You are looking down a deep, wooded valley, with the tops of one or two Eucalyptus trees in the foreground. The sides of the valley are capped with sandstone cliffs. The Aurora Australis is emerging from the south-east (left of the photo), magenta in colour.

The Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) emerging from the south-east last week. Taken from a lookout near Fitzroy Falls in New South Wales, Australia.

#landscape #Australia #Astrophotography #Nightphotography #Aurora #AuroraAustralis #SouthernLights #nightscape #Southernhighlands

These shields are worn tightly under the armpit, slung over the shoulder with a rope, to protect the warrior's torso when using his bow. It is light and easy to maneuver. It is distinguished from the warrumbi shields of the same region by its carved "U" shaped structure at the top. These were used to protect the warrior's head. The anthropomorphic image is generally considered to be an ancestor, protecting the warrior. The red represents the color of victory (and also of revenge for the dead).

"Korkor" or "Elayaborr" archer shield
carved wood, pigment
Mendi people
19th century pre-contact
Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands
Papua New Guinea

#tribal #tribalarts #oceanic #papuanewguinea #mendipeople #mendivalley #southernhighlands #oceanic #oceanicart #korkor #elayaborr #shield #warrior

Glow Worm Glen Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #GlowWormGlen #GlowWorms #SouthernHighlands #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #Bundanoon #GlowWormGlenWalk #BushwalkingBlog #GlowWormGlenTrack #MortonNationalPark #SteventureBlog #AustralianWalks #NSWBushwalks #AustralianBushwalks #Exploring #Wingecaribee

Fairy Bower Falls Fairy Bower Falls, Steventure, Bushwalk, Southern Highlands, Bundanoon, Morton National Park, Hiking, Australia, NSW, National Park, Bushwalk Guide

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#Steventure #FairyBowerFalls #ChasingWaterfalls #Waterfalls #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #SouthernHighlands #Bundanoon #MortonNationalPark #GambellsRest #GambellsRestPicnicArea #FairyBowerFallsWalk #BridesLookout #ToothsLookout #GrandCanyon #SunrisePoint #FernGlen

Gibbergunyah Reserve Walk Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #Gibbergunyah #GibbergunyahWalk #GibbergunyahReserve #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #Hike #Hiking #BushwalkingBlog #SouthernHighlands #Wingecaribee #CancerRecovery #Leukemia #TheGib #TheGibLookout #DogWalks #DogfriendlyBushwalk #DogfriendlyBushwalks

Berrima (River Walk and Stone Quarry Walk) Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #Berrima #BerrimaRiverWalk #StoneQuarryWalk #RiverWalk #DogFriendlyWalks #DogWalks #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #BushwalkingBlog #SouthernHighlands #Wingecaribee #WingecaribeeRiver #WorldWarII #WorldWarIIPOWCamps #AustralianHistory #BerrimaRiverReserve

Mount Jellore Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #MountJellore #Wingecaribee #SouthernHighlands #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #Hike #Hiking #HikingBlog #Bushwhacking #Covid19 #CovidPandemic #Lockdowns #FirstTrigStation #WelbyWeir #SpicyFoodChallenges #Mountain #NattaiNationalPark

Bong Bong Common Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #BongBongCommon #SouthernHighlands #Wingecaribee #WingecaribeeRiver #Walks #DogfriendlyWalk #MossVale

Forty Foot Falls Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #FortyFootFalls #40FtFalls #Waterfall #ChasingWaterfalls #Bushwalk #Bushwalking #BushwalkingBlog #MountAlexandra #SouthernHighlands #LakeAlexandra #AustralianBushwalking

Mount Gibraltar Adventure, travel and hiking blog

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#Steventure #MountGibraltar #SouthernHighlands #NSWAustralia #Bushwalk #Lookout #Date #Blog #Blogger #LifeBlog

New festival sets itself some lofty goals A blog about gourmet travel of interest to those who love wine and food.

New #festival in #NSW makes some very bold debut promises. #horizontalfestival #destinationnsw #food #drink #arts #music #travel #Southernhighlands #centennialvineyards www.gourmetontheroad.com/2025/07/new-...

