tiabunna's photos

Don't they look great? Sadly, the Taiwan / Formosa Lily is a garden escapee that now has become an invasive weed, particularly along roadsides, in many parts of eastern Australia. View on black. Explored.

Today was the annual "Clean up Australia Day", the 25th. It was started by a round-the-world yachtsman, who was aghast at the amount of rubbish in the oceans - and decided that the best place to start cleaning up rubbish was right at home! The inset shows what our local Landcare group collected from just a few km of local roads, even a kitchen sink! Can't say I like the music, but it's the advert for Landcare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZqEB8T6mN4

Musical background suggested by Izydor (thank you): tinyurl.com/o7kpwkm . HFF! Explored

The aerodrome in the town of Temora was used during WW11 for training. It is entirely possible that an Australian-made Boomerang fighter, such as the one just starting in the foreground, Wirraway trainer (RHS) and Kittyhawk (LHS) may have met like this then ... but this is edited from an image taken at an airshow held there a few years ago (see insert). Temora now has an excellent flying aircraft museum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=He38LYmBvFw

I haven't had a flower shot for a while. Try this against a black background.

Captains Flat is usually known to locals simply as "The Flat". It's pretty quiet these days. Taken from near the former mine entrance (see note for old shot of miners at the entrance and the top of the shaft).

It all started with a bull by the name of ‘Captain', when this area was all bushland. Back in the mid 1800s Captain lived on a nearby property, but was prone to wandering. When he’d put a smile on the face of all the cows he could find, he’d head for his favourite grassy flat on the bank of the Molonglo River, as seen above and now parkland and playing fields. The area became known as ‘Captain’s Flat’ among the locals. Later came the mining and the town. And that's no bull. :-)

Best wishes, everyone! Taken in Singapore's Chinatown and straightened for perspective. Explored.

The road leading into Captains Flat winds past the old mine working area. Stitched panorama, best viewed large on black. Explored.