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Alex Clerk's avatar

A wonderful read! And beautiful photographs, I especially loved the foggy forest ones.

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

Thank you! It was such a good day, Alex - the landscape, the company, the details. Two weeks ago now!

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David Wilson (E. regnans)'s avatar

Lovely, Monique. And familiar.

Back in 2003 I walked ~half of the Bibbulmun Track. Donnelly River Village to Albany. Familiar.

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

That would have been a beautiful part of the walk.

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Cassie Wilkins's avatar

Oh, I love autumn in B(F)ridgetown! The fog is the best! Hope you had a wonderful time.

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

I love that you know B(F)ridgetown! The fog is one of my biggest draws here, so much so that I started my first novel (set in this area) with the fog.

Are you in Perth too?

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Cassie Wilkins's avatar

Haha yes! I'm in the Swan Valley 🥰 my bf's sister and her family live in a farm in Bridgetown on the Blackwood, so we go down there as much as we can. Such a great setting for a novel, though! Especially with the fog. I love it!

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Cha's avatar

Oh how I love the weird and wonderful eucalypts of WA! I'm heading there next week from the east coast and this piece has me very excited to savour the diverse nature.

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

That's wonderful! How long are you here for? Where will you be going?

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Cha's avatar
Jun 11Edited

Just for a week exploring the south-west in a campervan. Hopefully I catch a glimpse of a numbat at Perup! It looks quite wet at the moment but that won't deter me!

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

Oh how absolutely wonderful. Enjoy every moment and fingers crossed for the numbat.

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Barbs Honeycutt's avatar

😲 look at the mushrooms! Look at those trees!! These photos are gorgeous!!

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

Thank you! I love taking photos of all the small things (and the tree giants too). It's a beautiful part of the world.

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Tamara Moss's avatar

When my guided meditation tells me to think of my happy place, I basically imagine your country trip. Perfection 💖

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

Well, that is a beautiful compliment. Thank you and may your meditations be peaceful.

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Rachel Shenk's avatar

Beautiful!

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

It's a beautiful part of the world, Rachel. I am glad to be able to visit it. Living closer is the next step.

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Wendy Hannah's avatar

Beautiful ❤️

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Maggie Szabo's avatar

A feast for the senses as always, Monique 💕 I love the fungi - they’re so beautifully odd.

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Monique Mulligan's avatar

Thank you, dear Maggie. The fungi, honestly, I stopped so many times, like a little kid, pointing ... what a lovely way to reconnect with little me!

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