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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2010, 03:53:16 PM »
What might the white object in the absolute centre of this image be?



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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #31 on: May 15, 2010, 04:13:52 PM »
EARTH FIRST!......(We'll strip-mine the other planets, later...)

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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #32 on: May 15, 2010, 05:09:45 PM »
See if you can find the odd one out?




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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #33 on: May 15, 2010, 05:23:52 PM »
A visit to Craggy Island?



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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #34 on: May 15, 2010, 09:42:50 PM »
Can't decide whether this is boulders or caster sugar!



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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #36 on: May 16, 2010, 01:12:59 PM »
Glad to see you're keeping the borders tidy Caro!


Do you irregulars too?

Go out and point your camera up!

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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #37 on: May 16, 2010, 02:16:21 PM »
Great find Caro!  A bouldery Yin and Yang  :)
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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #38 on: May 16, 2010, 03:04:05 PM »
Interesting golf driving range here!



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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #39 on: May 16, 2010, 03:05:51 PM »


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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #40 on: May 16, 2010, 03:06:11 PM »
If this picture was somewhere on Earth I would think "dried up river bed":


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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #41 on: May 16, 2010, 05:42:07 PM »
boulder ring  :D

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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #42 on: May 16, 2010, 05:51:55 PM »
Did anyone ask for boulders ?  :D

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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #43 on: May 16, 2010, 10:02:45 PM »
boulders anyone !  ;D

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Re: Boulders / Boulder Fields
« Reply #44 on: May 18, 2010, 04:09:27 AM »
Not sure how this boulder pattern evolved.



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