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Leon Mika

Software Developer and occasional writer of music. Based in Melbourne, Australia.

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    Trentham Railway Station, and the start of the Domino rail trail. 🌲

    A former rural train station surrounded by lush greenery and clear blue skies, with old rolling stock and an old semaphore signal post.
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    Another day trip, this time to Mt. Macedon (again. Yes I’m hitting the classics) 🌲

    A gravel path leads through a grassy area lined with young trees toward a dense forest. A peaceful park setting features a gravel path, diverse trees, and a picnic table on a grassy area.
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    Old rail distance post found on the rail trail today, just outside of Loch. Only 95 km to Southern Cross station from here.

    A dirt path lined with trees leads to a bridge, with a sign displaying the number 95.
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    Walked part of the rail trail near Black Spur Creek. Was too slow to get a photo of the echidna but I did manage to get one of this white-necked heron. 🌲

    A white-necked heron stands in murky water near some greenery.
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    The view of the Stony Point line from Bittern station.

    A railway track runs through a scenic landscape with trees and grass under a clear blue sky.A small train station platform is situated alongside a single railway track, with nearby parked cars and a partly cloudy sky overhead.

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    Scare with care. 🎃

    A street pole features a sign with pedestrian crossing instructions, using humorous cartoon characters with jack-o'-lantern placed over their faces to indicate "Do Not Cross," "Cross With Care," and "Complete Crossing Do Not Start to Cross."
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    Archie is no longer with us sadly, so my sister went out and got a new companion for Ivy. Say hello to Rico. 🦜

    Auto-generated description: A cockatiel with yellow and gray plumage is perched near a wooden stand and a tray of assorted seeds.
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    Taking the XPT to Albury, on the Vic/NSW border, for a rendezvous.

    Autogenerated description: A train with a blue and yellow front is arriving at a station platform under a clear blue sky, with people waiting nearby.
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    Small achievement unlocked, but one that’s a long time in coming: I finally tried nasi lemak. And yeah, it was quite tasty, although spicier than I imagined.

    Auto generated description: A plate of nasi lemak with fried chicken, rice, sambal, boiled egg, peanuts, and cucumber, accompanied by a glass of water is set on a table.
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    Bit of a wet day but the rain let up long enough for me to go for a walk. Though I had to take a detour as my path was blocked by a couple of families enjoying the weather. 🦆

    A group of ducks, including adults and ducklings, are gathered on a grassy area near a pond with surrounding vegetation.
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    It’s curious to wonder why Alstom, the maker of these trains, don’t track when passengers press the button just before the tone sounds. It happens quite often: they press it a second too early, stand there in front of the closed doors, press it again, and the doors open. Need to hire more game devs.

    A train door with a sign explaining how to operate the power-operated doors by pressing a button when a tone sounds.
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    New path day. This was little more than a goats track last time I was around here, but was recently widened to something a little more “official.”

    A narrow dirt path winds through a lush green patch of tall trees on either side.
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    A very chilly yet enjoyable bocce session at Calton Gardens today. Won one of the four games played, which is a good day for me.

    Bocce balls at the base of three pine trees, with a road in the background.
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    It’s a pint sort of evening today. Balter XPA. Cheers. 🍻

    A frothy mug of beer sits on a wooden table in a cozy restaurant setting.
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    Speaking of musical instruments: new toy acquired. My parents were cleaning out some clutter and found this ukulele. I always imagined them to be little more than small guitars, so I was quite surprised when I saw how they were tuned, with the outer strings being higher than the inner ones.

    Auto-generated description: A small, wooden ukulele with four strings is lying on a textured, light blue surface.
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    Unboxed my new vacuum cleaner. First, love how all the packaging material is cardboard and paper: only thing I needed to throw in the bin was a bit of tape. Second, love how this comes with a stand. I was actually wondering where I was going to stow this (it won’t be the living room 😄).

    A cordless vacuum cleaner standing upright on a charging dock in a living room with a floor lamp, curtain, and a couch in the background.
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    This morning’s tiding.

    Several magpies gathered on a grassy area next to a wooden fence, with two additional birds by a footpath in the background.
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    Protecting my “super premium” monitor riser with coasters as a certain creature likes to chew it.

    A cockatiel stands on top of a small phone-book placed below a computer monitor. Between the cockatiel are two chewed up coasters resting on top of the corners of the phone-book.
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    Darken bocce courts at the Veneto Club. We were showing our second cousins around, who are visiting from Traviso, Italy. I remember seeing these courts being filled with people when I was young, hearing the loud clank as the jack was thrown against the opposite wall.

    An indoor sports facility features several lanes and flags, including the Australian flag, hanging from the ceiling, with menu boards and photos displayed on the walls.
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    Trying out a bag of Leon organic coffee beans. This bag was given to me by some visitors from the UK. Apparently Leon is a brand of coffee over there (I’m not aware of it being sold here). We’ll see how it measures up tomorrow morning.

    Auto-generated description: A hand is holding a package of Leon Organic Coffee Dark Roast next to a coffee grinder in a kitchen setting. Auto-generated description: The hopper of a coffee grinder filled with roasted coffee beans, surrounded by various items on a bench including an empty bag of Leon coffee and what appears to be a small container of drinking chocolate.
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