Rain on the Lake

johnboy 27 December 2012 27 December 2012 7

rain

Bed_Dover sent this lovely shot in:

lake in the rain

taken Xmas eve

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7 Responses to Rain on the Lake

Paul0075 7:47 pm 31 Dec 12

Beautiful shot. I suppose you could say that Telstra Tower is one of Canberra’s original pieces of public art.

Ben_Dover 10:24 am 30 Dec 12

My thanks again!

🙂

GardeningGirl 9:00 pm 28 Dec 12

Beautiful.

Deref 5:24 pm 28 Dec 12

😀 Woohoo!!!! Nice shot, Bed_dover. 😉

Ben_Dover 3:47 pm 28 Dec 12

My thanks both!!

Masquara 1:36 pm 28 Dec 12

GREAT photo!

poetix 11:18 am 28 Dec 12

So nice to look at these peaceful images, wedged amongst threads about Why I Hate Public Art and Why Cyclists are a Danger…

Very lovely.

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