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Australia Photo ~ The Pea Green Boat The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note. The poem is by Edward Lear, first published in 1871 The photograph is taken from our office window. South Moreton […]
My Year at a Glance: Time flies when we’re having fun… so is it any surprise we’re already in July… half way through the year? To keep the year covered from TOP … …to BOTTOM …at the end of each month I take a moment to ponder what advancements I’ve made? Some months, I throw […]
Australia Photo ~ Australian Island Living South Moreton Bay Islands Queensland, Australia
Look at this amazing Post Office stamp map of Route 66 in the USA. It took Ken ‘The Landrunner’ Turmel two years to traverse the route and collect all the commemorative Post Office stamps created for the 70th anniversary of Route 66, in the USA. He has now reproduced the artwork for sale as a Post […]
Australia Photo ~ Kookaburra This Kookaburra flew ahead of me as I walked through the shady glady gum tree woodland this week. “Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree, Eating all the gum drops he can see. Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be!” “Kookaburra sits on the electric wire, Jumping up and down, […]
Have you read a book and said “I’ve got to go there?” This is what we asked our Facebook Friends for this month’s themed travelling tales. What authors have inspired you to dream of visiting a faraway place? Gavin Maxwell ~ Scotland Jean Doorn One day in the month of May I will walk […]
Australia Photo ~ The Pacific Ocean from Stradbroke Island, SE Queensland, Australia Nothing between us and South America 😉
In the sand dunes that back the beach, it amazes me that anything can grow ~ This is an Island Beach No nutrients in the soil, and such good drainage no water will hold between the fine white grains of sand – Yet, these coastal plants defy the possibility producing luscious yellow blooms. Keeping close to […]
Australia Photo ~ A Moment in Time Brisbane Town Hall, Queensland, Australia The 70m clock tower that rises 91 meters above ground level, is based upon St Mark’s Campanile, in Venice Italy. The four clock faces on each side of the tower are the largest in Australia. Opened in 1930, the Brisbane Town Hall underwent […]
Each month I select a *highlight*, which I enter on a Map Journal, so at year’s end I can view (simply summarized on a single sheet) ~ *My 2011 Year at a Glance* I’m the worst when it comes to acknowledging my achievements – I’m a hit and run girl, get back to base and […]
