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Linda van Schaik

@dalliancer.bsky.social

A non-practising perfectionist having fun sharing thoughts, memories and creations. In Dharawal country Australia. I like birds 🐦‍⬛ 🦉 🐦

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Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 17h ago

The Captain Hussey diesel tram operates on a narrow gauge railway built in 1935 for military use on Rottnest Island, Western Australia. It transports tourists to the Oliver Hill historic military site. #BlueSkyArtShow #Transportation #EastCoastKin #ECK #MilitaryHistory

A red and white tram arrives at the end of the line, at a small platform edged by a white picket fence. There are grass tussocks in the foreground in white sand. A small white sign on the platform says "Oliver Hill" in blue lettering.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · last wk.

Melbourne for walls, lanes and in this case, shoes. #BlueSkyArtShow #Walls #EastCoastKin #ECK #Melbourne

A narrow cobblestone lane between tall dilapidated-looking buildings. A structure like a messy spiders web is at the end of the lane across the street. Tourists wander through, under a line strung with shoes hanging by their laces.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2w ago

Weather coming in on a November evening. Lamington National Park, Queensland. #BlueSkyArtShow #Weather #PhonePhotography #EastCoastKin #ECK

A mountain range under a stormy sky. Rain is falling while the sun is shining through an opening in the cloud.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2w ago

What is that wet stuff? I don't like it. Never mind. The cloud is moving along and blue skies are on the way. #BlueSkyArtShow #Weather #PhonePhotography #Caturday #EastCoastKin #ECK

A cat looking out a window from a stripy green sofa. A white curtain is pulled to one side exposing rain on the window and a sky partly cloudy and partly blue, indicating the rain has finished and the sun will soon be out.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3w ago

StoryGraph stats for September. A couple of cop books, a classic and a story on finding beauty in imperfection. #BookSky

Four book covers in a row. Title: September 2026 reads.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3w ago

My local birding place. Yeramba Lagoon in the Georges River National Park. #BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace #nature

A path through bright green ferns looks lush and inviting.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Various #lights in the early morning at the railway station. #BlueSkyArtShow #trains #moon #EastCoastKin #ECK

Early morning on a railway station platform with light from overhead lights, signals and the moon. The verge along the line is messy and overgrown. A white fence marks the end of the platform.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · last mo.

The surprise of seeing #Golden wattle popping some colour while on a bush walk. Picnic Point, #Sydney #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A large wattle bush in flower among tall eucalypts. The bright, golden yellow spikes of pompom-like flowers shine in the sun.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · last mo.

On this morning's train to work I sat next to someone reading a book. In front of us another person was reading. In the seat next ahead sat one of the regular readers. On the other side of the aisle were two more regular readers. Another person got on and read. Including me, that's seven!! #BookSky

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · last mo.

I can't go past this gem of a building at Ultimo, Sydney for #Undulating #BlueSkyArtShow #architecture #EastCoastKin #ECK

A wavy building of blonde brick with small square windows appears to melt. The cloudy blue sky is reflected in the windows.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · last mo.

Lovely #undulating green hills at Kamarun Lookout, O'Reilly, Queensland. #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

Rolling green hills with cows of various colours grazing contentedly. A paved road winds over the hill and two large trees sit in the right foreground.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A half moon, bits of trees and a window to the sky. #Minimal #BlueSkyArtShow #BlackAndWhite #moon #EastCoastKin #ECK

A half moon on a sky hook through a window made of wires and framed by trees. The black and white depiction lends a simplicity to the image.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#BookSky August. 22 books finished this year. Looking good to make the goal of 30! #StoryGraph

Two books covers with red a prominent colour of both. Heading @lindavs's August 2026 Reads.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A pretty corner of the Botanic Garden in Orange, New South Wales. #Summer #garden #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A lush garden view with orange flowers in the foreground, leading to a grassy lawn and various trees under a cloudy sky.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The pyrotechnics are part of a display at an airshow. I love the way everyone is so relaxed about the conflagration in the background. It's an organised chaos. #Chaos #airshow #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

An outdoor airshow display where a large crowd gathers on a paved tarmac under a partly cloudy sky.
In the foreground and midground, spectators watch from lawn chairs or stand along the flight line.

A child wearing a pink patterned hat stands near the center foreground facing away. On the left side of the tarmac, a large white and red Coulson Next Gen Airtanker aircraft sits parked.

In the background across the horizon, a massive pyrotechnic wall of fire and thick black smoke erupts in a long line, creating a dramatic explosion display behind the parked aircraft and spectators.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Chaos manifest in Duckboard Place. #Chaos #shark #food #foodie #Melbourne #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

An alleyway wall covered in urban graffiti, tags, and street art centered around a recessed door frame in a laneway marked "Duckboard Pl".

