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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 9h

My local birding place. Yeramba Lagoon in the Georges River National Park. #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #nature

A path through bright green ferns looks lush and inviting.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The surprise of seeing #Golden wattle popping some colour while on a bush walk. Picnic Point, #Sydney #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A large wattle bush in flower among tall eucalypts. The bright, golden yellow spikes of pompom-like flowers shine in the sun.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On this morning's train to work I sat next to someone reading a book. In front of us another person was reading. In the seat next ahead sat one of the regular readers. On the other side of the aisle were two more regular readers. Another person got on and read. Including me, that's seven!! #BookSky

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lovely #undulating green hills at Kamarun Lookout, O'Reilly, Queensland. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

Rolling green hills with cows of various colours grazing contentedly. A paved road winds over the hill and two large trees sit in the right foreground.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#BookSky August. 22 books finished this year. Looking good to make the goal of 30! #StoryGraph

Two books covers with red a prominent colour of both. Heading @lindavs's August 2026 Reads.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A pretty corner of the Botanic Garden in Orange, New South Wales. #Summer #garden #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A lush garden view with orange flowers in the foreground, leading to a grassy lawn and various trees under a cloudy sky.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The pyrotechnics are part of a display at an airshow. I love the way everyone is so relaxed about the conflagration in the background. It's an organised chaos. #Chaos #airshow #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

An outdoor airshow display where a large crowd gathers on a paved tarmac under a partly cloudy sky.
In the foreground and midground, spectators watch from lawn chairs or stand along the flight line.

A child wearing a pink patterned hat stands near the center foreground facing away. On the left side of the tarmac, a large white and red Coulson Next Gen Airtanker aircraft sits parked.

In the background across the horizon, a massive pyrotechnic wall of fire and thick black smoke erupts in a long line, creating a dramatic explosion display behind the parked aircraft and spectators.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Atlassian Central hybrid timber and steel building under construction, with wings. Central Station, Sydney. #UrbanGaze #YellowThu #train #Waratah #hybrid #Sydney #EastCoastKin #ECK

A side view of a double-deck passenger train stopped at an open-air railway platform under a bright, partly cloudy blue sky crisscrossed by overhead power lines.

In the foreground, two connected silver train carriages feature prominent yellow double doors with blue accessibility symbols. In the background above the station roof, a glass skyscraper under construction rises into the center of the skyline, topped by two large red construction cranes.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Where sandstone meets the sea. A ruggedly beautiful landsape at Potter Point in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell, Sydney. #Earth #sand #sea #complementary #blue #orange #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A windswept coastal landscape stretches beneath a brooding grey sky. Weathered rock shelves meet soft sand, scattered with tufts of grass, while low dunes rise in the distance. Beyond the shoreline, a calm blue horizon adds a quiet sense of space and solitude.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The luminous brilliance of the water surrounding Rottnest Island, WA is something to behold. #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #blue #ocean #EastCoastKin #ECK

Brilliant, bright blue and turquoise water complemented beautifully by chalky white rocks on the shore.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What even is this building apart from beautiful and amazing. #UrbanGaze #YellowThu #Sydney #EastCoastKin #ECK

Curvy walls of blond brick feature small, blocky windows that reflect the sky. A leafy tree in the foreground frames the building. Yellow seats and a yellow sign give a colour pop.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

July #Storygraph summary. I only managed two books as I have been a bit preoccupied. Two books is my goal so that's not bad! An oldie randomly chosen at the library and a newie for my #bookclub. #BookSky

My Storygraph monthly summary of books finished. Two books covers and several graphs including pages read per day and genre.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Queen Mary 2 berthed at Cirqular Quay seems to dwarf the Sydney Harbour Bridge. #Big #BlueSkyArtShow #red #Sydney #SydneyHarbourBridge #ship #EastCoastKin #ECK

A large, solid ship berthed next to a curved iron bridge. A red funnel on the ship adds a splash of colour on a grey day. The words "Queen Mary 2" are on the bow.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A constellation of crystal ablaze in a lighting shop at night. #BlueSkyArtShow #Glass #Crystal #EastCoastKin #ECK

