Category: Guest Author

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  Bird Watching at the Beanie Festival

  Alice Springs Beanie Festival Author Koh Lin ◦ Alice Springs is renowned destination for bird watching. It is also known as the Beanie Centre of the world, with its iconic festival event that brings all sorts of beanies from around… Continue reading

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  Leaving Alice on Jet Plane – Over the Ditch with Da Qua

  Tales of Travel in the Trans-Tasman Bubble Author DaQua ◦ Farewell’s bade and hugs all-round the excitement of flying again was building – it was time to leave the Covid comfort of the Territory, relative to the rest of the… Continue reading

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  Autumn Passion

  Author DaQua ◦ Ancient Oak, beguiling Birch Autumn leaves, brazen In the passionate embers of their dying colours. Whispering melodies, of winds High above my consciousness Arouse lofty branches Now provocative in their pose. Aching Arch, sensuous stretch Welcoming, long… Continue reading

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  The Art of Birds

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Sometimes in life, you do not need words… when an image can touch a cord that resonates with your soul… Many thanks to our contributors for their images: Dorothy L., CK Leel, Helen Pinnock, Derek Leel,… Continue reading

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  A Home Like Alice…

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ It seems that the fostering was too good as the teenager does not want to leave home… It is now the month of May and a definite chill is happening, ‘winter… Continue reading

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  Night of a Thousand Croaks

  Author Koh Lin ◦ I was looking back through my image archive the other day, when a collection of photographs brought back some vivid memories… The year was 2010, early January. It was a memorable start to the year (I… Continue reading

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  Holiday at Home in Alice

  Author Toni Ryland ◦ DAY 1 ◦ Today was the first day of my “Holiday at Home in Alice”. Because there are lots of positive things about living here. There are still many things I’d like to see and do… Continue reading

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  Camp Dogs and Beanies

  Author Andrew Turner ◦ Oh nooo… it’s that time of year again… Yes, I know… Alice Springs Beanie Festival — 25-28 June 2021 Do you remember that day when our dads got us to model their bush beanies…? Yeah… it… Continue reading

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  Boiled Eggs and Budgies…

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ It’s Friday evening, I’m doing my check of what I’ll need for tomorrow’s outing… shirt and shorts with lots of pockets, warm socks, dirty boots (as I haven’t polished them from… Continue reading

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  Faces of the Blue Moon

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Mimesis in art… art imitates nature What a wonderous world we live in… when sometimes you discover something new… something that catches your eye… that flutters by and into your life in his resplendent accoutrement. Indeed… Continue reading

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  There are dragons in my garden

  Author Koh Lin ◦ I grew up with dragons… they appeared in story books and on the television and there was St George, but he slayed the dragon. Now we have friendly dragons filling our screens. Of course we all… Continue reading

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  CBC… fostering

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ Drop them off at the creche, pick them up as a teenager… It’s coming up to 1800 hours  (6 pm) and I’m sitting outside waiting, it’s very quiet as I haven’t… Continue reading