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Bec Baker
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🩷books & reading🩷poetry-expressing what the heart feels, what the eyes see, what the ears hear through words🩷bringing ppl & community together🩷giving bouquets of sunshine☀️pockets of happiness😁&smiles & confetti of love raining down 2 those in need of some
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ANZAC DAY 25th April 2025

Lest We Forget

“There can be no proper perception of our future unless we remember our past.
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Our country's future development depends immeasurably on the lessons we learn from our people's past.”

The Hon. D.J. Killen, M.H.R. Former Minister for Defence.
April 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Chillin’ sipping coffee at #SideStreetEspresso (448 Boundary Street) while Troy’s getting eye surgery
The Host by #StephenieMeyer is keeping me company with a side of caffeine.
Will Troy see 🎵 A whole new world #BookishVibes #SpringHill #Brisbane #EyeOnRecovery #AWholeNewWorld #BrisbaneCafe
A cozy outdoor café setting with a small round table holding a copy of the book "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer and a white takeout coffee cup with a lid. In the background, a glass door with the "Support Your Local, Side Street, 448 Boundary Street” logo reflects painted red and green flowers painted on inside walls. A "Closed” sign can be seen in the bifold doors which are surrounded by wicker chairs and a lush plastic green wall at end of the brick veranda/sidenook. The scene is brightly lit with natural light. A person (me) wearing sunglasses (blue tinted Tiffany sunglasses) and a pink jacket with a pink and white striped shirt holds a white coffee cup with "AF" - Almond Flat White written on it, drinking from it. In front and I’m holding up to camera is a book titled "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer, featuring a large eye on the cover. Above, there is a wooden sign that reads "Support Your Local, Side Street Espresso, 448 Boundary Street” hanging outside a café with plastic greenery visible in the background.
April 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Walking around #SpringHill #Brisbane #UrbanPhotography #Photography #StreetPhotography

What do you think the meaning or symbolism of that mural is?

I do wish I knew how to take more interesting angles and photos with my iPhone but I don’t 😟sorry so just boring 🥱 same old photos
A large, vibrant mural on the side of a tall building features two stylized faces, one with a finger to their lips and the other with colorful, abstract designs and star-like shapes on their cheeks. The mural includes whimsical elements like a unicorn horn and a third eye, set against a backdrop of swirling blues and greens with clover-like patterns. Trees in the foreground partially frame the scene under a partly cloudy sky. 1886 - MUNICIPAL PUBLIC BATHS JAMES HIPWOOD MAYOR The upper portion of a beige building with arched windows and a slightly weathered facade is shown under a clear blue sky. The text "1886 - MUNICIPAL PUBLIC BATHS JAMES HIPWOOD MAYOR" is visible at the top, written in green letters, with a satellite dish mounted on the roofline. The architectural style suggests an older, possibly historic structure. A green door with four panels is set into a beige wall, framed by a white trim. Above the door, an arched window with black bars adds an architectural detail. The wall shows signs of weathering, and a small step leads up to the door, suggesting an entrance to an older building. A wall sticker in a cafe features a cute cartoon bear peeking out from behind a vertical line, with one paw raised in a wave. Above the bear, the word "Welcome!" is written in a curved, bold font, and next to the bear, the word "Hi" is accompanied by a small heart in a speech bubble. The background is a plain beige wall.
April 16, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Walking around #VictoriaPark #Brisbane #Photography
#NaturePhotography #BrisbaneCity #Wildlife #FloraAndFauna
A close-up of a bearded dragon lizard's head, showcasing its detailed, scaly skin with a mix of light and dark shades. The lizard has a prominent eye with a dark pupil and a small, red marking near its snout. Spiky scales extend along the side of its head, and the background consists of a rocky, pebble-strewn surface. A close-up of a fully bloomed pink rose with soft, layered petals, surrounded by green leaves and other roses in various stages of bloom. Some white and faded pink roses are visible in the background, with small water droplets on the petals, indicating freshness. The scene is set in a natural garden environment. The smell was gorgeous!! A butterfly with dark/black wings speckled with white spots is perched on a small yellow flower with green buds and broad leaves in the background. The scene is set in a lush, natural environment with vibrant greenery. A set of weathered stone steps leads up to a well-maintained garden area with lush green grass, trimmed bushes, and tall palm trees. In the background, a cityscape with modern buildings is visible under a partly cloudy blue sky, with sunlight casting shadows on the steps.
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Aww how beautiful is this
March 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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It was me #Birthday the other day and bless me #Friends for they know me so well. I don’t no fancy-smancy gift just give me a
#PotatoFamily & a couple of #Avocado 🥑 & I’m crying with joy. Me heart could have burst it felt so much #Love & these simple gifts meant so very much to me
They did get me these beautiful bouquet of flowers also Me snuggling up with my potato 🥔 family- there’s:- Teo, Chloe, Liz and Kat. I’m not a potato 🥔 I’m just me My beautiful bouquet of flowers with my delicious looking avocados 🥑 Family photo of the potatoes 🥔 I had to take the photo so couldn’t be in it
March 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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#Sunday #BeachDay #KingscliffBeach #NSW usually a beautiful beach 🏖️ but 2day it’s closed 😞 seaweed on the beach, brown water & foam. FYI, I know from experience, if crouching low 2 take #Photos #BeachFoam & ur ass is hanging in #BrownBeachFoam it’ll look like u 💩 urself when u get up #Photography
March 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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This Friday is #PoemsAbout #Awakening Share your thoughts on growth, quiet strength, or the slow reveal. Remember, feedback is on the way. Let's #StayOnTheme and #ConcreteOverAbstract #DitchTheCliche #EmotionNotMelodrama And always remember to Subscribe here: newsletter.com/signup
March 16, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Signs of life and death on this glorious spring day. While buds are bursting everywhere, on our dog walk this morning out of our back door, Jack Frost has been busy coating leaves, while tadpoles are frozen in time at the earliest stage of their lives.