A huge chandelier with tiers of candle-like lights and many hanging strings of crystal beads and pendants hangs in a shop window. The crystals reflect coloured light coming through the window from the street.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A very healthy-looking dandelion growing where it shouldn't, as they do. #BlueSkyArtShow #Growing #ECK

A weed with abundant, healthy green leaves and one large yellow flower grows in a crack in the pavement in front of a garage door.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Relaxing with a book and a cuppa on a cold winter morning. #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet #ECK #BookSky 🧶

Close up of a yellow cup with a floral design next to an open book on the lap of a person on a green stripy lounge. The cup holds milky coffee.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

These fellas are wide. A couple of land mullets out for a walk in the sun. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wide #ECK #reptiles

Large chunky lizards move from left to right across lichen-speckled rocks. The smaller ones are speckled.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It's a wide world. A mountain vista under a cloudy sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wide #ECK

A distant mountain range under a cloudy sky. Colours of blue and sepia.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A resting robber fly or arresting robber. Fly! #BlueSkyArtShow #macro

A large insect with reddish brown legs, a brown body and wings and large oval black eyes. The feet are brush-like.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

StoryGraph reading summary for May. Cool layout. #BookSky

A calendar for the month of May with a coloured stripe spanning the days I read each book. This shows I finished reading two books and am currently reading a third.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I need to make some of these 🧶 🐌 🐌 🐌

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Yay! #WorldBeeDay 20 May 2026. Some little Lipotriches australica in my garden from summer. When I move from this house I will miss the garden so much.

Small bees massed on a silver spurflower spike. This plant is popular with native bees for roosting and for food.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I used to call her icecream although her name was Lexi. #BlueSkyArtShow #soft #ECK #caturday #tripod

A black and white cat surrounded by love hearts. Her owner looks on wearing an animal filter. Nonsense words on washi tape are scattered about.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

My April StoryGraph Wrap-Up. Two books featured the Arno in Florence, by coincidence. There are four regular readers on my morning commute train carriage (including me). Fabulous! #BookSky 📖

A bar graph, a line graph and two pie charts illustrate books read by me in the month of April. The headline stats are in bold print. The book covers are shown. One day I read many more pages than any of the other days in the month.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Strawberries #new in season. #Summer (not here, perhaps where you are). #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

Bright red strawberries lined up on a plate. The green plant design on the white plate shows them off beautifully.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A leopard slug in the garden! A closeup of the slimy critter. #nature #garden #critter #slug

A large slug with a brown mottled pattern. It is wet and sits on a dry leaf.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The moon on blue. Taken from my backyard with Samsung Galaxy phone. #Moon #sky #blue

The moon looking transparently white against a cloudy, bright-blue sky.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Spending some time this holiday Monday sorting out my knitting and crochet magazines and patterns 🧶

Piles of craft magazines on a white blanket box, sorted in titles.

My tidy craft cupboard. The contents consist mostly of yarn in plastic tubs.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Only two books read this month. And they were both great reads. Highly recommend!

A pretty pastel graphic showing book covers and graphs.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

A teddy bear bee (Amegilla bombiformis) in the yard this evening. I heard her before I saw her! #BeeSky 🐝

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The sun steals through the slatted wooden structure of a fernery in dappled, playful shadow. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wood #EastCoastKin

Wooden posts painted green hold up the slatted roof of the fernery. The sun shines through the gaps in playful shadow.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

It is summer here! Water droplets from a sprinkler on a hot day 🌞 #BlueSkyArtShow #Sunshine #EastCoastKin

The sun blazes down on water from a sprinkler arcing across the roof of a house. The neighbourhood trees and telecommunications tower are mottled from the confetti-like spray.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

A mysterious tableau as darkness descends on a hot summer night. #BlueSkyArtShow #One #EastCoastKin

A garden orb weaver spider seems to hover in the frame, her web invisible in the late afternoon light. Behind is a fan blowing on a chicken coop. It is a hot night.

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

A Bunya Pine situated in Cook Park, Orange NSW. Its imposing magnificence caught my eye. Native to Queensland, the trees are important to Aboriginal Australians. #ForestFriday #EastCoastKin

A tall tree with long, straight branches radiating from the trunk. It is among other trees in a park. A park bench sits in the foreground.

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