Tag Archives: Tasmania
See You In The Spring – Weekly Photo Challenge – Spring
Dear Friends, Australians always know that Spring is on the way when the wattle trees start to bloom. While Acacia pycnantha, the golden wattle, is Australia’s national floral emblem, there are 959 other varieties of wattle growing in all parts of the country. I found this tree covered with fluffy yellow blossoms at Richmond in Tasmania. Some …
We Like To Party!
Dear Friends, You know how it is when you go to a party and take the time to do some people-watching? There are always several different types of party animals to observe. 1. The greedy guests: They like to hang out where the food is and make sure they sample everything on the table. 2. …
Gold Rush
Dear Friends, The second largest gold nugget ever found in Australia was the Welcome Nugget, discovered at Bakery Hill in Ballarat on 9th June, 1858. It weighed a whopping 150 pounds and was sold for £10,500 sterling the following year. Ever since I saw a replica of the Welcome Nugget on a miners’ memorial in Ballarat I’ve …
The Sound of Silence – Weekly Photo Challenge – Companionable
Dear Friends, I met this handsome scarecrow in Ross, Tasmania. Instead of guarding the farmers’ fields he was keeping watch over a little craft shop. He looked lonely so I decided to keep him company. I tried to start a friendly conversation but no matter what I said he just stared straight ahead and didn’t utter a …
Spinning Around – Weekly Photo Challenge – Curves
Dear Friends, I’ve told you before about my visit to Copping and the Copping Convict and Colonial Collection. I’ve never seen so many wheels! It was enough to make my head spin. I preferred these wheels – they weren’t going anywhere, except on to my plate! Justin.
On The Boardwalk
Dear Friends, I read Skinnywench’s post on A Word In Your Ear this week. Recently she visited Lake St Clair-Cradle Mountain National Park and her story brought back so many memories. She was disappointed not to see a single wombat while she was there, so I decided to share my Cradle Mountain wombat experience in the …
Kiss Me Quick – Weekly Photo Challenge – Kiss
Dear Friends, I have a new admirer and believe it or not, he’s of the feathered variety! My past experiences with birds have not always been successful but all that has changed since I met Charlie. When I was at the Tasmanian Devil Conversation Park at Teranna I decided to put my derring-do to the …
The Adventures of Justin Beaver 