#winter #spring #mountains
March 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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What’s your favourite flavour? Having some #IceCream 🍦 well I’m having #Raspberry #Gelato & my partner is having a #Thickshake from Tango Gelato before heading to the #Kingscliff #Beach Izzy is having kisses 😘
March 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Sunday #RoadTrip to #Murwillumbah in #NSW and I just love all the history here and how town have kept the old buildings. Here are just some of them
#HistoryMatters #StreetPhotography #PreservationMatters #buildings #architecturephotography #artdecophotography #PreservingHistory #Photography
March 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I wld reply “yes, I want a bin chicken” & I wld even want it in my bed, with me, partner & dog Izzy. But, I’m already cleaning enough bird 💩 off deck from butcher birds. So pass on this rule thanks
when I was a kid I wld go 2 bed with my dogs, cats, lizards I collected from yard & our chickens.
March 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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A wonderful morning #Walk @ Mt Gravatt #Wallabies #Wildlife #Koala #NaturePhotography #Brisbane
View of Brisbane city Cockatoo having a scratch Koala 🐨 in a tree Rosellas
March 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Wow what a cool sounding book!! I know it says aimed at 6 to 12 year olds - Guess I have a 10 year olds brain 😆 but tbh I’ve always felt sorry for cockroaches 🪳 because they are aren’t a QUEENSLANDER 🤣😂jokes sorta
aidandoyle.bsky.social Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · Jan 28
Bug book release day!!!

Mind-controlling Bugs is officially on sale today in Australia.

A 48 page illustrated non-fiction book aimed at 6-12 year olds. Features 20 parasitic creepycrawlies that do terrible things.
Emerald cockroach wasp Mind-controlling bugs cover Mind-controlling Bugs books
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This is why I don’t do spots. Too dangerous 🤣😂
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Frisbee incident. 🥏🩹👌
March 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Break in the rain, checked out low lying areas in #Brisbane after #CycloneAlfred some #Photos of a local park in #Rocklea
#Photography #NaturePhotography #Raindrops #BrisbaneFloods #SouthBrisbane
Love the reflection in the raindrop on the end of the branch Mr Alfred Fagon the water dragon 🐉 having a wee breather on a broken off branch in the flood waters Raindrops on the white magnolia Flood waters across the footpath now a swimpath
March 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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While a spot of #BlueSky in #Brisbane yesterday, decided 2 take Izzy 🐩 4 #AWalkAroundTheHood in #Annerley then #CakeAndCoffee 4 me and #CakeAndPuppyChino 4 my #FurBaby

#CycloneAlfred #MorningWalk
Izzy drinking Izzy eating and drinking Coffee and carrot cake Izzy curled up and content after having her puppy chino and carrot cake
March 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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#Australian #books herstory right there
Turner sisters Lilian & Ethel Aussie writes & authors
Ethel became more famous when #SevenLittleAustralians turned into a TV show
Lilian known 4 “flapper” books
🩷 books 4 teens & young adults #BookSky #VintageBooks #Authors #AussieAuthors #BookGeek #BookWorm
5 books - bottom of pile is dark forest green book with gold letters - The Perry Girls by Lilian Turner on top of that a maroon book with gold lettering April Girls also by Lilian Turner Next to that pile is another pile and on the bottom of that pile is a red book with gold lettering Seven little Australians by Ethel Turner on top of that book is a blue book with gold lettering Three Little Maids by Ethel Turner and lastly is a light army green with a black pattern and in black lettering The little Larrikin also by Ethel Turner This is just a close up of the Lilian Turner books. A small pile consisting of the 2 Lilian books. Bottom of pile is dark forest green book with gold letters - The Perry Girls by Lilian Turner. On top of that book sits a maroon book with gold lettering - April Girls also by Lilian Turner. 5 books - bottom of pile is dark forest green book with gold letters - The Perry Girls by Lilian Turner on top of that a maroon book with gold lettering April Girls also by Lilian Turner This is a close up photo of the Ethel Turner books. So a pile of 3 books. Starting on the bottom of that pile is a red book with gold lettering - Seven Little Australians by Ethel Turner (this is the one that was made into a TV show - I’ve not seen as it was way way way before my time). Next to that one is the blue book with gold lettering - Three Little Maids by Ethel Turner. Lastly, on top of these two books is the light army green one with the black pattern and in black lettering - The little Larrikin by Ethel Turner.
February 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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#Sunday drive to #Boonah
🩷 sml country towns each have a unique character u wont find elsewhere
Streets proudly showcase the history that locals treasure, maintain & restore

