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Lyn Mac
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Librarian who takes photos, more miss than hit. All photos/videos taken by me (unless otherwise noted), mostly hand held and rarely edited.
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Possibly an ibis feather given it was around their roosting trees, but not sure.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #ColorADay #WhiteFri #photography
Close up view of a feather, mostly white with some black, that is lying on the ground. Two dead fallen leaves are on the feather, one larger than the other. Around the feather are other fallen leaves and bits of surrounding trees. The ground below is worn and small stones are visible in the surface.
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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Yellow in reflection

I've spent a couple of days reflecting upon department and systems interaction that don't. (Reflecting may not be quite the right word)

#ColorADay #YellowThu #UrbanGaze #photography #reflection
A black vehicle parked by the side of the road, part of the passenger front side panel and wheel are visible. The vehicle has white splatter on in, looking like it may be mud or similar. The kerb has some yellow paint designating some work to be done, that is reflected in the panel. Weeds are growing on the verge.
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Hibiscus flowers in progress

#JanuArty #Green
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #hibiscus #flowers #photography #macrophotography
Hibiscus flowers growing on the plant. One bud is open , the petals are cream with some purply/pink colour. A few closed buds are next to it, with leaves in the background. Small white balls cover the opening flower, quite possibly tiny bugs or something, with one on the leaf below.
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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8.30am reflections at the bus stop

#windowsonwednesday #wednesdaywindows #windowswednesday #photography #reflections
A small part of a corner of a building in the morning shade, with reflective glass on the outside in rectangles. Surrounding buildings are reflected in the glass, along with some tree branches and leaves. A metal girder is on the outside of the building, part of the architecture.
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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Variegated leaves yesterday on a cloudy day

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #ColorADay #RedWed #photography #leaves
Two leaves on a tree, with branches and other leaves blurred in the background. The leaves are variegated, red and green. The photo was taken on a cloudy day so the lighting is not bright.
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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'Twas the light on the leaves that caught my eye, not so much interested in their softness at the time
Mullein growing by the road, a herb with medicinal properties and also a weed

From April 2025

#JanuArty #soft #herbs #weeds #photography #TextureTuesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp
Mullein growing by the road, in among some clover. The green leaves are in morning sun, with not many of the soft hairs covering them in view.
January 20, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Needs to be broken to be enjoyed

From back when smash cakes were all the rage, about three years ago

#SensoryArt #broken #photography #cake
A cake that is made of a chocolate outer shell, filled with lollies, known as a smash cake. The cake has been smashed, and lollies such as milk bottles, snakes, strawberries and cream, and bananas are seen having fallen out. The lollies are mixed in with broken chocolate pieces from the shell. It is sitting on a silver circle, on white bench.
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge via train in morning peak hour, burst mode through the window

From my archives

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #photography #SydneyHarbourBridge
View of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from a train window, looking south. The photo looks like it is out of focus thanks the the cleanliness of the window and the movement of the train. Part of the south eastern arch is visible, along with several hangers. The deck of the bridge has traffic, consisting of buses and some cars, in both directions. A train line is also visible on the deck. Reflections from the train window are seen over the bridge. Buildings in the CBD of Sydney can bee seen in the background through the hangers.The sky is seen through the bridge, mostly cloudy with some blue.
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Snapshot of a garden bed up the street

#ColorADay #PinkMon #gardenbed #photography
A garden bed with a pink flamingo against a beige wall. Unidentified plants and a few weeds are in the bed around the flamingo. At the top right of the frame a ladder is partially seen, with a pot plant seen on one of the rungs. Reflective light is making shadows on the wall of the flamingo, ladder and plats
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Orange canna lilies during wind and light rain yesterday

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #raindrops
Orange canna lilies growing on the plant in a garden bed between the footpath and the road. In the background are other plants, the road and a fence on the other side of the road, all blurred. The main plant has raindrops on it. Some falling light rain is just visible.
January 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Sunshine on long green leaves, last week

#ColorADay #GreenSat #photography #plants #nativeplants
A green plant, looking like very long thick blades of grass growing in a fountain shape. I think it's called Mat Rush. Afternoon sun is shining on the plant, leaves making shadows. The plant is in a garden bed with light grey walls around it. Brown fallen leaves from surrounding trees are on the surface of the bed. The walls are visible in the background, but seen only through the long strap like leaves.
January 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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A yellow leaf that has fallen onto the road

From my archives, as today has been mostly raining

#BlueSkyArtShow #One #photography #leaf #minimal
A leaf has fallen onto a road. The leaf is mostly yellow, but is brown on the curled part that is not in contact with the road. There is a faint leaf shaped shadow on the road
January 17, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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A puddle photo taken during a short break in today's rain. It looks slightly gloomy, befitting the conditions I think.

