tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54870528440106394482024-03-14T03:23:11.587+10:00 Bill's Ponderingswilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.comBlogger479125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-78345671977439132002017-02-22T17:14:00.002+10:002017-02-22T17:14:48.182+10:00Time for a MoveI've been very slack blogging lately. I much prefer FaceBook these days. I find it quicker and a bit more personal. I've always been negligent in commenting on other blogs my apologies for that.<br />
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As you've probably seen on Diane's blog, there are moves afoot in the Bohlen camp. For weeks we had debated should we or shouldn't we. Moving, that is. Daughter Carol came up from Sydney and together we compared the pros and cons. Eventually the pros won hands down.<br />
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We have sold number 45 and we are buying number 36, a brand new 3-bedroom unit at Elements Living right next to the Daisy Hill Koala Park. When we have moved in, I'll blog about the unit.<br />
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This will happen late March. IN the meantime I am very busy selling stuff on Gumtree. What we can't sell, we'll sell at a Garage Sale on the 18 March and what doesn't get sold ends up in a skip.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-42450850553858407622017-01-08T12:09:00.001+10:002017-01-08T14:34:47.787+10:00More LuminarI am getting to know Luminar by MacPhun. I am very impressed, It has some fantastic functions and is much easier to use than Lightroom but just as powerful. When you purchase the program, you get a couple of folders with replacement skies, so if your sky is a little dull, you can replace it.<br />
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Here are some more images I have played with the last couple of days. On the left, the raw photograph on the right, processed with Luminar.<br />
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The first was taken at Cleveland during a sunset. The foliage of the trees and the rest of the foreground was clearly not visible. Moving a couple of sliders in Luminar and everything can be seen.<br />
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Early morning on the golf club produced a fairly flat image. Just a few adjustment in Luminar and the picture looks much better.</div>
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Diane posing with a runner in the Blue Mountains, offered the perfect image to tweak. I cleaned up the tree trunk a little and generally boosted the image.</div>
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And finally the lighthouse at Cleveland Point. I didn't do much to this image, except removed the street light, cars and other objects. Removing objects in images is much easier to do in Luminar than in Lightroom. The clone and stamp function actually works. You have a job, removing stuff in Lightroom.</div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-84256918768786975332017-01-02T14:04:00.000+10:002017-01-02T16:25:19.934+10:00LuminarJust as I was thinking I had mastered most functions I would ever use in Lightroom, Diane pointed out the latest Trey Ratcliff editing software LUMINAR, distributed by McPhun.<br />
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For the average photo amateur like myself, it is an alternative to Lightroom which I sometimes find difficult to master.</div>
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Luminar which presently only operates on Mac OS10+ is the first photo editor that adapts to an individual's style and skill level. It is the supercharged photo software that makes complex editing easy and enjoyable.<br />
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Unless you use Lightroom to organise your photos, which I personally don't, then Luminar is a perfect tool to enhance your photographs.</div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-92228029566943018252016-07-08T16:26:00.000+10:002016-07-08T16:26:11.471+10:00Puffing Billy TrainWe were in Melbourne recently and took the opportunity to take the boys to the Dandenong Region where we jumped on the Puffing Billy Steam Train from Emerald to Lakeside. We all had a load of fun.<br />
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Here is a short film of our experience.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-86081415897808034422016-06-10T12:27:00.003+10:002016-06-10T12:27:49.370+10:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With two of my mates, (photographers), we travelled to northern New South Wales in search of some images. We started off on the Lions Road from Rathdowney to Lismore.<br />
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A little further along, we found some interesting derelict structures by the roadside.</div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-52539821912193865052016-05-17T08:35:00.000+10:002016-05-17T08:56:42.488+10:00Brisbane Tramway MuseumThe U3A Videographers' Workshop had organised a private visit to the Brisbane Tramway Museum at Ferny Grove last Tuesday. To get a private visit, it has to be booked months ahead. Lots of groups request private visits, including weddings. it is enormous popular, so much so that the organisers told me that they cannot take anymore bookings in the fordable future. So we were incredibly lucky.<br />
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Here is a photo I found on the internet of the tram I used to pick up at the Treasury Building, every morning, in the 60s. It used to take me to Mater Hill.</div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-46200698446749163092016-05-07T07:09:00.001+10:002016-05-17T07:49:40.207+10:00Noises OffWe went to see the Beenleigh Theatre Group's production of a flop last night, Well, Michael Frayn, the playwright wrote the play of a so-called flop.<br />
