the snow covered coronet peak, at 1,649m, is the first commercial skifield in new zealand, accessible through the narrow gorge rd. from queenstown. photo was taken 17 km away from the top of queenstown skyline gondola windy viewing deck facing northeast in june 2010.
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the most photographed object in fraser’s hill, the vine covered clock tower sits among old tudor style architecture buildings in the english village square. the spot was surprisingly empty as renovation work was in progress at the time the photo was captured in december 2007. nowadays it is brimming with people. 😦
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revisiting this poignant and emotionally powerful song from the unique songstress.
a backroad junction off from the great alpine road where i stopped for a quick smoking break but decided seconds later to resist from lighting up for fear of sparking a wildfire. instead i immersed myself with the stunning views of the dry winter poplars, grass and the sweeping farmlands. near tarrawingee, victoria in june 2010.
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a calm before the feeding frenzy began. a laidback huge monitor, together with hundreds of its kind, co-owner of sapi island with sabah parks management, off the coast near kota kinabalu, lazily basking under the blistering sun. quite a few (the huge, old and wise ones including this one) are deemed friendly enough to be permitted to roam freely among the visitors and been fed food excess regularly by the local tour operators. i took my love hate relationship with the ugly creatures to another level that day. mid june 2011.
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a latest resident of my parents’ home garden, presumably a descendant of the subject from an earlier post, this large female batik golden orb weaver was hauling her latest highly proteinous prey, an innocent katydid, a long horned grasshopper, although more related to crickets than grasshoppers. upon reaching the centre of the huge fortress of cluster web, her brunch was indubitably secured. perrennially intrigued, i said my prayer and left them in peace. ketereh, mid june 2011.
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i am not a fan of food in general, unlike sex, food is only good when you are hungry. however, these tropical fruits, the purple mangosteen do seem to make an exception everytime i came across them. the fruits are excellent for consumption fresh, ripe or even spoil. pic was taken at a fruit stall in kundasang, sabah. july 2008.
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a smile gesture by the spectacularly white and absurdly fine sandy beach of mamutik island, the smallest of the 5 islands that form tunku abdul rahman marine park, off the coast near kota kinabalu. pic was taken yesterday afternoon looking southeast during a day trip to mamutik and sapi islands. june 2011.
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brackish water from a lagoon along the coast near rantau abang, terengganu taken on a late afternoon in june 2011.
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