Category Archives: Pictures

To the Botanic Gardens again, giving the deck time to dry before I re-seal it. And a lizard:

We’re still learning how to use the telescope. Actually, we’re just starting to see the lower foothills of thr learning curve. The moon was about 60° above the horizon in the early evening. These were taken by holding my phone … Continue reading →

There’s a lizard hiding in this picture.

This is why we went to Toowoomba. 305mm aperture, 1524mm focal length. Assembled, collimated and ready for dark. Hope it doesn’t rain.

It’s 120kms to Toowoomba, we’ve got four bottles of water, a full tank of gas, it’s beautiful day and we’re wearing shades….

Today, Australia decides! The choices are the chubby psychopath or the theocratic misogynist. Since we can’t vote anyway, we’re driving 120kms to Toowoomba for Highly Important Reasons, which I shall reveal later…

This shot composed itself. A blue-faced honeyeater was dive-bombing the fish in the pond. No chance of catching that with my (old) phone, so I waited for the ripples to attenuate and took this shot. Other People, with Real Cameras … Continue reading →

(I am two steps away from Instagram here. Save me!)