Linda van Schaik

@dalliancer

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· 2d

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· 9d

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· 11d

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· 15d

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· 16d

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· 23d

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· 25d

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· Jul 18

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· Jul 11

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· Jul 4

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· Jul 4

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· Jul 3

My June reading summary! #BookSky #Storygraph

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

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Jun 27

A resting robber fly or arresting robber. Fly! #BlueSkyArtShow #macro

A large insect with reddish brown legs, a brown body and wings and large oval black eyes. The feet are brush-like.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Jun 1

StoryGraph reading summary for May. Cool layout. #BookSky

A calendar for the month of May with a coloured stripe spanning the days I read each book. This shows I finished reading two books and am currently reading a third.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· May 21

Yay! #WorldBeeDay 20 May 2026. Some little Lipotriches australica in my garden from summer. When I move from this house I will miss the garden so much.

Small bees massed on a silver spurflower spike. This plant is popular with native bees for roosting and for food.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· May 16

A quiet morning walk in Fitzroy. #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #ECK #Melbourne

A colourful statue in a shop window. There are reflections in the glass of a block of units and parked cars.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· May 9

I used to call her icecream although her name was Lexi. #BlueSkyArtShow #soft #ECK #caturday #tripod

A black and white cat surrounded by love hearts. Her owner looks on wearing an animal filter. Nonsense words on washi tape are scattered about.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· May 6

My April StoryGraph Wrap-Up. Two books featured the Arno in Florence, by coincidence. There are four regular readers on my morning commute train carriage (including me). Fabulous! #BookSky 📖

A bar graph, a line graph and two pie charts illustrate books read by me in the month of April. The headline stats are in bold print. The book covers are shown. One day I read many more pages than any of the other days in the month.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 18

Lampshade #edge #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #PhonePhotography

Overlayed rectangles with blurred edges in muted cool tones make up a lampshade. Two long, narrow shapes stretch from the base of the lampshade to the bottom of the frame.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 11

Ah, just the use for AI. I requested some trees be added as it didn't look quite right as a seascape.

The Artemis 2 landing module splashes down under three fully open candy stripe parachutes. Trees and stream in the foreground, all in Bob Ross-style, giving a sense of nostalgiac optimism.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 11

Strawberries #new in season. #Summer (not here, perhaps where you are). #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin

Bright red strawberries lined up on a plate. The green plant design on the white plate shows them off beautifully.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 11

A leopard slug in the garden! A closeup of the slimy critter. #nature #garden #critter #slug

A large slug with a brown mottled pattern. It is wet and sits on a dry leaf.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 7

The moon on blue. Taken from my backyard with Samsung Galaxy phone. #Moon #sky #blue

The moon looking transparently white against a cloudy, bright-blue sky.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 6

Spending some time this holiday Monday sorting out my knitting and crochet magazines and patterns 🧶

Piles of craft magazines on a white blanket box, sorted in titles.

My tidy craft cupboard. The contents consist mostly of yarn in plastic tubs.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Apr 1

Only two books read this month. And they were both great reads. Highly recommend!

A pretty pastel graphic showing book covers and graphs.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Mar 1

A teddy bear bee (Amegilla bombiformis) in the yard this evening. I heard her before I saw her! #BeeSky 🐝

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Mar 1

My StoryGraph February wrap up. #BookSky

A colourful collation of book covers and graphs.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Feb 26

My StoryGraph January wrap up. #BookSky

A colourful collation of book covers and graphs. The piechart shows one digital novel, but they were all print and I can't figure out how to change it.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Feb 21

Eastern grey kangaroos. #BlueSkyArtShow #Two #EastCoastKin

Two kangaroos in a paddock of long grass warily watch the watcher.

Linda van Schaik@dalliancer· Feb 14

The sun steals through the slatted wooden structure of a fernery in dappled, playful shadow. #BlueSkyArtShow #Wood #EastCoastKin