Archive for February, 2009

Phoney Photo Pile #3

Wow…I’ve made it to a 3rd batch of daily photos! By my reckoning, I’m up to Day 53 of 365. I headed up to Caloundra for a couple of days this week so I was able to snap a photo of something other than the mundane. It was a nice couple of days, even with [...]

Stuff Valentine's Day, bring on Claudius Day

I’m a new convert to Claudius Day….don’t know who Claudius is? He’s the guy who sentenced Valentine to death….it’s just more a pity that he didn’t do it sooner. I don’t like Valentine’s Day. I hate that there is a special day set aside out of the calendar to do something nice for the person [...]

Introducing Warrego Martin

Shortly after we returned from Tasmania last year, my other half told me about an adoption program running through the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Unlike a lot of other zoos running similar programs, the koalas up for adoption at Port Macquarie are all wild koalas in need of veterinary care after car accidents, dog attacks [...]

Gotta love Borders

I think if for some reason that I had to be sequestered away for an unknown period of time on jury duty, I’d want to do it in a Borders book store. Preferably the three storey one in the city but if I can’t go there, the one in Mt Gravatt will do nicely. Sheriffs [...]

Phoney Photo Pile #2

Here’s the second lot, I honestly didn’t think I would get to the end of a month doing this but what do you know? It seems easier than I gave it credit for being. I know – famous last words!