australia

Welcome to Collingwood, a inner city suburb of Melbourne, it's January, I'm not a work and wandering around the place camera in hand. let...

Forecast is for a hot day - that got me out walking earlier than normal - was not escaping the heat anyway - 33C at 11am Walked down to ...

Notes Do I really use this enough, the thoughts of taking it everywhere quickly forgotten, the thoughts of being unobtrusive, unseen, sn...

V is for Varsity lakes parkrun, it is a popular place to visit in this part of the world for parkrun tourists.  parkrun's starting with V...

Said farewell to family. Did a bit of investing stuff including getting the weekly investing post out. Cooking up to a warm day. Took the...

Was a struggle to get moving the day after the memorial service. I decided to do the sort of thing John would have done. Take the train u...

After a busy week of house renovating and garden maintenance we were keen to get away on the weekend and add a new parkrun location to ou...

The idea of being back in Sydney was so my wife could see her grandson. Silly me thought that might be in the morning. Got that wrong - k...

A few weird dreams - all about managing some online safety stuff. Had forgotten not long after getting up. My wife was ahead of me - coff...

Notes The rules and regulation of modern life do not apply to me, that's what he would say if he wasn't super scared of being found foul...

Change for the day. We were going back to Sydney. My wife suggested we stay another day as it was a blue sky day. I like that idea - I li...

How does this little fella come to be. Well it starts with my nieces buying me a Lego set for Christmas, and I know that sounds a little...

Was a late night watching the NYE fireworks. My wife suggested a visit to the newly refurbished picnic area at Danjera Dam - a 45 km driv...

Between Christmas and new years we headed up to Landsborough just behind the Sunshine Coast, usually it is only just over an hour but we ...

Another cloudy strange weather day. Good news - it is not hot and ugly. Worked away clearing away investing accounts. My wife headed out ...

Was going to be one of those days not knowing what will work. Focused in on getting investing accounts done - would have been better set ...

Struggling to hold together what day is what. I do know my wife headed out for coffee. I do know we drove into Nowra to do some shopping....

In the post Christmas days the streets are devoid of people, but there are bins everywhere, filled to the brim with the waste that has b...

Dularcha is an aboriginal word for a Blackbutt tree. I had never hear of this little National Park between Landsborough and Mooloolah Val...

Day started out a bit cool - mybwife says there was rain on her drive back from her coffee visit to Berry. Had my head down catching up o...

Hello there! Having completed my earlier travel posts on several interesting countries and regions, including Japan, Maldives, Indonesia...

Turned into a long day heading south. My wife headed into the city to exchange a gift. Plan was for me to pack the car and meet her at a ...

Change of plans about going down south - too tired says my wife to drive. Did wake to a cool day which would be perfect to go for a ride....

Notes In the post christmas, pre news years street which are a mix of confused tourists, aimless shoppers and the odd disgruntled lookin...

Hello there! Having completed my earlier travel posts on several interesting countries and regions, including Japan, Maldives, Indonesia...

North Harbour is a beautiful, quiet, small parkrun located midway between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast on, as you might have guessed, ...

Was hoping to go for a ride today as the road is open through the NP is now open. Had to walk up to post office to pick up a parcel. By t...

Very warm Christmas Day morning did not stop a good crowd showing up to Mansfield QLD parkrun in Brisbane Australia. Lots of peo...

Turning into a nothing day - solidering dreams never set up a day well. The weird part is my left the army 50 years ago and do not watch ...

A struggle sort of day - got out of the funk and drove down the road to walk an old track. Looking for a specific orchid - not seen for a...