Tuesday, December 29, 2015

December 2015 Queensland and New South Wales

Dairy cattle near Maleny, sunshine coast area of Queensland

sunset at Dalby, Queensland

early morning Clarence River at Iluka, northern New South Wales. I'm now heading south for the summer.

Fishing trawlers unloading at Iluka.

I'm house sitting for 10 days at this cottage at Ulmarra, a heritage listed village on the Clarence River  between Grafton and Yamba, New South Wales. I'm looking after 2 cats and the garden. 

Saturday, November 28, 2015

November 2015, Noosaville - Sunshine Coast, Queensland

pelicans beside the Russell River

There was always plenty of activity along the river.



The pelicans fight over scraps after fish cleaning.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

October 2015, Southern Queensland

Brisbane City Hall - until the mid 60"s, Brisbane's tallest building.

Roma Street gardens, Brisbane

Jacaranda trees, Mt Tyson, Darling Downs - my motorhome.

50 year reunion for Fairholme girls, Toowoomba
52 years between photos.


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Townsville North Queensland, September 2015

Townsville Strand - looking towards Magnetic Island

The tunnel through the aquarium - sharks, turtles and big fish on one side, smaller fish on the other.



Townsville has many beautiful buildings built during the 1870's  gold rush at Charter Towers. Townsville was the port for the gold. Gold is still mined at Charters Towers.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

August 2015 North Queensland

winter at Port Douglas

one of the original houses of Cairns
Cairns Botanic Gardens


View from the coffee shop, at the gardens

Cairns Botanic Gardnes - a kookaburra

Thursday, July 30, 2015

July 2015 winter in North Queensland

Bargara, near Bundaberg

Magpie geese  at St Lawrence

para gliders landing  at Mission Beach

Palm Cove, near Cairns

Monday, June 29, 2015

June 2015, Queensland

Laminton National Park

Noosa

Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay

Sunday, May 31, 2015

May, 2015 Queensland

Dalby

Caloundra

Jondaryan Woolshed, shearing demonstration



Friday, May 1, 2015

April 2015 - heading north for the winter page 2

Kiama.               I stayed on the southern coast of NSW until after Easter.
Armidale                                       These are some of the country towns I stayed in on my way to Queensland.



Yass
Mudgee

I am now house sitting for 10 days on 50 acres near Toowoomba, Queensland. I am looking after a cattle dog, 2 cats and 3 horses. The setting is very peaceful.

April 2015 heading north for the winter

After Easter, I headed inland and drove north  through country towns to Dalby, Queensland. The old pubs in New South Wales  have interesting and varied designs.
Muswellbrook

Gulgong is a small historical town near Mudgee.

Gulgong

Denman

Willow Tree

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

March 2015 NSW southern coast

Cobargo Folk Festival
Burril Lake





Lake Conjola, formed by sand bars blocking the inlet. The most wild kangaroos I have ever seen in one small space.  



This rainbow lorikeet was feeding beside my window.







                  Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay