Entries for February, 2009
Gardening
The nice thing about visiting Richmond is that the farms come right up to the edge of Richmond. Hear this couple was working in their field although I don’t know how much longer they will be able to keep watering. Their irrigation water I assume comes from the coal river which is right now far [...]
The Steve Irwin Returns
The Steve Irwin returned to Hobart on Friday fresh from the Southern Ocean where it has been protesting and trying to obstruct the Japanese whaling fleet and their whaling for “research” purposes.
The arrival was not without incident with Federal Police meeting it with a search warrant and confiscated the ship’s log book and video footage.
The [...]
Windmill and Tree
This headless windmill stands in a field South of Swansea
Pole with a Lean
I am not sure why there is a pole stuck in the beach at Wineglass Bay and i am sure it wasn’t there in November the time before when i was there. It’s purpose remains a mystery but it served the effect of anyone wanting to swim would swim to the right of it like [...]
Hidden Letterbox
Pity a new postman in the Richmond area because he will never see this letterbox for the gaol hidden in the bushes!
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Wineglass Bay Blue
The wonderful Wineglass Bay in the Freycinet National Park. The colour is real and produced by the chemistry of the salt water on the underlying geology of the region. Last Wednesday I was sitting on this very beach and this week I am just posting it.
Richmond Bridge
Richmond Bridge that i featured from a different angle a couple of weeks ago. I am wondering how much longer there will be water under it when the dam up river is empty. The water certainly looked lower than before and the far left of the big arches had no water at all.
