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Blue Topaz Painting...

on April 25, 2021

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Slightly water-rounded blue topaz from Neerim South, Victoria. The actual specimen is 43mm in length, and the blue is more intense in some light and less so in other.

Gouache on black card. Commission piece.

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Field Trip Hazards...

Out and about on a field trip today. Not too many of the usual hazards, too cold for snakes, bushfires, etc., a fence around the open cut area with appropriate signage. Maybe the usual potential for sharp quartz splinters and the like, but not a big issue. On the way however, we came across a single sheep in the middle of the road, and a bit later, a tree down, causing a bit of bush-bashing to go around it. On the way home, a whole flock of sheep! Short video below . Nobody with them, no farmer, no sheepdog, nothing. And we had been travelling at 100kph! Managed to slow down and pass them safely 😁

Close Encounter with an Emu...

Came across this little critter today at Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, Victoria... Video below 😁

Memories...

Growing up in Birmingham, England, each November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night was celebrated with fireworks and bonfires. Fawkes was one of the people that tried to assassinate King James I in 1605. You can read about the Gunpowder Plot here . I recently came across this image from Handsworth Park in 1971 that shows just how much effort went into these nights! This image from the Birmingham Mail archive.

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