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The pinnacle of a play within a play: Noises Off presents a manic cast of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop called <b>Nothing On</b>. Doors slamming, on and off stage intrigue, and errant sardines all figure in the plot of this hilarious and clever comedy farce.<br />
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Add to this the ingenious device of watching this play from BOTH sides by a rotating two story set and you have a giant theatrical jigsaw puzzle which is hilarious to piece together and to watch.<br />
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<b>Noises Off</b> is very physical and demanding on the actors, with split second timing and physical strength required to run up and down the stairs, fall in and out of the set and wrestling segments in Act II. The BTG managed it to perfection.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had seen <b>Noises Off</b> twice before a long long time ago, performed by commercial companies with big name actors. The production last night by the Beenleigh Theatre Group was equally well staged, acted and choreographed and just as funny, for a fraction of the ticket prices we paid before. I was impressed.</span></div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-18051465919249292142016-04-18T15:14:00.003+10:002016-04-18T19:47:45.279+10:00A Weekend in the Mountains We just spent a very nice weekend in the Blue Mountains. On Friday we flew to Sydney, where Carol and David picked us up at the airport. Together we drove up to Leura where we had rented a holiday house for the weekend. We expected it to be fairly cold and packed accordingly but were pleasantly surprise how nice the weather was on Saturday.<br />
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We started off after breakfast at the Toy and Train Museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The museum belongs to the Evatt family (former Federal Opposition Leader)</b></span></td></tr>
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Then we went to Sublime Point for some stunning views over the mountains.<br />
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Finally we visited the Everglades for morning tea including a delicious French Pudding. Followed by a stroll through the autumn-leaves.</div>
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On Sunday, we went to Blackheath and Govett's Leap lookout. </div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-57177468035629862852016-02-29T10:20:00.000+10:002016-03-16T12:00:48.213+10:00A trip to New Zealand's South IslandWe've been to New Zealand a couple of times before, but never to the Otago region in the south-east. It was time to correct that.<br />
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We flew to Christchurch, exactly five years to the day, after the devastating earthquake ruined this beautiful city. Slowly the place is being restored to what it once was. But there are still a lot of damaged buildings everywhere.<br />
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On the second day, we hopped on the new TranzAlpine Express that goes daily from Christchurch to Greymouth. The brand new panoramic carriages offer great views over Arthurs Pass. We left the train at Moana as we had been to Greymouth on a previous trip. We took the opportunity to re-visit the town's only cafe for lunch.</div>
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After lunch we boarded the returning TransAlpine Express, back to Christchurch</div>
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The following morning, Diane's blogging friend Marja and her husband William. picked us up at the hotel and took us to the airport where we picked up a hire car. We had ordered a little Mazda and were pleasantly surprised when they upgraded us and gave us a near new Holden Malibu at no extra cost.</div>
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With our new friends we drove to Akaroa for the day. Akaroa is a wonderful tourist area with lots of bays. Akaroa has a French connection. It was settled by French colonialists in time gone past.</div>
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I refrained from the cliche shots everyone takes, making the sea look milky and unnatural, that's not my cup of tea. I prefer the natural realistic look.</div>
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After a night in a B&B in Timaru, we drove to Dunedin where we had booked into a B&B on the Otago Peninsula. To get there we had to drive on the dangerous Portobello Road following the Bay. It is a very narrow and unprotected road and local told us that at least one car a week drives off into the bay. What I couldn't understand is the authorities marked it as 70km/hr when it should have been 50km/hr. No wonder people lose control and end up in the drink.</div>
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On Friday we were booked on the Taieri Gorge Scenic Railway from Dunedin to Pukerangi.</div>
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While on the Otago Peninsula, we also visited New Zealand's only castle, Larnach Castle and Gardens. The castle was built by William Larnach, a Scottish merchant baron and politician, for his first wife Eliza. The castle is still privately owned by the Barker family. </div>
