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33rd Canberra Model Railway Expo
Back at the end of March the Canberra Model Railway Club Inc. held its most recent annual model railway expo. According to the little booklet you get on entry, it is the 33rd annual expo they have held in their 62 year history. My father and grandfather both used to have quite large model railway…
Free shipping is not really free…
Join me for a discussion on why “Free Shipping” is not the best for you.
National Zoo and Aquarium – 2021
During one of the open times in 2021, the kids and I did one of our periodic visits to the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. As is usually the case, I took the camera. The zoo is usually quite popular, and getting photographs without other people in them can be challenging. Also, I don’t…
Merimbula – Part Three
This is the third installment. Part One and Part Two can be found on their respective links. On the third day, I decided to do the Mundooi walk. It runs from Short Point, in Merimbula, along the coast hinterland behind Short Point Beach to the Short Point Beach carpark beside the Tura Beach golf course.…
Merimbula – Part Two
Continuing the story of my Merimbula trip. The previous installment is here and the next instalment is here. On the second day, I set out for another afternoon walk. This walk also started from near the town centre, but on the other side. The Merimbula Boardwalk goes inland(ish) up one side of the lake. On…
National Zoo and Aquarium photos
My family and I have been fairly regular attendees at the National Zoo and Aquarium over the years. Being in Canberra, it is our local zoo. The kids (at least when younger!) loved looking at the animals, and Zoo excursions were a regular thing. We even had a family membership for a couple of years.…
Merimbula – Part One
This is part one of a three part series. Part two is here, and part three is here. This pandemic has been getting everyone down. I’m no different. I have managed to escape from Canberra a few times – getting up to Dubbo during 2020, and to Narooma during 2021. Both of those are places…
Gallery update
I have just uploaded the first set of 6 Merimbula images – the “Merimbula Boardwalk” series. Posted here as well as to our Pinterest page. Coming soon to Instagram and Facebook. These are the gallery images of the photos used on the Merimbula Boardwalk series scenic mugs, posters and the like.
New Photographs coming soon…
Hi there. I am starting to think about the next (and last, I think) set of photos from the Merimbula trip. Beached Boat (MB2022.07) is now available in Standard Quality mugs, and the High Quality version of the 443ml mug. The 325ml High Quality mug is coming soon. Sadly the different producers require different image…
Why the Water Sprite?
Back in the 1980’s, my mother set up a company through which she published a few things. She called that company “Watersprite Pty Ltd”, although we have pretty much always thought of it as the two words “Water Sprite” despite that. The name is a homage to the locality we lived in (a Victorian irrigation…
