tiabunna's photos

Not far from where we saw the feral goats (earlier images) we saw a couple of emus alongside the road. We later saw more, but by the time the vehicle stops they tend to have wandered away. In the (rather blurry) PiP is one heading away from the vehicle.

Australia's smaller country towns have some lovely old buildings, such as this Post Office and the pub across the road (see PiP) in Bourke. I guess there isn't the same pressure to "replace with newer" that applies to the larger centres. Wishing everyone a Happy Fence Friday and a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Australia has a range of feral animals. Feral goats are one such species - these were near the Queensland border in western NSW. See also PiPs.

I was very glad that, for World Environment Day, the Australian government has tripled the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park, in the Southern Ocean, bringing it to over 475,000 sq km. This will completely close the area to fishing, mining and other extractive activities, and provide much better protection for the seals, penguins and other birdlife on the island. These are King Penguins, taken swimming around the ship on which I travelled.

For "Macro Mondays" group, 5 June 2023. Topic #312, "Wristwatch.". This one is old, battered and no longer works, don't really know why I've kept it!

Well, this bench is indeed under a Coolibah tree - in Coolabah, what's more! Coolabah is little more than a pub, motel and shop on a very long almost entirely straight road (see PiP). Of course, fo Australians, this really calls out for a musical link. Happy Bench Monday and have a good week, everyone.

This painted water tower is in Cunnamulla, in western Queensland. It was painted by Guido van Helten and illustrates annual childrens' football games (rugby league) between two adjacent (200 km) towns, Cunnamulla and Charleville. See also PiPs.

This substantial (250 Ha, over 100 MW) solar farm is just outside Nyngan in sunny western NSW. The constructors also kindly provided this viewing area, complete with fences See also PiPs. You can read more about it here. Wishing everyone a very Happy Fence Friday, to be followed by an enjoyable weekend.

This image needs some explanation for viewers outside Australia. First of all, many Australian country towns have a "Big" statue of their claim to fame - one of the best known is the "Big Pineapple", there also is the "Big Merino" (sheep), and a couple more I'll show from this trip. So, what is a "Bogan"? It's an Australian term for a very unsophisticated and uncultured person - something like a "country bumpkin" or "yokel" in other places. Someone who would prefer to be with his dog and go fishing, as with the statue, rather than attend a concert. Of course, Nyngan happens to be on the Bogan River, so.....! I gather this caused something of a stir locally when it was erected. :-)