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8th Apr 20228th Apr 2022 G camping, Travel

Queen Mary Falls.

It has been a while since S and I have visited Queen Mary Falls. One reason is that the falls is a national park so we cannot bring our dog Ada who travels with us most time. This time, B and her dog Cassie hosted Ada at home so we could have a couple of … Continue reading Queen Mary Falls.

20th Mar 202220th Mar 2022 G Uncategorized

Visit to Tin Can Bay

S and I had a week long break and decided to go somewhere different. Looking around we decided on the village of Tin Can Bay. We were lucky to not be affected by the recent floods and did set up in a dog friendly caravan park called Kingfisher Caravan Park. It is a nice little … Continue reading Visit to Tin Can Bay

8th Feb 2022 G Travel

Sunday Drive with extras

S and I originally had planned to go camping last weekend, unfortunately, due to all our favourite campsites being booked out, this did not happen. Instead, we took a Sunday drive to visit a nursery to buy some fruit trees. As we were driving into Gatton, passing Lake Apex, we happened onto the Heritage Village … Continue reading Sunday Drive with extras

5th Aug 2021 G camping, Travel

Longreach and the birth of QANTAS

Another day and another long 400 kilometre drive from Hughenden to Longreach via Winton. We did get a little wet on the drive and our destination caravan park was not really set up for too much rain. We ended up setting up in an inch of mud which did spoil the experience. On this part … Continue reading Longreach and the birth of QANTAS

15th Jul 2021 G camping, Travel

Winton – waltzing through history

We arrived in Winton as the first town on our "Dinosaur Trail". We stayed in the Tattersall's Hotel Van Park and though it is highly rated, is not much more that a car park with power and a set of toilets and showers. It is close to the business strip and the Tattersall's Hotel across … Continue reading Winton – waltzing through history

27th Apr 2021 G art, Street Art, Travel

The Art of Lightning Ridge

Renowned artist John Murray calls Lightning Ridge home and you can't escape his impact on the town. Depending on which way you approach the ridge you might be greeted by a giant emu, Stanley made from old girders, Volkswagens and satellite dishes, or on Morilla St an old combi given wings and a propeller, flown … Continue reading The Art of Lightning Ridge

15th Apr 202115th Apr 2021 G art, Travel

Long, long road to Lightning Ridge

As you can tell from the title, S and I have started our latest holiday travels. Been wanting to see this part of Australia for a long time. In my naivety, I decided to do the whole trip in one day. Nine hours of travelling which did include three stops so about seven and a … Continue reading Long, long road to Lightning Ridge

16th Mar 2021 G Uncategorized

River Birdlife

Just a few pictures of birds on the lake at Country Style Caravan Park. Not a bird but this was from one and a half meters and was the size of my thumb.

13th Feb 2021 G Uncategorized

Two dogs in the water

S and I have made a break for our favourite beach. Our daughter has brought her dog along and have introduced Cassandra to the surf and salt water. She loves it! She has also worked out that she is a better swimmer than Ada so while Ada beats her up on dry land, Cassie can … Continue reading Two dogs in the water

31st Jan 202123rd Jan 2021 G environment

Wildlife photo challenge #9

Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days: Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it.

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Pre-work coffee and books. Bony at Bermagui was another interlibrary loan, thankfully so, it is only 110 pages and a bit repetitive so not really worth purchasing. Has curiosity value, one for the die hard Upfield fans, contains a couple of essays about sports fishing at Bermagui, a short story, not Upfield' s best and a chapter from The mystery at swordfish reef. A quick read for the Upfield fan or anyone curious at sports fishing at Bermagui. #Bermagui is an incredible place, had hoped to visit the Sapphire coast this year but that is probably on hold for a bit. Incredibly beautiful piece of Australia.
The weather is ridiculous, bucketing down rain, flooding again down the range. Nothing to do but stay inside and read, besides it's been a while since I posted an Ada book buddy pic. Catching up on some Ukrainian history with Red Famine. #Bookstagram #Books #RescueDogs #RescueDogsofInstagram #DogsAndBooks
It's raining but I am in the bush so couldn't be happier. Went for a walk to the creek took Wendell Berry with me but a bit damp for reading. Still I did indeed rest in the grace of the world. Blissful solitude, back to camp, G will have a fire going. #CrowsnestFalls #Nature #NationalPark #NatureWriting #NatureReading #Bookstagram #Books #WendellBerry
I have been making good use of my work library (USQ) lately, with some surprising serendipitous finds in the collection and an ebook on Ukraine and Russia which I am reading for an Understanding Ukraine blogging event.
Inspired by @tiny_distractions post decided to track down a copy of #LaurieLee 's As I Walked out one midsummer morning. Just started reading, wonderful prose. Love the smell and feel of old paperbacks, books filled with nostalgia and promise. #walking #NatureWriting #NatureReading #Bookstagram #Books
Wishing everyone a peaceful Easter. Looking for an #Easter themed post had to show off the #AngelaHarding shooting star journal I have been saving. Harding is an amazing artist beautifully capturing the natural world in her prints. And she is responsible for some of my favourite book covers like October October and the covers for Raynor Winn's wonderful books.
A bit of a stationary post more than a book post. Do you annotate your books as you read? For me it is a bit of a an old student habit to scribble in margins or to underline and highlight as I read. Or to use coloured tabs to highlight passages in books that have been loaned to me, obviously don't annotate borrowed books. A few years ago I became aware of plastic waste even in my stationary but switched to some great alternatives, like the dry highlighter pencils by #staedtler, love using those. And I replaced the coloured plastic tabs with books darts, reusable little metal tabs, they look a lot more elegant than the old tabs and they last forever. While I have always preferred to scribble in pencil, I also decided to switch out disposable pens for fountain pens to reduce plastic waste. I started with a cheap preppy pen and still using it today I also picked up a cheap bamboo fountain pen and I love it as an alternative to plastic pens.
I seem to have a theme with my current reads , my non-fiction is Salt on your tongue:women and the sea by #CharlotteRuncie and my fiction read is The Island of Sea Women by #LisaSee an historical novel set during Japanese occupation of Korea. Only just started both but so far enjoying this escape to the sea, making me long for cold salt water and bracing breezes off the ocean. #WomenAndNature #WomenAndTheSea #NatureWriting #NatureReading #NatureBooks #Bookstagram #Books
One last bird photo from weekend at #QueenMaryFalls A gorgeous #KingParrot back at work after sanity saving couple of days. If I have learnt anything, it is don't wait so long before visiting again. #Nature #Australian #AussieBush #QLD #Bushwalking

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