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Banksias in the coastal scrub.
Andy

A week of discovery around Kalbarri

It was lovely to have friends join us for a week around Kalbarri. None of us had explored the region before, so there was plenty of shared stopping, pointing and wondering what we were looking at. The iron-rich sandstone was a constant interest. Inland it…

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The star-filled sky above camp.
Andy

A new moon and a very full sky

A new moon, clear weather and a campsite away from the lights: an excellent combination for looking up. These photos were taken with astronomy mode on Andy's phone. It gathers light for around four minutes, then turns a very dark scene into a sky full…

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Shan matching the colours at Hutt Lagoon.
Andy

Hutt Lagoon: a pink lake that delivered

We finally found a pink lake that was properly pink. Hutt Lagoon more than met the brief, with the water shifting between pale rose and deeper pink against the white salt and blue sky. Shan was dressed to match (though this could have been coincidence).

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Warm reflections at Ellendale Pool.
Shan

Ellendale Pool, and a stop in Dongara

Ellendale Pool was a lovely find inland from Geraldton. At sunset, the rock face picked up warm colour and reflected it back across the water, with the trees making dark shapes around the edges. The photos also include a stop at Dongara and its enormous…

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