On the left, the recessed blue door frame features spray-painted great white sharks swimming against a background filled with red and white tags, including red script reading "PARTY SHARKS" and "JAKOB LEWIS".

To the right, the weathered beige stone wall is covered in colorful abstract street art, featuring dynamic swirling patterns of green, orange, red, and yellow, a small cartoon character face near the top, a small vent, and layered posters and tags surrounding the artwork.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Atlassian Central hybrid timber and steel building under construction, with wings. Central Station, Sydney. #UrbanGaze #YellowThu #train #Waratah #hybrid #Sydney #EastCoastKin #ECK

A side view of a double-deck passenger train stopped at an open-air railway platform under a bright, partly cloudy blue sky crisscrossed by overhead power lines.

In the foreground, two connected silver train carriages feature prominent yellow double doors with blue accessibility symbols. In the background above the station roof, a glass skyscraper under construction rises into the center of the skyline, topped by two large red construction cranes.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Where sandstone meets the sea. A ruggedly beautiful landsape at Potter Point in Kamay Botany Bay National Park, Kurnell, Sydney. #Earth #sand #sea #complementary #blue #orange #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #ECK

A windswept coastal landscape stretches beneath a brooding grey sky. Weathered rock shelves meet soft sand, scattered with tufts of grass, while low dunes rise in the distance. Beyond the shoreline, a calm blue horizon adds a quiet sense of space and solitude.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The luminous brilliance of the water surrounding Rottnest Island, WA is something to behold. #Water #BlueSkyArtShow #blue #ocean #EastCoastKin #ECK

Brilliant, bright blue and turquoise water complemented beautifully by chalky white rocks on the shore.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What even is this building apart from beautiful and amazing. #UrbanGaze #YellowThu #Sydney #EastCoastKin #ECK

Curvy walls of blond brick feature small, blocky windows that reflect the sky. A leafy tree in the foreground frames the building. Yellow seats and a yellow sign give a colour pop.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

July #Storygraph summary. I only managed two books as I have been a bit preoccupied. Two books is my goal so that's not bad! An oldie randomly chosen at the library and a newie for my #bookclub. #BookSky

My Storygraph monthly summary of books finished. Two books covers and several graphs including pages read per day and genre.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Queen Mary 2 berthed at Cirqular Quay seems to dwarf the Sydney Harbour Bridge. #Big #BlueSkyArtShow #red #Sydney #SydneyHarbourBridge #ship #EastCoastKin #ECK

A large, solid ship berthed next to a curved iron bridge. A red funnel on the ship adds a splash of colour on a grey day. The words "Queen Mary 2" are on the bow.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A constellation of crystal ablaze in a lighting shop at night. #BlueSkyArtShow #Glass #Crystal #EastCoastKin #ECK

A huge chandelier with tiers of candle-like lights and many hanging strings of crystal beads and pendants hangs in a shop window. The crystals reflect coloured light coming through the window from the street.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The view this afternoon on platform 22, Central Station Sydney. #UrbanGaze #EastCoastKin #ECK #VanishingPoint #Atlassian #Sydney #ASet

Railway lines and overhead wires lead to a vanishing point on the right. The lights are on under the platform roof and the sky is still blue. The top of Centrepoint Tower is visible in the background.

A platform at a railway stationary signposted Central. The Atlassian Central building, under construction, looms large in the background. A train sits stationary with open doors.

View from a station platform of railway lines snaking in under overhead structures and wires. The signal is red.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A very healthy-looking dandelion growing where it shouldn't, as they do. #BlueSkyArtShow #Growing #ECK

A weed with abundant, healthy green leaves and one large yellow flower grows in a crack in the pavement in front of a garage door.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ditto, ditto.

lukelukeluke@lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 3mo ago

People at work keep trying to loop me in but I’m too quick

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Relaxing with a book and a cuppa on a cold winter morning. #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet #ECK #BookSky 🧶

Close up of a yellow cup with a floral design next to an open book on the lap of a person on a green stripy lounge. The cup holds milky coffee.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

These fellas are wide. A couple of land mullets out for a walk in the sun. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wide #ECK #reptiles

Large chunky lizards move from left to right across lichen-speckled rocks. The smaller ones are speckled.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's a wide world. A mountain vista under a cloudy sky. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wide #ECK

A distant mountain range under a cloudy sky. Colours of blue and sepia.

Linda van Schaik @dalliancer.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My June reading summary! #BookSky #Storygraph

Book covers side by side. Pink or purple features in the design of three of the four.