September 11, 2022 – Sunrise Today…

September Full Moon Rise

I saw the moon on the horizon and realised it was rising. It was bright gold and Looked beautiful. A bat flew across as I took this photo….It was just after 7.30 pm…Moonrise

September Full Moon

It was cloudy and the moon hid behind the clouds.

There are beautiful sunrises and sunsets here and viewing is from the back of the home area where there is the staff living quarters and a holding paddock and dam. The home property is shaded with many different trees. Another beautiful day has begun.

Garden and wildlife

Regular visitors to the garden are a flock of Guinea fowl who keep snakes at bay and scuttle around continually on the move. There are black ibises and a very friendly butcher bird. I have seen honey eaters and crows, and magpie geese are around by the water. I have seen the owl flying throughContinue reading “Garden and wildlife”

Sunrise and Sunset at Laura

My first sunrise at Laura. I was thrilled to see a couple of Kangaroos across the paddock. I walked to the Kitchen and back pleased with my first morning.

Olive Vale Pastoral

Olive Vale is on the Laura River, 200km northwest of Cairns North Queensland and 90km west of Cooktown with mains power and sealed (bitumen) road access to all southern markets and Abattoirs. Olive Vale covers approximately 136,000 hectares .With major improvements to waters and fencing carrying capacity is estimated at 25,000 head with plans toContinue reading “Olive Vale Pastoral”

Laura North Queensland

I travelled by bus to the Lakeland Roadhouse. Here I was collected and driven to Laura. Laura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Laura had a population of 228 people. It is the centre for the largest collection of prehistoric rockContinue reading “Laura North Queensland”