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2007 PINK RIBBON RIDE



Every man (woman) and their dog was there

PIGEON FAMILY

MUM

DAD

THE 2 KIDS

This is her second lot to hatch out this Spring. They were having a flying lesson and they all left two days later.

Baby sitting


I have been looking after my sons dogs for the past week, so decided to take some shots of them.

SPRING





You know it's spring once the fruit trees start to blossom.

IBIS

I assume the overflow bowls where designed for people to give their dogs a drink when out walking, as this area is quite dog friendly. The birds make good use of them.

Female Kangaroo

We had this little female come right up close to where we were working in the yard. Went and got the camera but didn't think she would still be there. Pleased to be proved wrong sometimes.

ROUND ROBIN CHALLENGE- TALISMAN

This one was easy, as a couple of years ago I had a major car accident, that resulted in multiple fractures and injuries. Not to mention one car written off. It took a long time to recover and despite not remembering the accident, I was a bit nervous when driving. A friend from work gave me a gardian angel for the car. She hangs from the windscreen wiper knob. The photo is a bit on the boring side, but there is no way to make it more interesting.

Linking List

boliyouPercolationhttp://boliyou.blogspot.com/

Carly - Posted!Ellipsis

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KarenOutpost Mâvarin

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VickiMaraca

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Janetfond of photography

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Suzanne RNew Suzanne R's Life

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NancyNancy Luvs Pics

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Steven(sometimes)photoblog

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Kangaroo

FISHING

FATHERS DAY






Stuart Dempster-22/3/1925 - 25/11/2006



A wonderful father and grandfather who is missed and remembered not just today but every day.

RAIN

We have finally had a litle bit of rain, that has put some water in the tanks and dams. The wind that came with it whipped up the waves and sand at the Goldcoast, so I went down to see if I could get some shots of the result.

A lone walker.

There were a couple of people who had braved the elements to have a look.

ROUND ROBIN


The ROBINS challenge this week is THINGS WITH WINGS


Well just a few of my favourite things happen to have wings, Bees, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Birds, and of course I love planes because they can take you to lovely exotic places where you can photograph new species of bees, butterflies, birds etc. So with that in mind I will stick with Aussie things with wings.

Australian Black Swan, with one damaged wing.



Lorikeet, who knows how pretty he is.

I'm even prettier when I show of my wings.There is actually no way to tell a he from a she they both have exactly the same colours and markings. The male is more likely to dispay his wings to get the females attention. What, you say a MALE show off to get attention. Never! He's walking toward the camera because he can see his reflection.




Pacific Black Ducks enjoying the sunshine and a Black Winged Stilt just passing by.





Australian Pelican who is a big boy and doesn't need a night light.



I may be big but I can still soar like an eagle with these wings

Now you will have to take my word for it, but that is the flying kangaroo (Qantas) in the left hand corner. This was taken just at the top of the gateway bridge. This is a toll bridge and they put up the price on a regular basis so your money develops wings and disappears. Of course this is the quickest and easiest route to the airport.

Jetstar the cheap version of Qantas. Well they had to do something with their old planes, wouldn't want to be wrecking their perfect record now, would they?

LINKING LIST TO THE OTHER ROBINS

Steven(sometimes)photoblog

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JessicaQuickSilver Dreams

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Nancy - POSTED!Nancy Luvs Pix

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Karen - sorta kinda POSTED!Outpost Mavarin

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VickiMaraca http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

Janetfondofphotography http://fondofphotography.blogspot.com

Suzanne RNew Suzanne R's Life http://newsuzannerslife.blogspot.com

Carly - POSTED!Ellipsis http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Gattina - POSTED! Keyhole Pictures
http://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com

REDCLIFF BIRDS

We went up to Redcliff yesterday and took heaps of photos. I don't know why it's called Redcliff. No cliffs and nothing that is red.

He likes a night light

As this one flew past I realised he had a fish and just quickly snapped a shot.

SIGN Caught my eye as I went past.

How many men does it take to change a light globe?

3 by the looks of this photo. One to do the work, one to instruct hom how, and one to watch.

WATER BIRDS

YELLOW SUBMARINE

KOOKABURRA

LINE DANCING

Pelicans

I took these photos down in the Brisbane dock area. This part has a lake with islands where the various birds can be safe from everything except the camera.

THE WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY

POINSETTIA

They are at their best at the present and I think it's due to the unseasonal cold weather we have been having.

The round robin challenge for this week is GIMME GIMME and was suggested by Karen

Now this one had me thinking, because I knew the dog wouldn't stand still while I got a shot. Her GIMME GIMME is to bounce up and down on the spot.

Do I want more money? I work so Yes.

Do I want a better/bigger house? Yes

Do I want a better /latest camera? Yes

Yes these wants could go on forever, but thats all they are WANTS . Do I need these things? NO

So what do I really want/need ?

MORE TIME.

"GIMME GIMME"

As I have gotten past 50 I have had this dreadful feeling as if time is running out.

How do I fit in everything I still want to do/experience/feel.

Yes I may as well be asking the meaning of life.

"GIMME GIMME" MORE TIME

The small sign on the arch in front of the red car says Macdonalds and it really is. Brings a whole new meaning to the golden arches. No I don't need more time to eat more burgers. All the clock pics were taken in Freidburgh Germany.

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Karen - Posted!

Outpost Mâvarinhttp://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

Carly - Posted!

Ellipsishttp://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

Janet - POSTED!

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VickiMaraca http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

Nancy - POSTED!

Nancy Luvs Picshttp://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix

Steven(sometimes)photobloghttp://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Brandon - POSTED!

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Gattina - Posted!

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I've been tagged by Jodie at Avinak.

Rules
1. Now I have to tell you 8 things about myself.
2.
3. Afterwards 8 other people must be tagged.

1. I like taking photos. (you would never have guessed I know!!)

2. I have 2 Grandchildren who recently went on hols to Fiji with me. (keep trying to convince the youngest son that he owes me 2)




3. I love to travel. ( at the present I'm considering going back to UK to work.)


4. I live in Queensland (the sunshine state)




5. Early morning is my favourite time of the day.

6. Macro photos of bugs and flowers is one of my favourite type of photos.

7. I got bored with blogger, now put more photos on shutterchance underDIGITALPHOTOS

8.I have a scanner and some older photos of Jodie and one will appear here as soon as I can dig them out.

LORIKEET























On my deck this morning. There were two of them and they were not the least bit frightened, seemed curious as to what I was doing.

The Road Less Travelled

This is a typical dirt road in country Victoria and they usually lead to a property, not from town to town. Even though when I was younger these were usually my fathers favourite short cuts. So we would bounce along for miles, taking hours longer to reach our destination and there was never anyone in sight to ask directions. Actually that would have been pointless anyway as Dad never turned around unless the road ran out.

LINKING LIST

VickiMaracahttp://mymaracas.blogspot.com/

Steven(sometimes)photobloghttp://sepintx.blogspot.com/

Karen - PostedOutpost Mâvarinhttp://outmavarin.blogspot.com/

Janetfond of photographyhttp://fondofphotography.blogspot.com/

ReneeOde to the Musehttp://www.harmonysnaps.com/photos

Dallas? **Welcome New Member**Dallas Miao'dhttp://listentomeandlistengood.blogspot.com/

Brandon**Welcome New Member**A Visual Experimenthttp://avisualexperiment.blogspot.com/

Carly - POSTED!Ellipsishttp://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com/

KerrinA New Day A New Photohttp://kerrinsdailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Gattina - PostedKEYHOLE PICTUREShttp://gattina-keyholepictures.blogspot.com/2007/07/round-robins-road-less-traveled.html