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On the last day, we drove to the end of the peninsula, with the road getting even more dangerous the further we went. At the end is the Royal Albatross Colony and Centre. It was getting on dusk, and i was able to capture an albatross returning from a day's work out at sea, to feed it's chick.</div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="445" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFw20snlhRo" width="640"></iframe>wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-84617559656193680852016-01-30T07:36:00.001+10:002016-01-30T08:56:48.870+10:00SpotlightA couple of weeks ago when we went to the movies, I saw a trailer of this gripping film so we went to see it yesterday. <b>Spotlight</b> is based on a true story of how the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boston_Globe">Boston Globe</a> uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local catholic Archdiocese, shaking the Catholic Church to its core.<br />
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In 2001 The Boston Globe newspaper hires a new editor, Marty Baron (Lieve Schreiber). Meeting with Walter "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_V._Robinson">Robby</a>" Robinson (Michael Keaton), Baron discovers that Robby heads the "Spotlight" team, a small group of journalists whose articles are investigative in nature. When Baron reads about in the paper about the pedophile priest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Geoghan">John Geoghan</a>, and a lawyer who says that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Francis_Law">Cardinal Law</a>, (the archbishop of Boston) knew that Geoghan was sexually abusing children and did nothing to stop him, Baron urges the Spotlight Team to investigate the story.<br />
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They soon discover that it was not just about this one priest, who was moved around several times by the Catholic hierarchy, children abuse was endemic by Roman Catholic priests in Boston. The Spotlight Team discovered that about 90 priests had been involved in child abuse in Boston, over a number of years.<br />
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<b>Spotlight</b> was shown 72nd Venice International Film Festival. It has a stellar cast in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Ruffalo">Mark Ruffalo</a> as Michael Rezendes, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Keaton">Michael Keaton</a> as Robby Robinson, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_McAdams">Rachel McAdams</a> as Sacha Pfeiffer. The film was written by Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy and directed by Tom McCarthy.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-78972367627843661162016-01-26T18:50:00.000+10:002016-01-27T06:14:01.338+10:00Australia Day 2016Our neighbour Rob called in this morning asking us if we'd like to join them on a visit to South Bank where there was a food festival in honour of Australia day advertised in the Courier Mail. Well, we had nothing better planned, so we agreed. We never miss a chance to go out for lunch. Rob and Kathy picked us up around 11am and we drove to the Hyperdome at Loganholme, where the 555 express bus starts for Brisbane City,via South Bank. From the bus station we walked down to the river, where an area was fenced in with a handful of food tents. There wasn't much action yet, so we walked over the Goodwill Foot Bridge over the river to the QUT campus.
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As with every Australia Day Celebration, there was quite a large Police contingent everywhere including officers on horses at the southern end of the Goodwill Bridge.</div>
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The sky looked ominous and we were not sure if we were getting a soaking. But we carried on over the bridge.</div>
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I had to change the memory card in my camera, so I took the opportunity to try the new card on a pair of feet.</div>
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Again there was a police present on the northern side of the bridge, cops on bikes. </div>
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The sky was getting darker, so we trundled back over the bridge looking for a place to eat.</div>
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By now the crowd was getting bigger. We checked the food tents but nothing took our fancy.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-70542252296311092722016-01-09T15:05:00.000+10:002016-01-09T22:30:07.283+10:00"Youth"We were told about this film as it was shot entirely in Switzerland. So we went to see it. It is a very unusual movie directed by Paolo Sorrentino who won an Oscar for "La Grande Bellezza".<br />
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Youth is about a couple of elderly gentlemen, Fred, a composer played by Michael Caine (80) and Mick, a director and screen writer, played by Harvey Keitel (74) who, while on holiday in a luxury Swiss Hotel, reflect on their lives. Also along the ride is Rachel Weisz (44), wife of Bond star Daniel Craig, who plays the composer's daughter (Caine) and 60s sex symbol Jane Fonda (78) who plays the movie director's ex-wife (Keitel).<br />
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Fred is visited by his daughter and personal assistant Lena, who is fraught by an imminent divorce. Mick is co-writing a new movie with several passionate youngsters, a film he considers his testament to cinema, and which he hopes to make together with the actress he helped make famous. But the passing time makes each decision harder to stand.<br />
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Some people might find this movie a little weird, but I did enjoy it very much. The Swiss alps make the perfect backdrop for this emotionally packed scenario. It's easy to see why Sorrentino is an Oscar winning director.<br />
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-29822339026310606572015-11-14T12:08:00.000+10:002015-11-14T12:25:14.587+10:00A bloody Good ReadEvery now and then you come across a fabulous book. At the airport on Wednesday, while we were waiting for our flight to Sydney, I strolled into the book shop next to the coffee shop we were sitting in. There it was:<br />
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THE SHORT AND EXCRUCIATINGLY EMBARRASSING REIGN OF CAPTAIN ABBOTT by Australian columnist Andrew P Street.<br />
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Just the sort of funny book I like while away from home. I started reading as soon as we were off the ground and was hooked by the time we got up to cruising speed. Now, I have never been a fan of Abbott so maybe, just maybe I am a little bit biased against this bloke who has absolutely no nous for politics, why else would he knight the Duke of Edinburgh.<br />
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Andrew covers just about every gaffe and blunder the Abbott government committed during their short turn.<br />
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Who could forget Treasurer Joe boldly declaring that poor people either don't have cars or don't drive very far. Who could forget Kevin Andrews boldly declaring his support to the government of Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard. Or who could forget Senator George Brandis making a statement that people had a right to be bigots.<br />
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The book is written exceedingly funny. Andrew rightly points out that it is very difficult for a leader to find people who will tell him that something is "a really bad idea". With this in mind, Andrew guesses a possible conversation between Abbott and an imaginary staffer:<br />
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<b>ABBOTT: So anyway, I've decided to confer a knighthood on Prince Phllip.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: ...I'm sorry .. Prince Philip?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: As in the husband of the queen? That Prince Philip?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: That's the one.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Oh. [Pause] And, um, why?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: What do you mean, <i>why?</i></b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Well, you look at the other people who are getting honours--- like co-Australian of the Year Rosie Batty, who's been a tireless campaigner for domestic violence reform in Australia, or Professor Denis Wakefield for his lifelong work on ocular immunopathology. You're giving him an Order of Australia.</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Yes, and...?</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Well, I'm just curious as to what Prince Philip has actually, y'know, <i>done</i>. Especially as a British citizen of Greek descent who has been in the country, what, half a dozen times?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Well, he's the prince!</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: ...And?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: And it's about time he got some recognition for his life of service.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: <i>Recognition?</i></b><br />
<b>ABBOTT:Yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Prince Philip?</b><br />
<b>Abbott: Yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: He's already a prince, you realise?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: I do realise that, yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: And he is the Duke of Edinburgh.</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: And he is also the Earl of Merioneth, Baron Greenwich, Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Member of of the Order of Merit, Grand master and First and Principal Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand, Extra Companion of the Queen's Service Order, Royal Chief of the Order of Logohu, Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada, Extraordinary Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Canadian Forces Decoration , Lord of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Privy Councillor of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty, Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, right?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Yes.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: And he needs to be given some recognition, you think?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Look, just send the damn email.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Rightio then. Anything else I should know about?</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Well, I'm also thinking we should make Queen Elizabeth a dame.</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Let's save that one for 2016, maybe.</b><br />
<b>ABBOTT: Eh, fine. hey, how's about Pope Francis?</b><br />
<b>IMAGINARY STAFFER: Well... oh, my phone's ringing, I really have to take this.</b><br />
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This is just a great book describing a very embarrassing period in Australian politics. Let's say about 55% of the Australian population will find it very funny while 45% of the population may not, but at least cringe, one hopes.<br />
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I strongly recommend it.<br />
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-42895732563745910042015-11-06T18:01:00.001+10:002015-11-08T06:54:09.840+10:00A long walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We needed some landscape pictures for our session on Monday at the camera club. Although we have plenty in our archives, we decided to take a walk along the recently refurbished riverwalk from New Farm into the city. About 4 km. So we drove to New Farm Park and set off for our hike.<br />
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About half way along the river walk, we veered off in search of a coffee shop. We didn't have to walk far. We found one in Moray Street, called The Moray Cafe.<br />
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The previous river walk was floating, rising and falling with the tide of the river. However a couple of years ago, Brisbane flooded and the current was too strong for the floating walk and it floated all the way down into Moreton Bay. The Brisbane City Council replaced it at great cost to a fixed model, hopefully strong enough to withhold any future floods.<br />
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When we arrived in the city, it was just past lunch time, so we joined the city workers in one of the many river pubs for a delightful lunch and a few glasses of refreshing water. YES - WATER!<br />
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After lunch we hopped on a City Cat back to New Farm Park.<br />
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It was an enjoyable day out and we got our landscape (or should I say waterscape) shots for Monday.<br />
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-17456019961182758462015-09-22T08:48:00.001+10:002015-09-22T09:40:55.794+10:00An unwelcome OverflowLast week, while sitting in my office downstairs, I heard gurgling coming from the garage next door. Upon investigation I realised the gurgling came out of the downstairs toilet. Soon after that I saw waste water coming up from the floor waste. It kept coming until it eventually flowed into the garage. I realised Diane was in the shower upstairs. I sprinted up there and told her to turn the water off. That stopped the water flow.<br />
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So we called our plumber and told him of the urgency. No dice, he said. Can't get there until tomorrow. Oh, great! What do we do in the meantime? Neighbours were good, they all offered for us to use their facilities until the problem was fixed. Kathy and Rob across the street even invited us to dinner, so we didn't need to wash dishes. It's good to have good neighbours.<br />
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Anyway, the plumber arrived the next day and stuck a camera down the drain further and further in without seeing any blockages. When the camera reached 30 meters, he told us that the problem was not on our property, but instead in the council's main sewage pipe. He phoned the waste water department and as he couldn't wait for them to get here, he advised me that the council would automatically deny that the problem could be in their pipes. With that he left.<br />
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Within the hour, the council workmen arrived and after explaining the problem, they assured me that the problem couldn't possibly be theirs. "Hang on a sec," I said and phoned the plumber. He explained to the council workers what he thought the problem was. They listened and disbelieving said they too would send a camera down this time from the main manhole, "just to prove to you that it is your problem", they said, adding, "what would a plumber know?"<br />
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To get to the manhole, which is actually on our land and totally covered by plants and trees, they had to call for a backhoe to start digging for the manhole. They eventually found it and were able to send a camera down the main pipe to the point where our pipe meets theirs.<br />
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After a couple of hours, the Forman came and informed me that they had found the blockage in THEIR pipe and that they would fix it at their costs. Then they started digging at the junction point, looking for our connection. They went deeper and deeper and by now late afternoon, they found it some 2.5m below the surface.<br />
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I must admit, I was very happy with the council. Not only did they fill the hole with good soil but they even covered the area with mulch again and planted some Grevillia trees. </div>
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They left a surface inspection hole which is now regulation. Unfortunately it wasn't when we built the house in 1988. They advised me that in future, if there are any blocked drains, they can fix it through that inspection point. Unfortunately, the melaleuca tree next to the inspection point will have to be removed as they had to cut most of its roots off when they were digging. </div>
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The Blogger is happy again. Garden fixed plumbing working. She is happy, so I am happy.</div>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-14479598775699379772015-09-19T16:07:00.001+10:002015-09-19T16:07:43.419+10:00Shades of Monochrome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Time to do some monochrome shots. All these were taken the last couple of weeks.</div>
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-11735543235779259782015-09-12T22:42:00.001+10:002015-09-12T22:43:01.798+10:00Another Week - Another Photo ShootI am now in a small group of photographers of our camera club and we go out once in a awhile to improve our photographic skills. This week we went to our Botanic Garden on Mt Coot-tha. This was a rekke for our club outing on the 28th involving both of our camera clubs.<br />
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The Botanic Garden has recently been expanded after the completion of extensive roadwork provided the city with extra land.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>There are lots of Orchids in the Botanic Garden</b></span></td></tr>
