Isa Mural

An Isa mural in dot painting.

PCYC Mural

A mural by the PCYC (Police-Citizens Youth Club) at the Buchanan Park rodeo grounds.

Big Sky

Big Red under a big sky.

Desert Sunrise

A warm sunrise from a beautiful lookout near Bedourie.

Homestead

The old ruins of a homestead from not so long ago.

Lake In The Sand

A shallow lake behind the Big Red Sand Dune near Birdsville. It was the last thing I expected to see in this desert.

A Pea In The Desert

Sturt's Desert Pea. I can't wait to see a whole field of these blooming in the desert one day.

Wind Blown

Thirty kilometres west of Birdsville lies Big Red. The sand dune that signifies the beginning of the Simpson Desert crossing. One day soon I shall return to this place and cross said desert.

Keep Left

Among the sand dunes entering the Simpson desert near Bedourie on the way to Birdsville, you will find signs like this. They are very sensible reminders of how to keep safe.

Gibber Plains

A plain, full of plain gibber.

Outdoor Setting

More mysterious findings on the gibber plains around Birdsville. I think I'll take a seat.

Sign Of The Shoes

The road to Birdsville is full of mysterious things. Like this sign with old shoes hung from it.

By Starlight

Camped beside the road south of Boulia, lit only by starlight, the car is illuminated under the Milky Way galaxy en route to Birdsville.

Number 11

Number 11 parades past the crowd on the way to the starting barrier in Birdsville for the Brisbane race.

Horse In Waiting

The horses wait their turn at a moment in the sun in Birdsville.

In The Shed

In the bookie's shed placing a bet at the Birdsville races.

Birdsville Races

Queensland's most famous outback race meeting at Birdsville. A short seven hour drive south of the Isa brings you to this racetrack where a Mount Isa horse won the local race.

Birdsville Hotel

The famous Birdsville Hotel, replete with drunken revellers and the cans they've drunk.

Blazing Poi

An entertainer at the 2013 Teacher's Ball shows off some moves with the poi.

Sign

Consider yourself warned if you pass a sign such as this.