Monday, January 25, 2016

January 2016 New South Wales

House sitting for 10 days at Ulmarra

Clarence River at Ulmarra

Ulmarra pub, with a great coffee shop at the back, looking out over the river.

Ulmarra - a small village between Yamba and Grafton

Looking towards Gloucester on the edge of the Manning Valley

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