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With the church spire poking through it looks so Old World. I'm going to take you to the Farmer's Market at the church a bit later in the sequence.

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  1. JulieNovember 29, 2010 at 8:30 AM

    Oh yes, changes the scene quite markedly. Howewver, it is still unmistakably Australian.

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  2. WinamNovember 29, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    The landscape and the colours look a lot like England to me.

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  3. SusanNovember 29, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    Your lovely photo invites a leisurely stroll over the paddock, through the trees and out on to the church grounds :D

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  4. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 4:43 AM

    The distant spire looks great there. Great composition.

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  5. MartinaNovember 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM

    Exactly what I thought: could be in Germany as well. I wonder what Julie sees as unmistakably Australian, ;-). Please tell me, yes?

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  6. JulieNovember 30, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    Martina, the iron-bark tree in the foreground, the mix of trees along the creek in the mid-ground and the blue of the eucalyptus rising from the hills beyond.

    I think this all to be not 'lime' enough for Europe.

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  7. diane bNovember 30, 2010 at 5:06 PM

    Great composition. It is great to see some old towns are still in good shape after seeing the ruins in SA.

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  8. MartinaDecember 1, 2010 at 8:05 AM

    Julie, thank you very much. Of course I didn't recognise the iron bark tree - definitely some tree you won't find in Germany in the middle of the landscape ;-). While mixed forest and "blueish" mountains - this (i.e. the photo) could very well be one of the low mountain ranges in Central Europe.

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  9. JimDecember 2, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Terrific scene.

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