tiabunna's photos

This mural was on the end of an old "Terrace House" in Glebe. It depicts the way the street outside at the right would have looked back in the 1950s, before Sydney closed its very extensive tram services. Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone.

The Murrays coach on which I returned from Sydney. I asked the driver about it and was told it is a BCI. Since returning home I have found they are a Perth (Australia) company.

Seen in a Sydney park, the birds near the bench are Australian White Ibis , generally known by the more unkind name of "Bin Chickens" because of their scavenging habit in cities. They are found across most of Australia, most commonly in the east. Happy Bench Monday and have a good week,everyone.

The upper Shoalhaven River. From today I shall be heading away until early next week. Best wishes, everyone.

Taken at Mawson Antarctica 58 years ago today, on 13 Feb 1966, an unforgettable day. During the previous night a blizzard brought winds gusting over 100 kt (185 km/hr) which broke the mooring cables of our ship, the "Nella Dan" . Before the winds could blow it onto the rocks across the harbour, the captain ordered the engines to "half ahead" and drove her onto the rocks. As an ice-strengthened ship, the bows were able to take this and the engines kept her in place. This was taken on b/w film as I came off night shift, I also later took a coloured image when the wind and drifting snow eased. FOOTNOTE. The following day the ship backed off the rock bank undamaged.

For Macro Monday (Afternoons) #348 - keyfob / keyring.

This shady bench is at a nearby rural cemetery. A stitched panorama, taken from the bench area is in the PiP, showing the entire cemetery which is in two sections with a clear area between. Happy Bench Monday, everyone.

Today (10 Feb) is the first day of the Lunar New Year, this time heading into the Year of the Dragon. That led me to search my archives for images of dragons and this Eastern_bearded_dragon raised its head. These are native to the east coast of Australia. I wish everyone a Happy Year of the Dragon.

Looking across Westernport Bay near Phillip Island, not too far from Melbourne. HFF and have a great weekend, everyone.