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MA & T, Melbourne to Canberra, 24--27 Feb., 2006
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary: Bernice the Black-Breasted Buzzard breaks "Emu
egg".
She has just thrown the rock in the foreground at it. After two more tries, the
fake egg fell open and gave her a tidbit. (Sorry about my aim.)
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary: one of many white ibises mooching around the
picnic tables. (Aim better.)
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Benalla: a park.
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Benalla: a park.
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Ned Kelly country: from Glenrowan, the plain containing Greta with the hills
of the Dividing Range behind.
Photo: T, 2006/2/25
Ned himself: the final seige at Glenrowan. (See many books, including Peter
Carey's novel, "True History of the Kelly Gang".)
Photo: T, 2006/2/26
Near Yakandandah: the Viennese Patisserie. (Also, Schmidt's strawberry winery.)
Photo: T, 2006/2/26
Rutherglen, Wahgunya: Pfeiffer's Pfine Wine for Pfine Pfood and Pfabulous Pfolk.
Photo: T, 2006/2/26
Lunch at Pfeiffer's.
Photo: T, 2006/2/26
Bridge at Pfeiffer's: Sunday Creek.
Photo: T, 2006/2/26
Turtles at Pfeiffer's.
Photo: MA, 2006/2/26
Rutherglen: St Leonard's vines.
Photo: MA, 2006/2/26
Howlong, N.S.W.: early traditional architecture.
Photo: T, 2006/2/27
Near Wagga Wagga: pastoral with herd, hills and railway bridge.
(This is a relatively busy scene this far inland. Usually just the hills and
grass and scattered trees for miles on the approach to Canberra.)
Photo: T, 2006/2/27
Gundagai: Frank Rusconi and his Marble Masterpiece and replica of St. Marie.
Photo: T, 2006/2/27
Detail, Marble Masterpiece.
Photo: T, 2006/2/27
Detail, Marble Masterpiece.
Photo: T, 2006/2/27
Replica of altar at St. Marie's Cathedral, Paris.
Photo: MA, 2006/2/27
Gundagai: crape myrtle.
(Wagga Wagga and Gundagai are both on the Murrumbidgee. This means "river which
floods often". The first Gundagai was built on the floodplain.)