August 2019

A busy month, photographing U12 AFL, trips to Sunshine Coast, Snow Day and appointments.

AFL - 'Up there Cazaly - err Alex'

 A week on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

Abandoned cottage - Sunshine Coast

Strawberries for Sale - Eumundi Markets Qld

Rainforest around Mapleton Falls

Maroochydore

 At Woden checking out apartments.

Murals at Woden

Murals at Woden

 Daily dog walks - Esme is always keen to have the ball.

Esme and her ball

One morning I looked out the window at this sunrise.  Dashed out with camera and it was gone very shortly after I captured this shot.

Sunrise at #33

 We did a drive around the Riverina to photograph the painted water towers and silos.

Wagga Wagga Water Tower

Roadside water tank near Collingullie

BIG kangaroo and emu near Lockhart

 Also at Lockhart is the Pastoral Shadows of Brookong.  Sculptures depicting days gone by.

Farm Wagon - Esme is not sure about it.

A drover's wagon

Ploughing - Pepper is checking to see if a pat is available.

Swaggie

Drovers

and their flock

Swaggie and his dog

Cockatoo sculpture

Horse

Lockhart Water Tower

Lockhart Water Tower

Emus and chicks sculpture

Narrandera Water Tower - late afternoon

Narrandera Water Tower

Narrandera Silos - need painting

Milky Way

Milky Way

Narrandera Water Tower in the morning light

Crop and pasture - drought is on the land

Weethalle Silo

Grenfell Silo

 A day trip to Kiandra area.

A very old Snow Gum

The Survivor

Snow Gum squeezed among the rocks

At 3 Mile Dam

Scarlet Robin in the snow

Wattle is blooming - Spring is around the corner

Frogmouth pair

Grey Butcherbird that has taken up residence

Juvenile Straw-necked Ibis. A few have been around for most of the month.