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I've seen quite an array of Australian wildlife during this trip. None of it in the wild, unfortunately, but during a trip to an animal sanctuary and Melbourne Zoo.

Could this koala be more cuddly - or Australian!

And after a feed of gum leaves, a snooze in a convenient tree. Koalas are known to frequently fall out of trees during a kip!

Here is a tawny frogmouth owl. Quite a creepy looking bird, with his triangular shaped eyes!

Below, the dingo - Australia's largest terrestrial predator, although this one looked pretty innocuous!

Mary the wombat. Seems cuddly, loves chopped veg, but look at those claws!

My granddaughter had a happy time feeding wallabies, a duck who was keen to get in on the act, and even a kangaroo which stood considerably taller than her at full stretch!

This is the only truly wild creature amongst this collection - an Eastern yellow robin.

Below, a bush-stone curlew, which looks quite different to our curlews at home.

Although obviously not a local, I have to include the orang-utan because he was my granddaughter's favourite at the zoo.

And finally, a kindly looking pelican!

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In a vase on Monday - colour

The intense colours in my vase this week come from nasturtiums, sweetpeas and a single glorious zinnia! Their beauty and love of life speak for themselves and need no further words from me! Enjoy!

There have been some cracking early morning skies this week. The sunrise has generated a strong rose gold light which has been picked up not only in the clouds but also through the silver-white grasses around the edge of the golf course. I always marvel at the clouds. Constantly changing, formations that have never been seen before, never to be seen again.

Coastal walk from Gullane to North Berwick

By the time I have walked about four miles, my toes are screaming at me - it's the arthritis, you see. One of the joys of being that little bit older than I was. However, for a long time, I have been keen to walk along the beaches, and follow the coastal path, between Gullane and North Berwick. So, having worked out the tide times, I decided today was the day, and off we went. Below is our starting point, the bay at Gullane. It's a lovely beach, very popular with dog walkers. This is looking east, the direction Tilly and I were going to take. Looking back, up the Forth, the unmistakable bulk of Arthur's Seat, and Edinburgh's skyline, just clear enough to see. For most of the walk, there is the choice between wandering along a series of beaches, or following a path along the top of each. There's no denying it, at heart I am a shell-seeker. I have loads of shells at home. We lived on one of the out islands in the Bahamas for a just over a year, ...

the running wave

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