Margaret R Kelly

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  • Escape to Nature: Six Highlight Parts of The Scenic Rim

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    Living in Ipswich, on the threshold between Brisbane and the Magnificent Scenic Rim, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to natural rainforests, gardens, walking trails, ancient volcanic mountains with views and waterfalls, and small boutique-shop towns to explore. Hubs and I are not coffee, wine, cheese and produce connoisseurs, but there are foody…

  • Lenses on Lilac: Jacarandas in Ipswich

    Lenses on Lilac: Jacarandas in Ipswich

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    Where I live, in South East Queensland, there’s a saying that when the Jacarandas bloom, it’s time for students to sit exams. The trees themselves sit, so quietly, studiously, unnoticed all spring—such as spring is in The ‘swich—until one day it’s as if every single jacaranda throughout the city erupts with energetic fuchsia blossoms at…