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10th Nov 2022 G Uncategorized

A new experience for November

Hi everyone, G here and I have had first time experience I would like to share which is a little different to the general gist of this blog. To be a little different both B an I attended Supanova Brisbane 2022. What is Supanova you ask? "Supanova Comic Con & Gaming has been the welcoming home … Continue reading A new experience for November

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

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Afraid the #NatureSpotChallenge kind of got away from me but I did try to find time, I had a go at capturing the colour of the trunk on the lemon scented gum. There are some beautiful specimens on campus also picked up some of the lovely lemony leaves and tried to record the pinky Brown of the old leaves. I have learnt a couple of things: 1 don't overestimate what I can achieve on work days. 2 watercolour in nature journaling is not something to be afraid of and is FUN. 3 taking the time to really see colour and then playing around with mixing colour to do a spot is really relaxing, achievable and a great learning experience.
Coffee and a good book and what a book! Got this one for G but I have absolutely devoured it. We are both fans of the magnificent Terry Pratchett and this biog by Sir Terry's PA Rob Wilkins is a truly fitting and honest portrait of a man whose writing defined much of our lives. I loved reading about Pratchett's work habits, just a little writing discipline can go a long way. Surely no contemporary author is more missed than the wonderful, witty, wise Sir Terry Pratchett and this biography is a great read in it's own right, highly recommend. #BooksAndCoffee #Books #Bookstagram #TerryPratchett #Discworld #Biography
Escaped briefly to Stanthorpe just for an overnight camp just desperately needed some tree time. Too much people this past week. Nothing beats watching the ducks while cooking dinner on an open fire. Now plan to be offline for the rest of the weekend. #GraniteBelt #Stanthorpe #Nature #Camping #Sunset
My current reads: #Soundings journeys in the company of whales and a re-read Charlotte McConaghy The last Migration also published as Migrations. Reading Migrations for @oceanxbluess #RewildYourShelf nature themed book group. Really enjoyed #Migrations first time round, this time I found the audio book via the library so doing a mix of reading and listening. Soundings is adventure nature memoir, so far a good read, but more first person memoir than natural history. #NatureWriting #NatureReading #Migrations #EcoFiction #CliFi #Books #Bookstagram
A bit behind on #NatureSpotChallenge with@sideoats this is yesterday's spot. Had coffee in the Japanese gardens before work in the company of some muddy resident eastern long neck turtles. Hoping to get some time nature journaling with the turtles next week. Enjoying learning about watercolor so much I splurged and bought myself a little nature palette tin. #NatureSpot #HavingAGo #NatureJournaling #EasternLongNeckTurtle
Ok so not great at this whole watercolor thing but #HavingAGo borrowed some of Bronte's watercolours to play for the #NatureSpotChallenge with @sideoats The only nature I got today was watching the clouds over Horn park while walking the dogs, love the clouds when they look bruised and promising rain. #NatureSpot #NatureJournaling

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