Twin Sole Mates

Burwood mall. 

Biggles Takes A Dive

Result of a collision with a floodlight pole unexpectedly in the way.  (flight time:  35 secs, but spectacular). Back to the drawing board.

Cheeky Kiwi parrot steals Scottish tourist's passport

One tourist who now knows what a Kea is ...... 

Polly wants a passport - and isn't above stealing one.

A brazen parrot, which spotted a Scottish man's passport in a coloured bag in the luggage compartment under a tour bus, nabbed the document and made off into dense bush with it, the Southland Times newspaper reported on Friday.

The bird - a parrot of the Kea variety - made its move while the bus had stopped along the highway to Milford Sound in the South Island, and the driver was looking through the compartment. Milford Sound, which runs inland from the Tasman Sea and is surrounded by sheer rock face, is part of Fiordland National Park, a world heritage site and major travel destination.

http://www.livenews.com.au/news/cheeky-kiwi-parrot-steals-scottish-tourists-passport/2009/5/29/208219

Poisonous Komodo Dragons

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,25504321-2702,00.html

THE huge carnivorous komodo dragon isn't just the largest living lizard, it also packs the biggest poisonous punch of any creature.

New research shows that the komodo dragon packs the biggest poisonous punch of any creature. Picture: Chris Kegelman

What's more, new research shows that the mega-meat eater probably inherited its "biggest" and "most venomous" mantle from its extinct Australian ancestor, the 7m-long dragon, megalania.

Adult male komodo dragons weigh in at about 100kg and exceed 3m in length. A typical meal weighs 30-40kg. Deer are common prey. While humans seldom fall victim to komodo dragons, earlier this year a dragon stalked a poacher for several days and then, with a companion, waited for the man, and caught, killed and ate him.

The Corner Office

A beautiful day at the office !

Quirky Newtown

iPhone - the New Babysitter ?

Spotted in a cafe in Cammeray.  She was pretty adept at it - but some parents seem to have more money than sense ?

MOTHER'S DAY AT WOOLLOOMOOLOO

We had a fabulous lunch at the Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, opp. the wharf.  James and Katie have just announced their engagement, hence the shiny new ring - wonderful news.

Sid The Swinger

The Farm

Near Lake Clarendon, Queensland, about 45 mins west of Brisbane.

Lights

At our hotel and the South Bank Brisbane Buddha Festival.

South Bank

Along the banks of the Brisbane river.

Happy Birthday Buddha

Robyn taking out insurance for us by making a wish or two at the Buddha festival in Brisbane. 

The Treasury, Brisbane

Great lighting, taken on a beautiful mild evening.  The old Treasury building is now a casino and hotel.