Middle-aged caucasian man with a beard and glasses, dresses in a winter coat and holding an umbrella

A very wet Australian magpie - a black and white bird

A very full creek in Australia that's close to bursting its banks

A big pool of water under an oak tree in a very wet Australian street

It's STILL raining here in the Southern Highlands, NSW! 🌧️🌧️🌧️ Even the magpies are soaking wet! And the creek that's usually a trickle of water is almost over the banks. Fingers crossed it stops soon 🤞

#rain #bombcyclone #southernhighlands #NSW #australia #wednesday

Caucasian man with beard and glasses, wearing a beanie hat and old, black Xero tshirt

Large tree reflected in a puddle of standing water

A bubbling creek, full of rushing water

Long exposure pic of a bubbling creek, with water blurred as it runs past

The suns out, but it's still very wet and cold here in the Southern Highlands 🌞💧The creek is still pretty full and there's puddles aplenty around - so some nice reflections 🪞

#bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #soggyday #saturday

Green paint job and lots of plants at The Bowral Hotel’s annex #thebowralhotel #southernhighlands #bowral #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

Light flooded room in Bowral #thebowralhotel #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

Big tiles in the bathroom at The Bowral Hotel #thebowralhotel #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

I like the clean lines of these recently renovated rooms at The Bowral Hotel #thebowralhotel #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

Room for a couple of nights on the way back to Sydney #thebowralhotel #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

The very cute rooms behind The Bowral Hotel #thebowralhotel #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #au #latergram #bentsabout

If you've listened to Frequencies Of The Southern Hemisphere, you might recognise these trees from the cover art 🌞🌳🌳🎹🎶

A blustery but sunny morning here in the Southern Highlands.

#Saturday #commsbreakdown #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #newmusic

Waterfalls of the Southern Highlands Just inland on the south coast of NSW on the rocky shelf are plunging gorges and incredible waterfalls

Slowly but surely moving my posts onto Substack. This is a photo post about the amazing waterfalls just inland from where I live.
#photography #landscapephotography #waterfalls #nsw #australia #southernhighlands #fitzroyfalls #belmorefalls #carringtonfalls

Closeup of spring blossom on a tree

A street in Bowral, NSW, Australia, lined with trees in blossom

Closeup of pink blossom

A path in Bowral, NSW, Australia, lined with trees covered in pink blossom

Definitely a sunny, blossom-filled morning here in Bowral 🌸🌸🌸🌞

#southernhighlands

There Australian magpies sitting on a telephone wire and telephone pole in the rain ☔☔☔🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

A wet, cold and miserable day in the Southern Highlands today. Even the magpies look depressed. ☔☔☔🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛

#southernhighlands

Caucasian man with beard and glasses, wearing a blue coat and trucker cap while standing outside on a rainy day

Apparently, it might stop raining on Tuesday. It feels like it's been grey and raining for years ☔☔☔☔

#rain #morerain #yetmorerain #soggysunday #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw #australia

White man with glasses and a beard, holding a purple umbrella

Another grey and wet day in the Southern Highlands today - and forecast to be like this for most of the week, sadly ☔☔☔☔

#greyday #rainyday #bowral #southernhighlands

Kookaburra (Australian bird in the Kingfisher family) sitting on a tree branch

Dogs' noses peeking through holes in a garden fence

Cute graffiti or a cartoon girl

Footpath on an Australian street

14,000 steps done on our walk around Bowral today. Spotted a kookaburra and also two dogs with 'nose holes' cut in their garden fence, haha 🐶🐶🤣🤣🤣

#kookaburra #kookaburras #birds #dogs #dognoses #bowral #southernhighlands #nsw

Sign advertising Bridgerton in Bowral, surrounded by flowers

A floral display promoting Bridgerton in Bowral at Corbett Gardens

The Press Shop cafe with a floral display around the main door

Bowral has gone Bridgerton crazy this week! The town's looking very fancy with all the floral decoration and there are certainly a lot of visitors in town exploring the shops and attractions 💐💐💐
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#bowral #bridgerton #netflix #southernhighlands #nsw #australia #tourism #visitnsw

View of Fitzroy Falls, NSW, Australia

An Easter Sunday trip to Fitzroy Falls 🌄

#FitzroyFalls #waterfalls #southernhighlands #nsw #australia

Sun setting over an Australian town

See ya, sunshine! 🌄 👋

#sunset #dusk #friday #bowral #southernhighlands