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I had honestly forgotten just how funny Max Gillies was. And looking through the extras, gee there is some emerging talent, Wendy Harmer etc etc
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I had honestly forgotten just how funny Max Gillies was. And looking through the extras, gee there is some emerging talent, Wendy Harmer etc etc
HawaiiBigSis
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I LOVE Bryce Courtenay! That's been on my wishlist forever -- just waiting for a copy to come available at a price I'm willing to pay...
Akhenaten
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March, 2009
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The hills above Reedy Creek
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Reedy Creek
March, 2010
Reedy Creek - normally at this point I can hop across it.
The (only) road into Reedy Creek - there's a bridge under all that water.
Someone should write a poem about this sort of thing, and call it My Country.
Akhenaten
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The good news is that Reedy Creek runs into King Parrot Creek, which runs into the Goulburn River, which runs into the Mighty Murray, so in about 3 months or so, all of that lovely water is going to be in Lake Alexandrina with Pelicans swimming in it.
The Aten has things really well organised, I reckon.
HawaiiBigSis
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Wow! That's a lot of water. I'm guessing that Reedy Creek is a burnzone, and that level of runoff isn't common?
Akhenaten
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I'm not sure what you mean by 'burnzone', but if it's this:
then the answer is 'yes, but it isn't supposed to be.'
Only for values of common which include 'never before in living memory.'
HawaiiBigSis
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That is indeed what I meant.
Rather what I figured.
But those things growing on the trees are pretty cool. Are they something like fireweed that shows up after wildfires?
Akhenaten
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No, those are the leaves of the trees themselves.
Those particular trees are Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) and after a fire or other trauma that's what new growth looks like. Those little outgrowths are now (13 months after the fire) new branches.
It seems to have stopped raining for a bit so I'll just nick out and take some pictures of what they look like at the moment.
Stay tuned.
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Akhenaten
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Rats! It hasn't stopped raining after all. I got soaked.
Right then . . .
This new growth is the same age as the red leaves in the previous pictures:
It's not much to show for a year's growing, but up until very recently it's been pretty dry, and Yellow Box isn't that fast to grow anyway.
One good thing about all this rain is how it's washed a lot of the black off. It was getting really boring having a greyscale landscape,
A more general view, showing the overall effect of the regrowth.
The truck going past behind my car is on the Hume Freeway, the highway which connects Melbourne, Victoria with Sydney, New South Wales.
This little road I'm parked on is a few hundred metres from the Royal Palace and was the CFA's last line of defence. The trees on the right were completely engulfed, while those on the left were only scorched by radiant heat.
The surface of the road looks a bit funny because it melted.
If they hadn't stopped the fire here, the township of Broadford would have been destroyed, so that ended well, eh?
Right then . . .
This new growth is the same age as the red leaves in the previous pictures:
It's not much to show for a year's growing, but up until very recently it's been pretty dry, and Yellow Box isn't that fast to grow anyway.
One good thing about all this rain is how it's washed a lot of the black off. It was getting really boring having a greyscale landscape,
A more general view, showing the overall effect of the regrowth.
The truck going past behind my car is on the Hume Freeway, the highway which connects Melbourne, Victoria with Sydney, New South Wales.
This little road I'm parked on is a few hundred metres from the Royal Palace and was the CFA's last line of defence. The trees on the right were completely engulfed, while those on the left were only scorched by radiant heat.
The surface of the road looks a bit funny because it melted.
If they hadn't stopped the fire here, the township of Broadford would have been destroyed, so that ended well, eh?
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How forests regrow after brushfires is always fascinating to me. Thanks for these pictures, your pharohness!
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Always a pleasure, your BigSisliness
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The area around here (Central Queensland) is looking beautiful at the moment too. We have had a good two months of rain and everything is green, a nice change from grey-brown. It makes the country side look very romantic.
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Jack Thompson acted in the famous "roo shoot" scene in "Wake in Fright" before "Sunday too far away". The roles are similar.
I was the production accountant for "Jack Thompson down Under". At the post production "drinky-poos" I watched Jack Thompson become more witty and charming as he drank more. He had no snobbery and made a good effort to engage everyone in conversation. We wasn't "working us", he was just being friendly.
I also loved Spyforce. I remember when they built a fake wooden submarine somewhere in Manly for the show. They should remake it as a "tongue in cheek" movie.
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It's funny but Jack has got a fair bit of Hollywood work in the past few years playing.. Americans
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Central Queensland is always beautiful, I reckon. Rocky, especially, is one of my favourite places.
Judging by the rain we're having down here at the moment I'd say the second Monsoon is heading your way even as we
Cheers,
Dave
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Saw this in another thread and I though a quickie on Asutralian Cattle dogs would be appropriate here.
I love them, they are a great working dog, tough as old boots, loyal and lots of fun. But like most workers, they do need plenty of exercise.
History/Origin
The present-day Australian Cattle Dog went through a series of breeding before it was finally proved to be a herding dog in the hot zones of the Australian terrains. Early settlers from the Western world had difficulties adapting their homeland breed types with the rugged and hot temperate climate of the Australian surroundings. There had been numerous attempts to settle to a standard type Australian Cattle Dog before, but all endeavors proved futile.
The problem that ensued on all earlier experiments was that poor breed outcomes resulted to dogs that refuse to do the herding job. Even earlier pet dogs brought by the pioneering inhabitants from the Western world, easily succumbed to tropical Australian climates, and breeding failed beforehand. The modern Australian Cattle Dog is a cross-breed of a maelstrom of canine dogs including the Russian Poodle, Bull Terrier, Collie, and Kangaroo dog.
