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Merry Christmas

on December 24, 2013

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Best Wishes for Christmas 2013 and for the new year - May 2014 be great for us all!!

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Beachmere

Beachmere? Where is it? I hear that so often when I mention that I live at Beachmere - so many folk haven't even heard of it, and fewer have been here. I remember looking at the map and trying to decide if it would fulfil my desire to live within 100 kms of Brisbane, and near the sea. When I "found" Beachmere I was thrilled and after my drive around Australia, I set out to find suitable accommodation for me - so here I am. It is not a swimming beach - in fact (unless you are lucky enough to have your own pool) you have to go to Bribie or Caboolture to find a swimming pool, but there are other bonuses!!! It is tidal of course, and when it is low tide you will see many Beachmere residents taking a walk out along the sand flats. There are many spots between the Caboolture River and the northern end of Beachmere - so that one can walk in a different area every day, and because of the tides, there are many changes on the sand. Different patterns in the sand, some

Taoist Temple at Deagon

I wonder if many folk in Brisbane remember the Taoist Temple at the northern Brisbane suburb of Deagon? The complex opened in 1988, and on the property was a wonderful temple, gardens and aged home units. There were two restaurants on the site - a two storied building a short distance from the temple which proved to be a very popular Chinese restaurant and functio centre, and, within the temple building, a vegetarian restaurant. I frequented the latter often - not that I was a vegetrian but I loved the food that was there - it was somewhat of a discovery fo vegetarian food for me. Many years have passed since my last visit there. In part because I no longer lived on the north side of Brisbane, and it was not longer a "local" venue. These days I often pass on the motorway, which is adjacent to the temple and the other buildings, and often promise myself that I will go back there one day soon. This week the opportunity came to me and I drove in.

Ruins around Western Australia

I have a fascination for ruins - throughout Australia, and in particular in South Australia and Western Australia there are hundreds of ruins of small houses or buildings, long since deserted, and either in total disrepair or falling into disrepair. I do like to take photos of them, and have quite a collection now of these buildings. Often the building is reduced to a pile of bricks sitting forlornly in a paddock. These are some of the photos I have taken since Perth - between Perth and Geraldton. Old Anglican Church near Greenough (The shed for the lawn mower - can you see it? At Walkaway, WA)

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