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Thematic Photographic is running along parallel lines this week over at Carmi's - see more there.

I've got parallels, some natural, some unnatural natural, and some man-made. Hope you like them.

Glowering skies over a line of trees, somewhere near Dunedin:

Arrowtown:

Are you sure they don't meet at the horizon?

In the grounds of Larnach Castle:

Dunedin railway station:

A quick flit over the ditch*; treetop walkway near Melbourne:

And what you're walking over:

Back to New Zealand. Art gallery ceiling:

and for the bird-lovers amongst us, some cranes:

Can't wait for some fine, warm weather so I can get out and take some photos!!!

* the ditch = New Zealand/Australian slang for the Tasman Sea, which divides the two countries

Sunday Snapshots

Yippee! Friday was the last day of school for 2 weeks - our mid-winter break. Today is lovely and sunny after a slight frost. Manu LeGrand was very keen to get out for a walk; I've been a bit off-colour the last few days and the weather has been lousy, so there hasn''t been any walking to speak of.
We headed off up to the school grounds, which is his favourite walking place, and I took my camera instead of the ipod.
Remember to click on the pics to see them better.

Firstly, some parallels for Thematic Photographic's theme this week:

and the (parallel) rugby football posts:

The climbing wall is almost hidden among the trees

The school runs a large agricultural unit ... there will be calves (donated by local farmers) on these paddocks before too long:

and we also maintain a large area of native bush. It was lovely walking through it today, with the weak winter sun coming through the trees:

And there's a non-native interloper - an early-flowering rhododendron

The cricket practice nets will not be needed again for a few months yet

and by the look of that expanse of cloudless blue, it could be quite a heavy frost tonight!

When we get home, Sofie is waiting for us at the back door, posing nicely beside a camellia bush

 

Hope you all enjoy your Sundays, wherever you are.