Casino by night.

I gave my brother a tripod for his birthday, then took him out to teach him how to use it. This is one of my photos – the Treasury Casino in “green mode”.

Dark Sky Observing outside Brisbane.

A week ago I bought a small telescope to indulge my childhood dreams of backyard astronomy. Within three nights, just sitting in my backyard, I’d seen Mars, Saturn, the Orion Nebula and managed to identify a handful of constellations and bright stars. Last night, I took advantage of the new moon and went out to [...]

So the blender costs.. how much?

Anja and I were shopping for blenders today (god, we lead such exciting lives) and I noticed that Harris Scarfe, purveyors of brand-name kitchen appliances at discount prices, seem to be having some computer trouble.
Unless these signs are calculated and printed by hand, in which case whoever does them is missing some vital mathematics skills.

A Drive in the Countryside.

Today I got bored and went for lunch up in the Glasshouse Mountains. Nice drive (though a bit warm) and a nice lunch at The Glasshouse Mountains Lookout Cafe. Of course, I took my camera, though I’m not overly pleased with this set of pictures. Check ‘em out in my photostream, if you like.

Australia Zoo Redux – A Family Affair.

Last Sunday was spent with my family and Anja at Australia Zoo. I’d promised them all a trip to the Zoo as a christmas present and it was timed to coincide with my youngest niece’s 1st birthday. Last time I was at the Zoo (with Luke), I didn’t have a 200mm zoom lens. This time, [...]

Road Trip.

Went for a drive to Woodford (along the Mt Mee tourist drive) with Anja today. It was nice to go out through the mountains when they’re green. Here’s a pic of Anja looking out towards Mt Tibrogargan (slighty off to the right of the shot) from the Mt Mee Lookout.

Safety advice or fashion?

This sign has apparently been warning shoppers of the dangers of shitty plastic footwear for some time now, but Luke only just pointed it out to me the other day.

Token update!

I haven’t really done anything worth posting lately, but I feel bad for basically ignoring this blog. So I’m going to post one of Anja’s pictures. A while ago my sister requested our help in putting together a DVD of her two little girls to send over to the girls’ grandparents in Spain. That meant [...]

Starshots.

Lately, Luke and I have been interested in the night sky. I want a telescope of some sort, and he’s been wanting to try photographing star trails. Star trail shots seemed like a fun way to get into it all, so last night I suggested we head out away from the light pollution of the [...]

But they’re just weeds!

The weeds are in full bloom at Thrillmere. Luke calls them weeds, anyway. I’m not so sure of what a weed is. If the plant isn’t a pest, and is native, is it a weed just because you didn’t intentionally put it in that garden?
But we never actually intentionally put anything into the garden. Does [...]

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