Kookaburra

We luvvum these birds that cheer up our country! Long live the Kookaburra!
More info here: <NSW National Parks website>
This is what they sound like: http://vanpraag.info/images/kookab.mp3 

Pets at Rose Court

Pretty cat... Afullah just doesn't like the cute look.


Here, this is better the ferocious look.


And Katherine? She is glad not to have that screw in anymore! I am waiting for the updated X-ray. Here is the old screw she used to have. Look at my poor wife, she's not looking happy.
 

Ambo station on Foreshore

This is where Katherine works, the Ambulance/Fire station of Devonport.


The Mersey River in front is generally very quiet, just a few regular boats go up and down on rare occasions. Here is the Searoad Tamar passing the Spirit of Tasmania...

 

More sunsets...

With a new camera it is hard to choose **one** good picture. I hope the next few days I can control myself!







Our Lighthouse... 

Sunset from Coles Beach

Look a professional!





 

Don Railway -

Accidents are a matter of time on these tracks! 

Grrrrr....

Defending his yard in our neighbourhood!

Thanks Andrew!

Andrew Naunton, your Captain for today... 

Your Second Officer

Second Officer Walter.... promising not to take control of the aircraft, and promising not to take box-cutters on board. 

Faithful Students

The surviving Students, after three fortnightly sessions at Adult Education these brave women are the winners! 

Andrew's Tweety Bird

Pre-flight check.... 

Devonport from the Air

Our Devonport! 

The Deck Cafe

The Devonport Yacht Club and the Deck Cafe, our favourite restaurant on the main drag on the right hand side. 

Devonport Airport

Yes guys, this is it... our airport. Think twice before landing here! Nay, it is OK, really it is. Even though it looks like a bus-stop and the average Greyhound Station in the USA is bigger than this... 

Spirit of Tasmania

Can you imagine The Spirit 'chucking a Uee' here? Well, it does! The brown facade that says RIVERS shows where Rooke Street Mall is, our main shopping street. The yellow shed is our cinema, the C-Max, with The Golden Arches next to it. 

Rouse Court from the Air

Andrew Naunton took me for a spin in his plane, so we flew above our house! Spot the black roof and the Pintara with the kayaks on top (right bottom). 

Kevin was present!

The casual observer... 

You are being watched!

 

Ivor's fav presents

Sam and Matthew! 

Party Time at Ivor's

Melissa's parents and young Matthew. Spot Ivor and Melissa.
Mmmmm, PIZZA!
Pizza! 

Ivor coming of age!

 

Ivor's father in law has the Digital SLR that I thought to be best value and a possibility for me! The Pentax *ist DL2. 

New sunnies!

I still wear them crooked by the looks of it... K. reckons I already sat on them 5x! 

Rooke Street Mall

This is Friday afternoon around 5pm in the heart of town... It is not shopping night, but wow, this is not really a happening town is it! Suits us just fine. 

Time for Change!

My old camera for sale... Fujifilm Finepix S7000 with adapter ring (55-52mm) with Hoya Circular Polarizer and Merkury Optics 2x AF High Definition adaptor. Also a 512MB UltraII SanDisk CompactFlash card and a 256MB SimpleTech CF card, as well as a Fujifilm 16MB xD chip. Camera comes with an authentic Finepix camera case.

Replaced by Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30.

Make me an offer: clearance@cotu.biz.

D.Sales Retiring

Just read in the paper that D.Sales, the "Town Clerk" (bottom of rusted sign), is retiring! Looks like he has been around for a while! Not sure about the validity of the dog walking sign or the amount of the fine. Every man (and his dog) walks his critters here! The more modern signs say they have to be on a leash (owners need to be on a leash I think). I can vouch for the fact that parking fines at expired meters is still $12. I regularly check on that!

Don River bridge

 
Don bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,... well, almost. What is that pedestrian bridge on top of the original bridge for? We walk over this brige regularly! What if a kayak, or a platypus, bumped into one of the pylons?? 

Big Toys

  

  

Trainyard

 
Here is the Don River rail yard on a Sunday afternoon, should see it in peak hour! 

A step back in time

 
The Don Railway station... a step back in time. In our backyard... a coincidence?? 

Don Track

 
Katherine walks everyday, and she is feeling very well! Here she is on the track along the Don River behind our house. 

Timeless

 

I love my steam train... even the tracks inspire me to take photos! 

We are at number 2!

Yes, here is the proof, we are at number 2 Rose Court! 

Flowers in our house!

Katherine got flowers from mum for coming home from hospital! 

I got flowers from mum! And a card from Michelle to say if I was a dog I'd be over 100yrs old and I'd be neutered! 

Knitting on my birthday!

The Australia wide Guardian Angel program donates knitted garments to needy children around the world, distributed by World Vision... At Adult Education with Georgia! 

Feeling better again!

Katherine just had a bone graft into her colar bone... all nicely put together with a plate and 7 little screws... She'll be good as new soon! 

Some mothers do have them!

Georgie striking a pose for me... Who says I can't get women to model for me!