Today is Australia Day so we went for a picnic.
Bingil Bay
Clump Point
Paronella Park
Picnic
Category Archives: Photography
Cyclone Tasha aftermath
We were so busy watching the water rise at the back of the property that we didn’t see these two trees fall at the front. The Lillipilli is probably savable but the Grevillea is going to be a saw and burn job. It’s a real pity as the Grevillea not only has beautiful flowers but is also a popular nesting tree and a great source of food for birds.
Fallen Grevillea
Fallen Lillipilli
Cyclone Tasha – a lovely Yuletide present
More of the same today plus added wind.
Cyclone Tasha flooding
Cyclone Tasha Flooding
Not as bad as the flooding a few days ago but the sodding wind blew over our Grevillea tree. This was the favoured feeding and breeding tree for local birds. Sucks, eh?
Floods
Flooded back garden
Flooded back garden
Flooded back garden
Incoming tropical storm
Ever wondered what a tropical storm looks like? Here’s one that just blew in at dusk:
And here’s the Bureau of Meteorology Rain Radar image of the same thing:
Bureau of Meteorology Rain Radar
Please note that moderate rain here is equivalent to stair rods in the UK. Photos, as always, are straight out of the camera with no fiddling other than resizing.