Description
The Australian Cattle Dog has a coat that can come in a wide diversity of markings, which are usually astounding. The coat of this dog looks a bit bluish. The bluish coat of the dog indicates the absence of the unusual albino patching. This dog is covered with hairs that are usually differently colored like tan and white, and black and white.
The Australian Cattle Dog is generally color blue, having ginger feet with abundant ginger markings on its legs. Some types of this dog possesses white marks on the middle of its forehead that commonly measures about two centimeters by seven centimeters. A healthy female usually measures roughly up to 19 inches. On the other hand, the male measures up 20 inches. An Australian Cattle Dog has well-toned muscles and has dense coats. Its tail is typically long with a petite whitish tip. An Australian Cattle dog that is given enough food and plenty of exercise weighs up to 50 pounds.
Temperament
Like any other dog that is used to herding and farming activities, the Australian Cattle Dog is high spirited and overly energetic. An owner should know that this dog needs myriad of exercise and activities to do like taking part in dog games, and learning old and new tricks. One must remember that if cattle dogs are not given enough exercise, they often resort to their own brand of activities that are commonly destructive.
Aside from being a vigorous animal, this dog is cautious by nature; and this characteristic makes it a very ideal guard and companion dog. The negative aspect of this dog is its weird affection for shredding and ripping things like fabrics, upholstery, garments, and other materials used for bedding
I love them, they are a great working dog, tough as old boots, loyal and lots of fun. But like most workers, they do need plenty of exercise.
Since I live in a ranching area, the dogs I've seen that can be aggressive are cattle herding dogs like blue heelers (sometimes amusingly listed in the paper as "blue healers") and other herding dogs. Also, I VERY UNFORTUNATELY live in an area where people fight dogs, in particular "pit" type bulldog-looking animals.
What this all boils down to (as far as I can see) is *irresponsible owners*. What kind of total creep puts his dog in a fight, and then abandons it on a mesa to die if it loses the fight? What kind of fool leaves his dog all alone all day long, with nothing to do but chase livestock (like he's been bred to do)? Some of these
Every time I see someone out walking their dog, on a leash, or a dog off-leash on a good strong heel, I stop and tell the person how wonderful they are. I wish all dog owners would be responsible, and actually take care of, and love, their dogs!
History/Origin
The present-day Australian Cattle Dog went through a series of breeding before it was finally proved to be a herding dog in the hot zones of the Australian terrains. Early settlers from the Western world had difficulties adapting their homeland breed types with the rugged and hot temperate climate of the Australian surroundings. There had been numerous attempts to settle to a standard type Australian Cattle Dog before, but all endeavors proved futile.
The problem that ensued on all earlier experiments was that poor breed outcomes resulted to dogs that refuse to do the herding job. Even earlier pet dogs brought by the pioneering inhabitants from the Western world, easily succumbed to tropical Australian climates, and breeding failed beforehand. The modern Australian Cattle Dog is a cross-breed of a maelstrom of canine dogs including the Russian Poodle, Bull Terrier, Collie, and Kangaroo dog.
Description
The Australian Cattle Dog has a coat that can come in a wide diversity of markings, which are usually astounding. The coat of this dog looks a bit bluish. The bluish coat of the dog indicates the absence of the unusual albino patching. This dog is covered with hairs that are usually differently colored like tan and white, and black and white.
The Australian Cattle Dog is generally color blue, having ginger feet with abundant ginger markings on its legs. Some types of this dog possesses white marks on the middle of its forehead that commonly measures about two centimeters by seven centimeters. A healthy female usually measures roughly up to 19 inches. On the other hand, the male measures up 20 inches. An Australian Cattle Dog has well-toned muscles and has dense coats. Its tail is typically long with a petite whitish tip. An Australian Cattle dog that is given enough food and plenty of exercise weighs up to 50 pounds.
Temperament
Like any other dog that is used to herding and farming activities, the Australian Cattle Dog is high spirited and overly energetic. An owner should know that this dog needs myriad of exercise and activities to do like taking part in dog games, and learning old and new tricks. One must remember that if cattle dogs are not given enough exercise, they often resort to their own brand of activities that are commonly destructive.
Aside from being a vigorous animal, this dog is cautious by nature; and this characteristic makes it a very ideal guard and companion dog. The negative aspect of this dog is its weird affection for shredding and ripping things like fabrics, upholstery, garments, and other materials used for bedding
Wish I could find a bigger picture of that, but I still think it's cool. (Found it at ABConline.)
A pelican bit me when I was about 12, too, Dazza. But I still admire them from afar.
Akhenaten
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Wish I could find a bigger picture of that, but I still think it's cool. (Found it at ABConline.)
A pelican bit me when I was about 12, too, Dazza. But I still admire them from afar.
It's a small world, orphia.
I know the bloke who took that photo.
His name is Gary Ticehurst, or as I knew him when we worked together, Captain Ticehurst, AAAvn.
He left the service to become a helicopter pilot for the ABC, and presumably he was doing something along those lines when he took this pic.
Pelicans - Eyre Creek, Queensland - May 2009
Fancy that.
Hokulele
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This may have already been covered earlier, but I would like an informative post on Australian beaches. I know a bit about Bondi and a few others from surf videos and a history on Duke Kahanamoku I have read, but I would enjoy reading a local's take on the beach scene.
Since it appears I will have some time off on my trip to Australia next month, I may as well request some information I can use.
Since it appears I will have some time off on my trip to Australia next month, I may as well request some information I can use.