Restoring some of our history from Cyclone Tracy
My Father offered me a rusting frame of what was obviously a table, letting me know it was the table 6 of us sheltered under for most of Cyclone Tracy from about midnight until...
Joe Christie A parent's perspective
Our 2013 – An interesting year
2013 has been a year of ups and downs. Luckily most events have been good. If there is one good thing about taking a lot of photos with date stamps, you can at least...
Joe turns twelve in Lakes Entrance, has his first birthday with a party… and more
We headed down to Lakes Entrance for Joe’s twelfth birthday and completion of one Chinese 12 year cycle (He was born in the year of the snake and this is his first full cycle...
Flower Photos from our Garden
Well our first cyclone of the season passed without problem and part of the process of cyclone preparation is about checking the garden. Normally this is done to secure potential flying missiles, but let’s...
New websites added to XsymetriX
I have been assisting the McMinns Lagoon community to set up their website and have included some photographs of the wonderful flora and fauna of the area. To find out where McMinns Lagoon is...
Joe’s Grandfather – Helen’s Father has passed away
I am much more comfortable sharing good news, travel news or basically things that make us smile. Joe’s “Gong Gong” or Grandfather passed away last Saturday and I am in Melbourne assisting where possible...
3 houses for different purposes
In the picture below are two vessels. The large cruise ship is the Sea Princess which is one among 8 or so cruise ships docking in Darwin this month. These visitors help the economy...
Australia Day Thong Fashion
With less than a day to go before Australia Day, I thought it worthwhile reflecting on this day beyond it being a day off. The following three sites are wonderful reference tools whether you...
From Birth to Day 10
Well, Helen and I checked into the hospital and were lucky enough to get a single room, room 20 at Ward 52N at the Monash Medical Centre. Helen was to be induced, as she...