My Aussie Backyard...the Rocks & the Trees

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October 21st 2016
My Aussie Backyard...the Rocks & the Trees. It kinda begs the question...why the rocks & the trees? We love the birds that sing and the animalia that slither, climb and crawl. But what images are our deepest emotional attachment to Australia as our home? It's the rocks & trees that remind us of home when we are away...that welcome us when we return from our travels...the sap of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more