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Zoo day four

Finally the rain stopped and we had out fourth day at the zoo.  We had decided that it was silly to go to the zoo four times & not take photos, so we took our cameras as well as our … Continue reading

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Last weekend

Last weekend I went out on a boat on the harbour. It was a beautiful day, but quite windy & the sketchbook was fluttering about. I did quite a few pencil drawings. The following day I went to the zoo … Continue reading

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Zoo – Day 3 (afternoon)

In the afternoon we drew some animals we’d been getting around to drawing since our first day. These mountain goats have their own little mountain right in the middle of the zoo. You can see them sitting high up in … Continue reading

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Zoo – Day 3 (morning)

The zoo has made me think of childhood rhymes and old song lyrics. You probably saw one on one of my earlier zoo drawings and now here’s another one on the drawing of the bongo. The words, by the way, … Continue reading

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Zoo – Day 2

Another beautiful day at Taronga Park Zoo, and this time we had  a plan. We went straight to the Barbary Sheep – gorgeous calm looking beasts with shaggy hair like a mane, but falling down from their throat.  Apparently they … Continue reading

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Zoo – Day 1 (afternoon)

We arrived at the gorilla enclosure just as the keeper talk was ending. I should mention that the zoo is Stroller City. Not only that, but full of school groups of very small children. All the little darlings shriek at … Continue reading

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