#SundayDrive #QLD #CountryLife #PubOnEveryCorner #CountryPub #AustralianHotel #CommercialHotel #Queensland #Photography
Photo of the 2 story Commercial Hotel pub and cafe on the corner of the Main Street in Boonah. The colour of the pub is a cream off white the words Commercial Hotel is also in this colour with a red maroon colour shadow outlining the letters. Lattice fencing up top also Entrance to the Australian Hotel pub cafe and access. This one has a green and white colour theme. 3 wood steps up (painted green, yellow safety line painted on the edge of each step). White wood handrails top but painted green. Then there’s a veranda floor is wood painted green. Walk a few steps you get to the door way to the pub. White widow door frame things with glass and the front door is wide open More of the front of the Australian Hotel pub cafe- wide angle shot so you see more of the veranda and more of what’s on the right of the green steps (talked about in last photo) which is a 3 pane window about shoulder height with 4 posters underneath with alcohol advertisements Front on photo of the Australian Hotel can now see that it is 2 stories. The accommodation part must be the top section and the top section doesn’t look as old as the bottom section looks like it could have been added in the 70’s perhaps
February 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Thought I wld join the #Stairway #Photographys idk why, when I see certain #Stairs I think #StairwayToHeaven then I think 🤔 why a highway 2 hell and only a stair way to heaven? Why not a highway too? Or are more people going 2 hell so they need a highway? So I think we claim rainbow to heaven also 🌈
Narrow Cement stairs, metal handrail on right lash green bush scrub and trees on left, right and above with the sun and sun rays shining through gaps Cement stairs main focus of photo leading all the way up. Silver metal handrail on right. Lush green bush scrub on left and right. Large trees both sides creating a canopy can tell it’s a sunny day but not much Sun is getting through Grey rock man made staircase through the bush Cement stairs metal handrail on right
February 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Yes, the dragon lizard 🦎 are out in force in #Brisbane atm

#Photography #Wildlife #DragonLizard #Lizard #WildOz
Close up photo of dragon lizard 🦎 head Close up of photo of another water dragon’s head this one has a mohawk of spikes going down the middle its head. These two dragon lizards were hanging out together and I think one is actually female and one male. I’m gonna say this bad ass looking one is female. Close up photo of the dragon lizards back leg and sharp claws Both dragons lizards 🦎 Cranky Frankie, she/he mohawk one looks cranky and Lazzin Lazza he was chill and was the one that let me get super close in the photo here. He has his eyes close while Cranky Frankie is watching my every move. She’s ready to pounce and bite me should I make one wrong move or something I do looks threatening 🤣 Lazzin Lazza he is so relaxed and half asleep he doesn’t even care that I’m there. Just enjoying the beautiful weather and sun ☀️
February 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Some #Photos from our #MorningWalk around #BrisbaneRiver #Tennyson #Yeerongpilly #Yeronga #Nature
Rowers row row row your boat gently down actually up the Brisbane river life is but a dream Lizzy the lizard 🦎 An amazing flower 🌸 Goldie the Golden Orb spider 🕷️ well I think it is and boy did she scare the holy crap outta me when someone on a noisy bike scared her and she ran and I screamed because I just seen her run and I thought shit she’s camping for me (because with an iPhone you have to be pretty much on top to get micro shots or is it macro) but thank goodness she ran in the opposite direction to the direction I was in and also ran in! But she certainly got my heart racing and yes she is a she as she had her babies there also so cute I should have taken a photo of them also. Darn missed it
February 22, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Some photos from our walk this morning around #Tarragindi #Brisbane
#MorningWalk #Photography #OutdoorPhotography #PhotoDiary #LifePhotography #Nature
A couple of crows (Poe & Bow) fighting on the bin A stunning sun rises just past the trees I just love wattle the bright golden yellow colour is the quintessential Aussie summer colour to me How crazy do these mushrooms 🍄 look?? Idk 🤷‍♀️ kinda remind me of a mushroom I’ve seen in some cartoon or video game.
February 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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This is interesting as my local FB group were just talk about “Walking Bus” & “Bike Bus”. The local @activetravel.bsky.social group are trying to plan out some safe “Bike Bus” routes but really need modifications to some roads to really make it safe. It’s great to see a Cr be active in safe cycling
space4cyclingbne.bsky.social Space for Cycling Brisbane @space4cyclingbne.bsky.social · Feb 19
Engaging with local councillors is key to good decisions around active transport. Today Belinda met with Cr Lisa Atwood to discuss the challenges and opportunities for improving cycling in the eastern suburbs of #Brisbane. We may not have solved everything in an hour, but spoke about:
February 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM