April 2023 – Sunrise Today…

Sunrise Today 25 April Cooktown

It rained all night and when the alarm went off for the Dawn Service, it was still raining and dark and dismal. So I went back to bed. When I woke up again it was 6.30 and the sky was streaked with a red sunrise.

Anzac 2023 Cooktown Queensland

The Anzac March started at the RSL Club at 10.30am and ended at the War Memorial. The march started with the horse…the Light Horseman brigade. Everyone was seated before the Flag and the service began with speeches… I was at the back and couldn’t see very well. I was holding onto my new puppy. ThenContinue reading “Anzac 2023 Cooktown Queensland”

Sunrise Today

This morning the sunrise was beautiful. Soft colors reflecting on a silent surface, there was barely a ripple on the water. It was perfectly still, like glass with soft and muted colors.

Sunrise 17 April

I wake up every morning when the sky starts to color with the sunrise. It was early today but rich with color, so leaving the little dog snuggled up asleep in his velvet bed, I collect the camera and open the gate to the sunrise

Sunrise 16 April Endeavour River

Today the sunrise is purples and pinks. I walk down to the river and see the small jetty here and look across to Mt Cook on the right and the Jetty on the left. The river has crocodiles so I must not walk to the edge. The house on the other corner has put upContinue reading “Sunrise 16 April Endeavour River”

Sunrise 15 April

From my location..Ratcliffe Road Cooktown, I overlook the Endeavour River. Every morning I get the sunrise and the moon sets here too. Every morning the river is different. This is the 15th April. I can walk to the water edge and see the sunrise.

Cooktown Lighthouse Grassy Hill

Grassy Hill Lighthouse. Cooktown was established in 1873, but no beacon guided ships through the reef until the lighthouse was built in 1886. Grassy Hill Light, also known as Cooktown Light, is an active lighthouse located on Grassy Hill above Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, on the south side of the entrance to Endeavour River. Wikipedia Cooktown was established in October 1873 toContinue reading “Cooktown Lighthouse Grassy Hill”

Sway Bridge Cooktown

I went with Rachel and Jan and a heap of dogs they were walking to walk the suspension bridge at Marton. The bridge is closed but people are walking on it. we went half way and bac again “Community safety is our number one priority,” said Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott. “The bridge itself isContinue reading “Sway Bridge Cooktown”