Having lost many companions over the years I know that it never is easy. Especially one that you have been so close to for so long. I am so very sorry for your loss of a fine companion. He is now chasing snowballs on the other side of the rainbow bridge.
Not so sure about No.31...New Zealand has that honour but I've never heard of Australia having that ratio... Australia has always been a continent...it might be the smallest but still officially a continent. As for our dangerous "things", spiders jelly fish, etc, etc, most of these things I've never seen in my life (outside a museum or zoo)..people won't visit here because they are afraid of them but I can assure you, there is absolutely no need to be scared. And I've spent a lot of time in the bush doing photography.
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Spent two weeks in Brisbane teaching a course back in 2014. Had a chance to travel that area during the visit and it was two of the best weeks of my life. Hope to make it back one day to see more.
Just looked it up. For those, like me, that did not know, CBD in Australia means 'Central Business District' which I believe would t***slate to downtown area here in the USA.
No, I get it, it was a sexist comment. Like Blonde jokes. And my dog is cuter than yours. So there, take that . . .you . . . you . . . you . . . sexist.
BTW, neither of us can change our avatars as long as this post is on UHH. Bummer.
I don't know why we limit jerryc41's comment to women getting mad, men get mad more often than women. Has anybody noticed that most road-rage incidents and mass shooting are perpetrated by men? Talk about overreacting.
Somehow you missed the humor in the original post, I feel.
To begin with, I would be proud to call any of these images my own. Having been there myself, I would choose #2 over #1 because I feel the cacti speak about the terrain of the area better. Your different angles to achieve reflections are fantastic. The angle you chose for #3 is really great. The shadow detail you have obtained in #5 is very nice and I feel the clouds add some great texture to the sky and reflection in #6. I also like the sky in #9 as well as the composition. Again, these were great.
These little red squirrels are so quick and curious. I remember being in Arcadia NP and just sitting amongst the boulders in order to capture them. You have a wonderful shot here that shows off the personality quite well.