Puddle Hunters by Kirsty Murray and Karen Blair

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
#photography #puddles #reflection
A footpath made from rectangular pavers that has a puddle on it.. On the surface of the puddle is a reflection of a power pole and wires, and a tree. The photo was taken in colour but looks more monotone due to the cloud cover. There is evidence of water dripping into the puddle from the trees above.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 AM
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The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

From my archives, and posting again because I like this one

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
#ColorADay #BWFri
#photography #steps
A black and white image of steps with a driveway on the right side and a wall on the left. Each step has a safety strip, and there is a handrail on the right. Running across the bottom of the driveway, at the bottom of the frame, is a drain. The steps are leading up to an unseen block of flats. The angle of the sun is causing shadows, of the handrail on the steps, and of the next door building on the top of the driveway.
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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This is as close to a half moon as I have (52%), though not one of my better pics if I do say so myself.
Hand held with no editing as seen from my balcony in Sydney on the 9th of April 2022

#JanuArty #half #moon
The moon, about 52% visible in the southern hemisphere. The moon is lying on its left side, with craters visible along the lunar terminator, the line between light and dark.
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Sydenham Station, this morning

Zinn & The Art Of Road Bike Maintenance by Lennard Zinn

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
#UrbanGaze #photography #bicycles
A bicycle parking area at a major rail and metro station. Too many bicycles to describe individually. At the far end is a caged area with more bicycles in it. The photo was taken on an overcast day to the lighting isn't great.
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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More yellow than last week as brain back almost to what is was before the heatwave, if somewhat distracted.

#ColorADay #YellowThu #flowers #photography #hibiscus #bloomscrolling
Close up view of a yellow hibiscus flower growing on the plant. The stamen and stigma are in full focus, the rest of the flower not so much. A green leaf of the plant is below the flower. In the background are other plants and a partial view of a vehicle.
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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Various deities are still looking favourably upon me in the cleaning out mum's place as she has moved into a care home.
This is my offering to them and to any I might need in the coming weeks.

It's also an overcast day so some colour is welcome

#photography #flowers #bloomscrolling #grevillea
Close up view of a grevillea firesprite flower growing on the plant. The colours are vibrant pink, crimson and what might be considered yellow.. Green leaves of the plant are in the background.
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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I Can Jump Puddles, first book of a three part autobiography by Alan Marshall

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks
#puddles #photography #reflections #AustralianLiterature
A puddle in an outdoor car park. There is a reflection of a black metal fence and blue sky with clouds on the puddle. Some markings on the surface of the car park suggest some construction might soon take place.
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Grevillea Scarlet Moon flower, some style yet to unfurl.

#ColorADay #RedWed #ohotography #flowers #bloomscrolling #grevillea
Close up view of a scarlet moon grevillea flower growing on the plant, with some leaves visible. Some of the red style have yet to unfurl. In the background are more plants, blurred.
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Looking up at a modern building with windows wrapping around corners

#SensoryArt #corners #windowsOnwednesday #wednesdaywindows #windowswednesday #photography #reflections
An office building in morning light, about 8.30am, looking up at it from a bus stop opposite and up the street a bit. The building is white and has three corners visible that are rounded. There looks to be two balconies, on one of the corners, separated by a floor. The windows are reflective, and surrounding buildings can ben seen on them. Two tress frame the building, one one each side, only partially seen.
January 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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Not long after sunset August 2021, as I've been a bit preoccupied lately and haven't been out much after tea.

#JanuArty #sky #sunset #sunsets #photography
Just after sunset, looking west over trees, houses and powerlines in silhouette. The sky is mostly filled with clouds, that are coloured gold, orange and bruised purple. Some blue sky is also visible.
January 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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Deities of transport, of customer service and of weather, please accept this offering for looking kindly upon me today.

From my archives (and it's one of my favourites but don't let any deities know this as I need to curry favour for a while longer)

#photography #plants #agave
Close up view of a foxtail agave plant with the sun behind it. The central leaf in the process of unfurling.
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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Fancy door protecting the books

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #streetlibrary
A street library sitting on a brick fence. The library has what appears to look like stained glass in the door, a flower in the middle. The edge of the door is bright red. The roof has purple eaves and the roof looks not to be painted. Behind the library is a frangipani and an unidentified plant.
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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The footpath gets wet when it rains.
And who doesn't like a puddle?

#JanuArty #wet #photography #puddles #rain
A wet footpath in the rain. There is a large puddle in the centre, with raindrops visible. A smaller puddle is in the upper left of the frame. A small area of verge is visible in the top right.
January 12, 2026 at 4:47 AM