Nettie B

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Retired teacher who is still interested in the power of words. Busy now with bridge, golf and recreational cycling on Gumbaynggirr country. St Kilda FC tragic.

A burning pile of wood in a green paddock is being inspected by 8 black Angus cattle. White smoke obscures some of the cattle. In the left foreground is a water sprayer in case the fire spreads. In the background are trees of varying heights.
Headline is about JD Vance defending Trump. Then: “In a sharp rebuke to critics of Trump’s deal with Iran, the vice-president referenced the billions in defence aid Israel recieves [sic] from the US”
Chalkboard on footpath: [in pink chalk] For all those [in white chalk] people buying toilet paper [pink chalk] butchers will [white chalk] have brains on special next week.
Sign written in white on a black chalkboard: How do you get a country girl’s attention? A-tractor!
Headline that states: Labor must hold firm to resist One Nation surge
Two champagne glasses, 1980’s style, filled with Prosecco. Glasses are sitting on a white laminex bench with grey flecks, with a grey blind pulled down behind.
Kookaburra sitting on the dome of a wood-fired pizza oven which is decorated with green tiles in a mosaic to resemble palm tree leaves. Grass and trees form the background and in the distance is a grey paling fence.
Masthead: The Guardian Middle East crisis Middle East crisis live US snd Iran fail to reach a deal after marathon peace talks in Pakistan
Pinky-orange hibiscus flower where the bottom edge is about 5cm off the ground. The entire plant is about 30cm tall. Green grass surrounds the flower with a murky grey Colorbond fence in the background.
On a mainly green coloured map of the northern beaches of Coffs Harbour, Mullaway United petroleum shows 231.5 c/litre. Woolgoolga United is 231.5, Woolgoolga BP is 244.5 & Coles Express Emerald Beach 231.9.
Overhead shot of golf clubs in a black golf bag. Two of the eleven clubs have black head covers with white piping around the seams. One has the number ‘3’ on it in white. The other head cover has a white ‘X’ on it.
Headline: Andrew Hastie rules out challenge to Susan Ley. Above is a photo of Andrew Hastie. Short description: White man wearing a blue tie.
A West Highland White Terrier wears a white sign with ‘I NEED TREES NOT COAL’ printed on it in black uppercase lettering. The dog is facing to the left of the photo and is standing on green grass.
A small pinkish-orange hibiscus plant with two flowers. One is higher than the other. Behind on the left is a ginger plant in a pot, surrounded by green grass.
The New York Times Games above a grid with 10 sections - 4 are white squares, 4 are purple rectangles & 2 are purple squares. Below are the New York Times and Connections headings.
Dr Batty’s/ For Your Health/Asthma Cigarettes/Since 1882/For the temporary relief of paroxysms of asthma/Effectively treats: asthma, hay fever, foul breath, all diseases of the throat, head colds, canker sours, bronchial irritations NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER 6
In the centre of the frame, an iron bark tree grows straight up. Reaching around the trunk on either side are the creamy branches of a eucalyptus tree. Various shades of green foliage and brown branches fill the shot with glimpses of blue sky.
Headline: RFS volunteers ‘gutted’ after $30k in firefighting equipment stolen. Photo: a fire engine with its doors open, parked on a concrete driveway in front of a green shed. Green trees in the background against a blue sky (yay!) with white clouds.
The screen display shows the cover of Paul Kelly’s Greatest Hits and the title of the song currently playing: How To Make Gravy.
Green foliage with a profusion of small red flowers. Each flower has five petals. Christmas bush is placed in a bone and brown pottery vase, placed on a white coaster on a teak coloured table.
Cream coloured teddy bear with white ears, nose, paws and feet. The eyes and tip of the nose are black glass. The centre of both eyes appears to be cloudy from wear. Bear is propped up against a white plaster wall and is resting on the walnut-coloured lid of an old gramophone.
Grey-lidded, white container of Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque. In green writing underneath: with Amazonian White Clay.
A row of five hotrods parked next to the kerb with a tree at the back of them. The front vehicle is a red 1936 Ford.
Overhead shot of a turtle fashioned from beach sand. It has one black eye and one white eye courtesy of small stones about 1cm in diameter.
Picture of a sporty cycle helmet visor brim which fits over a bike helmet for sun and magpie protection. This one is coloured fluoride yellow on the top and black on the underside.
The body of a snake with its head burrowed into green grass. Snake is brown with black stripes across its body.
A hat brim that slips over a bicycle helmet to protect the cyclist from the sun. Mine is red and the brim is about 10cm wide. The top of the helmet is still visible. The brim dips down at the back for added protection.
Exposed timbers of the shipwrecked Buster which is usually almost completely covered by sand. Water laps around it with white water breaking behind. In the far distance is the town of Woolgoolga.
