dom, telegraphy, Marconi and God) Just got this wonderful web page and pictures from Daphne long with a brief note: An update on the lorikeets. They are now daily guests in our garden, and will continue to visit as long as the honey-laden flowers last....
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June 12, 2003

Of lorikeets, dx20s, imacs and banksia, Daphne and Dom Nope, I didn't take those pictures and no these birds can't be found around here, except maybe in pet stores. But apparently they're rather common in Sydney, Australia where my friends Dom and Daphne live. Daphne took these pictures...
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