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The tingle tree - a mighty giant

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Feb 23

I sometimes commented on here that I haven’t been able to find a particular photo. Later, of course, when I’m looking for something else, then the ‘lost’ photo will turn up. I have a lot of photos and have them sorted in a number...

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We'll be seeing Thornton Wilder's Our Town

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Feb 19

I got up early this morning to try to get a discussion up before we leave for Perth. The play we are going to see is Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. It promises to be a bit different. I know we have to wear headphones throughout and...

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We've been down among the big timber

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Feb 19

We are back from our short trip to Walpole on Western Australia’s south coast. We met up with Vince’s brother and his wife plus their daughter and her husband who are holidaying from York in England. The weather is often cooler...

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Pack your bags and come with me to Walpole

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Feb 19

Would you like to come on a short break with us? Tomorrow we’ll be hooking up the caravan and heading to Walpole, Western Australia, where the big trees grow. We’ll meet up at the caravan park with Vince’ brother and his wife,...

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A Tree called Grandma

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Feb 17

@LoriAMoore just posted another 'southern' saying about a bump on a log which brought to mind this photo of a giant tingle found near Walpole in the south-west of Western Australia. The tree is affectionately known as 'Grandma' as...

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Valley of the Giants, Walpole, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Feb 17

Walpole in Western Australia has an area known as the 'Valley of the Giants' where our massive karri trees grow. The area also boasts the last remaining tingle tree forest and the photo shows one of the old grand-daddy...

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valley of the giants

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Do you have a head for heights?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Feb 17

On our way to the deep south of Western Australia with our Taiwanese visitors we took the opportunity to call into the Diamond Tree. I've written about it before. It is near Walpole and is one of three fire lookout trees located...

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Turn Left at the Kangaroo

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 17

We've had two Taiwanese people staying with us in Donnybrook, Western Australia. The mother doesn't speak English and the daughter has stayed with us before, about five years ago. Like many travellers, they are on a limited...

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Horace Walpole On Gothic Architecture

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 9 Feb 17

I read an essay by Horace Walpole on what he considers to be the roots of Gothic architecture. He should know, having single handedly launched the modern (18th century) vogue for Gothic literature. In his essay on the State Of...

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Preparing for the Bibbulman Track, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 4 Sep 16

We've just had two days away. We drove down to Walpole on the south coast of Western Australia. We have a friend who has walked most of the Bibbulman Track, a 623 miles (1,003 kilometres) walk trail which goes from the Perth...

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We're off for a few days

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381942) • Rockingham, Australia 9 Dec 15

Vince's brother and his wife called in around lunchtime yesterday on their way to Walpole on Western Australia's south coast. They do a lot of camping. Their trailer is purpose built to carry their tent and other equipment and...

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