Friday, January 1, 2016

New Year......Up The Coast, 2015-2016.




New Years Eve and the next day were spent at my sister and brother-in-laws home on the central coast,


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Pelly turned up for a feed.

John feeding his tame Australian Pelican, Pelly.

We had a Virgin fly past.


Sitting, drinking (not too much) and watching the world sail past.

Some of the world sailing past.



Midnight fireworks.

Midnight moon.

Midnight moon.

Not a bad photo to start the year off.



New years morning reflections.

New years morning reflections.

Serenity now.

New years morning reflections.

New years morning reflections.

Mr Google stitched this together for me.


New years morning reflections.

Freshening up for the new year.

New years morning reflections.

The, not that common, Common Sandpiper, a good start to the year.

The, not that common, Common Sandpiper, a good start to the year.



Common Sandpiper.





The passing parade.


The 'crab-catcher'.

The Flathead catcher.

The passing parade.

Pelly........

......up close.

Can pelicans be 'pigeon-toed'?

Pelly gets his breakfast.

That's it, all gone.



Pelly feeding time




The passing parade.


Busier than Pitt Street.

Enjoying a cold one.



Camera:  Canon PowerShot SX60 HS




Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Berowra Waters, and then Church Point and Akuba Bay with Lori & Les. 27 & 30 Dec 2015



Lynn and I had a Sunday afternoon at Berowra Waters and then on the Wednesday Les & Lori picked us up for a drive to Church Point, initially it was going to be somewhere VERY crowded, Manly.



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Boats of Berowra

The fallen. Old pontoon pillars.

Wharf Roach  Ligia sp.

Water and Brick

Praying we won't sink  (it worked).

Berowra Waters

Berowra Waters, looking from the east side.

The Lace Monitor can grow to 2 metres (78 inches) long.

Berowra Waters Punt (Ferry).

One of the Harlequin / Jewel Bugs ?

Aboriginal 'shell midden'.    A 'midden' is an occupation site
where Aboriginal people left the remains of their meals.

The 'waterfall' on the Waterfall Walk.

Riding the ferry back to where the car was parked.

Our cruise Captain.

Reflections

Reflections

Reflections

Reflections

Reflections

Boats of Berowra

Trees of Berowra

Trees of Berowra

Sydney Red Gums

Christmas Bush

I'll have to see the doctor about getting some cream for my legs.



Church Point and Akuba Bay.

With Lori & Les.


View from our lunch table at the Waterfront Store, Church Point.

Mariner in McCarrs Creek, Church Point.

Mariner in McCarrs Creek, Church Point.

One of the children from Easter Island.

VH-SWB made by DE HAVILLAND CANADA. Built in 1964 and has
 the Serial Number 1557.

Launched in October 2014, Appliances Onlines Legend Blimp is
39 metres long and 11 metres wide - it's the largest (and only)
blimp currently flying in the Southern hemisphere.

1,2,3

The Swallows were Welcoming at Church Point

Skice

Boats at Akuna Bay.

Reflection at Akuna Bay.

Here's $1097, keep the change.

There's no harm in dreaming.

Reflection at Akuna Bay.

New growth on the Sydney Red Gums.






Camera:  Canon PowerShot SX60 HS