Sydney

Australia, that is. I liked the little "cabin" sticking out of the corner. Could be converted to a Tiny Home! AA287 Don't have a clue.

I think the one in front is a mimosa.

Sydney, Australia.

Blue Mountains, Australia. An old photo. AA333 - Different Place/time.

Sydney, Australia. The name is just as adorable as the animal!

An old shot from Sydney, Australia. This fellow was about 5-6ft. long. There are 25 subspecies of monitor lizards in Australia. This one is a Lace Monitor, Bells Phase: www.zoochat.com/community/media/lace-monitor-bells-phase.136134 The photo is from the Featherdale Zoo in Sydney, so the lizard in that page may be this exact one. Another source states, "Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA shows the lace monitor to be the closest relative (sister taxon) of the Komodo dragon..." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lace_monitor

Sydney, Australia. This fish market is the second largest in the world, the largest being in Tokyo. It was a fascinating tour, which I had not really expected.

Along the walk to the opera house, as I recall. Sydney is built on sandstone.

A cliff in the stunning Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia. I had heard of them, but never thought much about their name. I was surprised to learn that the air had a blue tinge, at least on the cloudy day I was there. It's caused by the eucalyptus oil mist in the air, which I could smell. The trees themselves were bluish-gray. A vast forest of eucalyptus, I suppose of several varieties, an unusual and beautiful place.

Stone picnic shelter and my old buddy from our Goggle Earth Moderator days, Frank McVey. Scotsman, wicked sense of humor, and nearly unintelligible to my ears. I miss those guys a lot!

A tour of the observatory for Google Earth Moderators.