Monday, May 28, 2012

Top Of Blue

Rigby Falls Trip

A visitor standing tall against a blue winter sky at Rigby Falls.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Pelican Paddle

Drive Around The Lake The lake from a new angle. With a pelican casually swimming by.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Moondarra Sunset

Moondarra Sunset

An evening painted sky at Lake Moondarra as I was on my way to astronomy last night.  Unfortunately it was not a good night for star gazing.  However, coming up on June 6 is a transit of Venus across the sun. A significant astronomical event.  Keep your eye out for more news here on this blog, and hopefully some video footage too.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Waves

Wave Breaking Sequence

And now for something completely different.  A breaking wave near King's Beach Caloundra.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Dr Who?

Solar Powered Tardis

Near the George Fisher mine just outside town is this utility box that some person has cleverly painted.  It would appear that Dr Who has landed in Mount Isa and, needing some extra power for the Tardis, has erected a solar panel to collect the abundant sunlight.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Ships Of The Desert

Camel Footprints

During my sleep at Lily campsite some ships of the desert passed silently in the night.  I awoke to find that I had been visited by some camels and all I got was this photo of their footprints.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Lily Waterhole

Lily Waterhole

This was the picturesque Lily Waterhole as the sun was setting.  There were no water lilies in sight.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Camping

Lily Waterhole

On my way to the Gregory Canoe Race I pulled up to camp near a place called Lily Waterhole.  This was the view of the full moon rising from my campsite.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Negotiating A Rapid

Gregory Canoe Race

Not everyone made it through the first hazard still dry.  Then again, the race is all about having a go and enjoying the paddle.  There is always more than one way to negotiate a hazard.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Gregory Canoe Race

Gregory Canoe Race Sunday morning was the start of the annual Gregory Canoe Race. I went along to check it out. This was the first small rapid about 20 meters after the start line.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Dangerous Forests

Little Yabba Creek Fig Tree Walk

One must be careful of the dangers of rainforests.  This stinging tree has large leaves with fine hairs that stick into your skin and cause lots of pain, even when the leaves are dead.  This is on the Fig Tree Walk near Little Yabba Creek.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Yabba Dabba Doo

Little Yabba Creek Fig Tree Walk

Little Yabba Creek near Kenilworth is a great place to visit.  There is this beautiful picnic site and a great walk through the forest close by.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Water Feature

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Water features are one of my favourite type of features.  This one is in the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane.  Appropriately, the artworks levitating above the water are fishing nets from Indigenous groups across Australia.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Art Gallery

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One of my favourite installations at the Brisbane Art Gallery. This is the one scene I always like to see when I visit Brisbane.  This time I was finally able to catch a photograph to do it justice.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Discovery

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A new area in the museum's hands on section.  This is what museums are all about. Getting your hands on some of the cool stuff that kids so love to get their hands on.