Best of 2022

Sunday challenge - Chinese elements. Five Elements Theory is a Chinese philosophy used to describe interactions and relationships between things. The five elements — wood, fire, earth, metal, and water — are believed to be the fundamental elements of everything in the universe between which interactions occur... Five Elements Theory first appeared during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–476 BC). It became widespread: mostly used in Chinese medicine, philosophy, fengshui, fortune-telling, and martial arts. chinahighlights.com

Sunday challenge - A4 white paper Paper plane created by Ian :-)

A favourite lamp Sunday challenge 525 Selection of previous lamp pics in PiP

Selection of my lamp photos from 2016 to 2021. Prompted by this week's Sunday Challenge, to make sure I take something a little different for the new photo...

TSC Wabi-Sabi - the impermanent nature of all things ... at Manning Point ... between the blue waters of the Manning River double delta and the golden sands of the Pacific Ocean. An outing, with lunch at Old Bar. The Manning River is the only double delta river in the southern Hemisphere and the only permanent multiple entrance river in the world other than the Nile River Egypt.

Sunday challenge - Letter A - Arboreal

Dora cannot resist being part of any new scene setting activity :-)

Turkish delight. Fry's Turkish Delight is a chocolate sweet made by Cadbury. It was launched in the UK in 1914 by the Bristol-based chocolate manufacturer J. S. Fry & Sons and consists of a rose-flavoured Turkish delight surrounded by milk chocolate. The Fry's identity remained in use after Fry & Sons merged with Cadbury in 1919. Wikipedia Sunday challenge TSC 522

Sunday challenge - your mission this week is mushrooms/fungi anyway you like, wild, shop-bought, cooked, raw! Just as well I decided to take this, as the mushrooms were almost past their use by date, so had to cook them right away... see PiP. TSC 521

Sunday challenge TSC 520

Sunset, New South Wales, Australia

Cute and sporty. My first challenge in TSC was 128, a car logo, May 2014, see PiP. The Mazda MX5 has a very simple design on the back. It doesn't need to advertise :-) TSC 519

A friend suggested it might be better to go for a pre-owned year, which made me laugh :-) It might be more reliable. Anyway, wishing everyone a happy and healthy one... We didn't stay up til midnight but I was woken by our cat Dora, so captured this in the early hours - our Christmas deck lights. Sunday challenge

2022 Archive Airings AA347 - My home town This is a coastal community. We have a bowling club with bistro, a Surf Life Saving club (Sippers on Sundays), a tavern, a beach cafe, and a local shopping village which includes a library, pharmacy, grocery store, cafe, and a few other shops. Our nearest petrol station is 15 minutes drive away in the nearest town. There is also a medical centre, a golf course and country club, two caravan/camping parks, and a tourist resort. New South Wales, Australia Sunday challenge - complementary colours. Front view in PiP

Fishermen nearby sorting out their catch. Wallis Lake, New South Wales, Australia

This was an experiment with the Nikon 35mm, in comparison with the Canon 50mm Here we have round, octagonal, and oval bokeh discs. With the Canon the result was octagonal. Canon photo 50mm lens F2.5 Update 23 December Canon 50mm at F2 seems to be the optimum, but the 100mm F2 result was the best. Different lens on Canon - Yongnuo 100mm F2

In our garden, New South Wales, Australia. This Hibiscus only has one or two flowers at a time, as it is still quite a small shrub, but this time have managed to catch it at its peak. Sunday challenge 25 - December Magic