Battered white Panama hat on a wooden outdoor table with a magpie standing on the hat brim.
In the right foreground, I am standing on a beach looking out to sea through binoculars. I am wearing long navy coloured pants with a blue and white spotted top and a maroon hat. I am wearing a blue lightweight backpack & white joggers.
A pack of 4 Portuguese Tarts on the ALDI checkout conveyor with 2 continental cucumbers on the left, a 200g container of sliced mushrooms, a tin of Pink Lady apple slices and a punnet of mixed tomatoes.
Half a butternut pumpkin on a green kitchen towel with three pieces of bunched up Glad Wrap surrounding it.
A green cover with ‘Cranky Uncle’ and ‘Climate Change’ in white lettering with ‘vs’ in yellow. A cartoonish Earth on the left and a moustachioed man with crossed arms on the right. The man is glaring at the Earth. Subheading in yellow below title: How to Understand and Respond to Climate Science Deniers.
Two shots showing a grey metal fence bulging at a join behind a green she-oak tree.
Screen shot of Sky News with ticker that says, “Coalition can’t win majority government”. Sky presenter on left and Tony Burke on right.
A painting of a penguin wearing a blue short sleeved sweater with the words NO TARIFFS in white. Painted on white cardboard.
A sign that says, “WE SHALL OVERCOMB” being held aloft as part of a Hands Off protest. WE is coloured blue, SHALL Is in green and OVERCOMB is in red.
In the centre of the photo is a purple Vanda orchid with five blooms. Each flower has five purple and white spotted petals. It is surrounded by a variety of green plants.
White t-shirt with KEVIN printed in blue just below the neck. ‘07’ is placed in larger red font below ‘KEVIN’.
McDonald’s locations in which country have served McOz sandwiches and Vegemite-seasoned fries? Germany United Kingdom Oman Australia
Screenshot from the Bureau of Meteorology’s NSW North Coast radar, showing a mass of blue, green and some yellow. In short, it’s wet.
Spider on the inside of the green base of a bug catcher that has clear plastic sides and a green lid. Bug catcher is sitting on a white vanity top with grey wall tiles behind it.
Small brown huntsman spider on the edge of a white bathtub. Grey wall tiles are behind him.
Mr B and my silhouettes take up the middle of the bottom half of the frame as we gaze out to the sea. About six seagulls are pictured to the left of the frame, beyond our silhouettes. The top quarter of the scene shows the sea with white caps breaking and the sky beyond.
In left foreground, a pair of work boots sit on grey tiles. Green grass extends right down to a grey fence at the end of the garden. A magpie is walking away in mid shot on the right. Various trees and plants are shown beyond the magpie.
I heart Laura Tingle is written in white capital letters. The heart appears as a red heart, instead of the word. ‘Tingle’ is written as a rising wave. All on a black background.
Coastal tree fills the top two thirds of the frame. Long grass is in the foreground. Looking through the tree’s branches, sand then water from a channel can be seen. Beyond that, there’s more sand that runs to a mid-blue sea and a lighter sky with some white cloud.
Native mulberry fruit which are small and white, almost translucent. They are round but smaller than a pea with tiny black seeds on the outside, in the same way that strawberries have theirs. There are 22 pictured on a grey surface.
Koala clinging to the right hand side of a tree trunk - maybe 3 metres from the ground. It’s looking at the camera and is partly silhouetted against the green vegetation.
Gecko inside a clear perspex bug catcher, which is sitting on a kitchen bench.
Cicada sitting on thin green leaves of grass growing on a sand dune. A crab hole appears to the right. The cicada has a broad black head with a body that has brown markings. Transparent wings with light brown veins run down its body.
Kangaroo standing next to the flag on a golf green. The flag pole is white and the flag is yellow. The roo sits back on its tail & starts to pull the flag towards it before letting go. The pole moves back and forwards. A golf ball is seen in the right foreground.
Screenshot of the beginning of the Apple Golf Playlist. Songs such as ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Have You Ever Seen the Rain?’ & ‘Three Little Birds’ are listed next to a graphic of the albums they come from.
On the left hand side of the puzzle, Fred is sitting on a stool at a wooden counter while to the right, Barney makes him an ice cream soda. Behind Fred is a sign that says ‘MALTS’.
Small black ants swarming over light grey tiles.
The cover of Rock Morton’s book, Mean Streak. Five levels appear, each with a ladder leading to the next level. Six people are shown at different stages and each appears to be either in a state of bewilderment or struggle.
Some of the Christmas pudding ingredients: dried fruits, slivered almonds, breadcrumbs, sherry, mixed spice, bicarbonate soda, plain flour & brown sugar. Placed on a grey heat mat on the kitchen bench. The kitchen scales are at the ready on the left hand side.