Isa On Display

I flew all the way to Brisbane to see some rocks from Mount Isa and Mary Kathleen. We have special rocks round here.

An Outback Story

This stalwart exhibit of the Queensland Museum has been on display since I remember first visiting the museum at Southbank many years ago.  I always marvelled at the huge dinosaur and the giant footprints stuck in the mud on the wall.  Then one day, I grew up a bit more and made the drive to Winton in the early 2000's and saw the real footprints in the rock for myself.  It was amazing.  And now when I return to the museum I still remember the mystique the footprints inspired.  Museums are way cool, every child should visit them.

Flow

The flowing water and traffic of the Brisbane CBD.  The river is criss-crossed by bridges of all sorts, from tensegrity to arch.

Big Balls

Brisbane's big balls.  Artworks made of colanders located in the Queen Street mall.

Waves And Volcanic Plugs

Water splashes ashore overlooking the aptly named Pumicestone Passage.  Behind can be seen the extinct volcanoes that caused the pumice.

Orion Nebula

The Orion nebula, M42, as seen from Mount Isa in a 60mm refractor.

Doggy Lifesaver

A lifesaving dog at King's Beach surf life saving club at Caloundra collects donations.

Canoe Rapids

The first small obstacle to negotiate at the beginning of the Gregory Canoe Race.  The annual Gregory Canoe Race begins here and heads downstream to end at the Gregory Downs Hotel about 20 kilometres north.

Under The Melaleuca

Sitting in the shade of a Melaleuca tree on the banks of the Gregory River.  A great place for a camp out.

Riversleigh D Site

A fossil bone and gizzard contents from a big bird that lived in Australia long ago.  This is in the world heritage listed Riversleigh Fossil Site D just south of Lawn Hill.