tiabunna's photos

I took this bench image in Kangaroo Valley. It was a very enjoyable trip, but after recent dreadful events both here and in other places, mono best matches my feelings today. Enjoy your benches and let's hope for better times this week. Best viewed on black.

Now back from my latest wanderings and I'll try to catch up over the coming days. This is subtropical rainforest at the edge of the National Park, on the road to Kangaroo Valley. Quite a comparison with the cleared farmland below!

A portrait of Meg, my West Highland Terrier. The purple background on the (wet) concrete is petals from the flowers currently on my neighbour's Tibouchina tree. I'm now heading away for a few days, enjoy yourselves everyone.

Copied (also PiP) from slides taken June 1971 on the Oodnadatta Track - see the notes with my previous image for more detail. Shortly after seeing the stockmen going out mustering, we were surprised to meet this camel-drawn wagon following with their supplies and camping gear. Camels had been used here extensively in the past in desert areas, but even in 1971 this was rare. Noting that the driver is on a (very basic) bench, I'll wish everyone a Happy Bench Monday and a good week to follow.

From an old slide taken in 1971. Heading up the Oodnadatta Track we met this group of stockmen going out (with their spare horses) to commence mustering (possibly several weeks) on Anna Creek Station. Anna Creek (23,677 km2 (9,142 sq mi) is the world's largest cattle station, 7 times larger than the largest US ranch and larger than countries such as Slovenia and Israel. The number of cattle varies with the conditions (drought etc) but typically is between 10-20,000. As this work is now mechanised with aircraft and motorcycles, this has become a historic image! Translations to US English: stockmen = cowboys, station = ranch, mustering = rounding up.

Copied from a slide taken in 1964 and which had major colour problems - hence the mono conversion. I thought this was worth keeping for historical reasons, as this interesting building has gone and the area totally changed. Wishing everyone a Happy Fence Friday and a great weekend.

A small but pleasant sandstone wall in front of this timber walled church, reasonably typical of many in the forested areas of Australia. Wishing everyone a Happy Wednesday Wall.

Copied from a Perutz slide taken in 1964. Apart from the bridge, Sydney is barely recognisable! Where are the buildings? :-)

When it's Easter Monday and the weekly theme (355) for the Macro Mondays group is "Baked goods. Make a macro of a baked good, it can be bread rolls, pretzels, croissants etc", then images of Hot Cross Buns seem inevitable. Luckily I still had one remaining, a chocolate variety. Happy Macro Monday and have a good week, everyone.