tiabunna's photos

The colourful red leaves are appearing as we head toward winter. I shall be away and expect to be largely offline for several days. Have a great weekend, everyone.

I'm unsure whether this church has closed permanently or if it is just awaiting renovation. Either way it's well fenced in, so Happy Fence Friday everyone and have a good weekend.

Replacing the Cape St George lighthouse , this one (at right) was erected in 1898 and first lit on 1 May 1899. It operated until January 1994, when it was replaced by the new solar powered LED light at left (and the site was de-manned - lighthouse keeper's house at right). The old light apparently is still lit for an annual Lighthouse Weekend in August of most years. As can be seen in the background, this is clearly at the entrance to Jervis Bay. View large. Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone.

Named for nearby Mt Dromedary, this little hotel is in the main street of the village of Central Tilba, established in the 1890s as a base for the local dairy industry and still with a cheese factory. Happy bench Monday and let's all hope for a good week.

Looking up the coast from the Ex-lighthouse (see previous image). The PiPs show the entrance to Jervis Bay and the position of the new (1898) lighthouse at Point Perpendicular. Best viewed large.

The ruins of the Cape St George lighthouse (now Heritage Listed). It seems that a number of errors led to it being built at the wrong place in 1860, with the result that ships continued to be wrecked on the nearby coast (23 during the operation of the light). It was replaced in 1899 by a new lighthouse at the entrance to Jervis Bay and was later demolished (being used as a Navy target) to prevent confusion with the new lighthouse in poor daytime weather. The PiP shows the coastline to the north and the distant entrance to Jervis Bay, where this should have been sited. Happy Fence Friday and have a great weekend, everyone.

You'll find the answer to "what and where" in the PiPs, also in the map detail at right. Which leaves open the question of "why?" I'm afraid you'll have to wait until Friday's HFF for the answer. :-) Happy Wednesday Wall, everyone.

An old country church that I pass from time to time.

Looking into the sun in the early afternoon. Happy Bench Monday and have a good week, everyone.