Block Arcade – Melbourne – Business Centre On my last trip to Melbourne I managed a day in the business centre to visit the iconic Block Arcade. The Block Arcade is a heritage shopping arcade built between 1891 and 1893. A Melbourne financier Benjamin Fink requested architect, David C Askew to produce plans for a […]
Exclusive specialty shops – Iconic Block Arcade – Business centre of Melbourne
November 6, 2012 by
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Lake Eildon and Goulburn Valley – Vineyards and Houseboats
September 10, 2012 by
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Goulburn Valley Vineyards and Lake Eildon Driving through the Goulburn Valley, eventually we arrived at Lake Eildon, a very pretty area and a huge storage dam for the Goulburn Valley water supply. The dam is on the Goulburn River. This area is a very important wine and fruit-growing region in Victoria. Vines and more vines! […]
Yarra Valley – Vines – Grape Vines – National Park
September 5, 2012 by
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Yarra Valley – hillsides covered in Vines – Grape Vines! My last weekend in Melbourne. Sunday proved a beautiful day, drove through the beautiful Yarra Valley wine district and National Park to Lake Eildon, a two-hour drive from Melbourne. Good road all the way with plenty of great scenery, hills stretching as far as the […]
Great Egret – an elegant white bird
August 13, 2012 by
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Habitat area for the Great Egret A recent visit to Melbourne found me in the new outer suburb of Doreen again, where a significant area of artificial ponds and walkways are featured in the development. Large areas of reed beds and water weeds provide food and shelter for wild birds and other wildlife. Many water […]
Wild Birds – Purple Swamphen – Melbourne Suburbs
August 8, 2012 by
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Purple Swamphen – a colorful wild bird – Melbourne suburbs In Melbourne again, watching the wild birds when weather permits. There are a variety of birds frequenting the waterway at Doreen, in Melbourne suburbs. The Black Swans were my favorite encounter, followed by the Purple Swamphen. The Purple Swamphen for a wild bird seems […]
Melbourne suburbs | Doreen | Melbourne area
June 22, 2012 by
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Typical Melbourne weather In Melbourne again! I visited last year in November, weather was fine and sunny. This is June, proving typical Melbourne weather for winter; rain, wind, cold, bleak and freezing. Almost three weeks, have had only two days of sunshine with blue skies. Can’t wait to get back to sunny north Queensland. Melbourne Suburbs – […]
Wild Birds – Eurasian Coot
December 7, 2011 by
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The Eurasian Coot The Eurasian Coot is another water bird I saw on my daily walks around the pond in Doreen. The Coot is often mistaken for a duck, however it is smaller in size and has a distinctive white bill and face shield. Its body is a sooty grey, with a black neck. It […]
Wild Birds – A family of Black Swans
December 7, 2011 by
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Wild Birds in Suburban Melbourne – Doreen Visiting Melbourne suburbs again this year with family, I enjoyed walking everyday around the artificial ponds, which are frequented by a variety of water birds. It is a new suburb called Doreen. The water birds included a pair of Black Swans, which according to the locals, return here […]
Magnetic Island a suburb of Tropical Townsville
August 15, 2011 by
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The Magic of Magnetic Island During a recent visit to Townsville with my cousin, we decided to take the ferry (Sunferries) across to Magnetic Island (or Maggie Island as it is known to the locals), an enjoyable 20 minute trip across the water. I hadn’t been to Magnetic Island for a number of years, so […]
Bird Watching-Blue-winged Kookaburra
July 28, 2011 by
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The Blue Winged Kookaburra Bird watching has always been a passion over the years. These handsome Blue-winged Kookaburras fly in once or twice a year and perch on my rotary clothesline. They will sit very patiently with beady eyes watching the garden bed for any movement. Quick as a flash they dive down to the […]