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-76198244439877075012015-08-26T18:16:00.001+10:002015-08-26T18:16:07.627+10:00A Great day out with a couple of MatesWill, Michael and I, members of the <a href="http://loganu3acameraclub.blogspot.com.au/">U3A Camera Club</a>, have been going on photo shots from time to time. A day out for the boys, you might say. Both Michael and Will are excellent photographers. Today we ventured into the Hills, Mt Tamborine to be precise. The first stop was the walk to Curtis Falls. It's only a 1.1km walk from the road entrance through a eucalyptus forest, but dropped down drastically with a few set of steps until we reached Curtis Falls.<br />
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Walking back was not as much fun, climbing up all those steps, but we did see some interesting things on the way.</div>
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-89491938659812872432015-08-04T15:50:00.002+10:002015-08-04T21:34:26.029+10:00Trying out my new CameraI thought it was about time that, as one of the tutors of two camera clubs, I should invest in a DSLR, even though I am extremely happy with my Lumix TZ60 point and shoot camera which shoots in RAW format, the format I use for my photographs.<br />
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I looked around and considered buying a Nikkon 3200, but found that even though it shoots in RAW, it can't easily be imported with Adobe Lightroom 6. Then the Blogger suggested I should buy a Canon so I can use her lenses. Great thought. So off I trundled to the local Camera House where I got a very good deal on a mid-range Canon DSLR, the 750D, @24 Mega Pixel. and a 18 - 135mm zoom lens thrown in as well as a tripod. We already have a few other lenses I can now use.<br />
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So, as we headed off to Bribe Island for a few days, I had a chance to try out my new toy.<br />
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This is a panorama view from our balcony on the 5th floor. Five pictures stitched together in Lightroom 6.</div>
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One morning we went for a walk along the beachfront. The Blogger, Mary and myself.</div>
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We had some stunning sunrises and sunsets Mother Nature provided for us.<br />
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At one stage, a cruise ship sailed by. I captured it holding the camera on the railing, even though it was way out in the distance. </div>
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Another day we visited the Bribe Island Art Centre where we found a short walk to an island lagoon.<br />
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And finally on the way home we stopped at Bongaree where I shot this Panorama over the Pumistone Passage.<br />
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The river walk was washed away by the big floods a couple of years ago. At the time is was a floating construction, not able to withstand the strong river flow during a big flood.<br />
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The new construction is now solid, so that it can withstand anything the river throws at it. (So they say).<br />
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Then it was coffee time. New Farm, a Yuppie suburb is full of decent coffee shops. So we picked the nearest one for a cappuccino.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-91138948174672151802015-07-05T22:43:00.001+10:002015-07-05T22:43:33.749+10:00My Grandson - The EntertainerMy grandson is entertaining foreign students (or maybe lecturing them) at UCLA. Or perhaps he is performing a magic trick for them. No matter what, they are enthralled.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-9716324063479391392015-06-19T16:59:00.000+10:002015-06-19T17:00:30.267+10:00Decisions, DecisionsIt can be difficult for a small child to come to a decision. When the Blogger was visiting our family in L.A. recently, she captured this. Grandson No 2 is trying to choose a treat for a road trip. Here is what happened.<br />
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wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-76455569524462810882015-06-08T22:50:00.001+10:002015-06-20T14:02:11.723+10:00A nice Day OutAfter a week of fairly cold weather here in Brisbane, today was a beautiful day with a pleasant 25ºC and glorious sunshine.<br />
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It was a public holiday here in Queensland, the Queen's Birthday.<br />
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It was also the day, the U3A Logan District Camera Club visited New Farm Park for a photo shoot. For overseas visitors, the park is on the Brisbane River, next to the Powerhouse Complex, a disused power station which has been converted into a performing arts venue with three theatres and a couple of restaurants, a perfect place for photographers to visit. Here are some shots I took this morning.<br />
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<br />wilbo43http://www.blogger.com/profile/00598066077101522060noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5487052844010639448.post-58172449729222705862015-05-10T15:55:00.001+10:002015-05-10T16:02:34.310+10:00Mothers DayToday I took the Blogger to our favourite Brisbane Swiss Restaurant "Des Alpes" at Mitchelton. It's also our 46th Wedding Anniversary so two birds etc etc.<br />
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The Des Alpes is expertly run by owners Nick and Monika Herbert. (Monika was born in Thun, my home town)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I had Atlantic Salmon with Nick's excellent Rösti</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Des Alpes is also famous for its Fondue</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lunch was followed by a lovely Tirami Su</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Des Alpes is the only place in Brisbane that serves<br />Feldschlösschen Beer.</b></span></td></tr>
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