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Sunday, July 29, 2012

My Favourite photos of the week

Taken by me for your enjoyment!
Bees, in flight, resting, shadows, all types of poses.

All photos taken on the 13th March 2012 on a red-flowering gum in Mill Park, Victoria









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Sunday, July 22, 2012

My Favourite photos of the week

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A photo of my darling niece, taken 31st January 2012, enjoying bubbles!



Looking for a bite to eat, this crocodile was watching to world go by at the Melbourne Garden Show in March 2012. Couldn;t resist sharing. (he's plastic by the way!)



Artwork at the Melbourne Garden Show, March 2012. This was part of a much larger sculpture. Tow birds talking to each other.



Now this view, to me is priceless, please feel free to enlarge. Clouds sitting in the valley, from my front door step. I am so lucky to wake up to the often. Taken 27th March 2012. This photo has been cropped.
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Monday, July 16, 2012

In Memory of Joan Gillespie 1937-13th July 2012

Today I learnt that a dear friend had passed away. Nothing is as final death. Not illness, not sickness, NOTHING.

I've known Joan since 2002, May actually. I was working at the Austin Hospital at the time.

We seemed to hit it off straight away, age made no difference, nor the fact that she was wheelchair bound and using a respirator to survive. See Joan was a polio sufferer, yet suffer she did not.

She helped everyone, she had a smile for everyone. She was a beautiful person.

She always put everyone else's needs above her own. In fact when I saw her on Thursday, whilst she was an in-patient, she was more concerned with getting out and about again, than worrying about her health. She was worried people were missing her already (She'd been in hospital one week)

She would do the shopping for many patients, buying Tattslotto tickets and generally just being useful for those that couldn't get out. Being wheelchair bound made no difference to her.

Her lovely husband John, made much of this possible, John was Joan's right hand man, literally.

Joan (and John) would regularly present a Sunday session on Inner FM, Melbourne 96.5FM Much of the music was requested by Joan and Johns' friends.

Some of Joans' Milestones

1937 - Contracted polio and lived in an Iron Lung for the next 30 years

1967 - (approx) released from the confines of the Iron Lung

1980 - (approx) Met John, her partner

1990 - debut on radio

2011 - Victorian Senior of the Year Awards - Veteran Community Award

 Joan was an avid listener to 3AW Melbourne radio, as well as a prolific poem writer, which were often broadcast on 3AW radio.

I have previously written about Joan (and Charlie) here My Hero

Joan loved the work she did, it may have been voluntary, but to Joan it was work and very rewarding from what she always told me.

Joan, you will live in my memory forever. I looked up at you. My problems seemed like baby goldfish. Yours were the sharks of the world.

Thank-you for being my friend.

Thinking of you John at your great time of loss.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

My Favourite photos of the week

Taken by me for your enjoyment!
All the below photos were taken on the 13th March 2012, the tree is a red-flowering gum and the local is Mill Park, Victoria!





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Sunday, July 8, 2012

My Favourite photos of the week

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A rising moon, taken from my front door step. Taken 8th May 2012

My assitance was requested to assist in the taking of photos at a funeral. This is the only photo I could print without permission and I just like it. Not sure why. Taken 2nd May 2012

Sunset over the Growling Frog Golf Course Dam in Whittlesea. I love the colours! Taken 18th April 2012

Fountain in the Old Melbourne Exhibition Buildings Garden. I loved the way the wind was playing with the water.  Taken 31st march 2012 Please do NOT copy any of the photos on this blog - if you would like to use any photos, please leave a comment with contact details, Photos will be supplied without watermark and at full size. All comments are moderated and won't be shown to the public. Thank-you

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

My Favourite photos of the week

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I don't think much of an explaination is required here. Just some bees and flowers. All taken on the 22nd march 2012, early autumn in Melbourne and same red-flowering gum!





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