Alma Park Zoo trip

Jaq and Elise meet roos for first time

wallaby declan

Gateway Traffic Chaos at 3pm on Friday 13th

Why is it people insist on stopping and gawking at an accident even when it is on the other side of the road?
This accident backed up traffic across the Gateway Bridge northbound all the way to the toll plaza and beyond at 3pm when the accident was actually only affecting south bound traffic. It was the rubber neckers that caused the road problems not the accident

nice spot to get stuck NOT!

but alas despite a push and a jump start there was nothing to be done but call the auto club

From Photo-la-lia

I believe the world helps those who help themselves....

the darndest thing...

Today i got up early and went to a meeting . . . Then the day got interesting.:)

'Epiphany' our new kitty with Declan

A toddler (Elise) eating raw broccoli by choice !

Local species of frog? Clontarf

Cabbage Tree Ck in Bracken Ridge in Flood

Flooding at the Creek - King Street Clontarf, Redcliffe, Brisbane, Queensland

From Photo-la-lia

So much for the SOI indicating a reduced rainfall and possible re-establishment of a drought pattern! Go the ECL!!

Cabbage tree creek

Unseasonal storm

 

I love salt and pepper squid mum

Yum yum

Jacqui checking the place out

Yum cha for mothers day

Reading is fun!

Delicate flower

Day care yipee!

stillness

serenity

Ssssh

japanese garden

Jacqui, Elise and Declan in the japanese garden at Mt Cootha

Jacqui and kaety (mummy) on the train at the ginger flower festival

our bike trolley

Dad (Darren's) 40th Birthday lunch at BlueSmoke BBQ in Newfarm with ALL the kids! (OMG)

Declan, Elise and Jacqu drive thomas

 

Elise the train driver

 

sandgate trainline exhibit

 

Thomas @ the Workshops 2008

 

Workshops Railway Museum Ipswich

Well today is part of the families annual routine. Every year sometime in January we make the pilgrimage to the workshops museum at Ipswich some 100ks away. They hold a Thomas the Tank Engine themed exhibition every year and as you can imagine its a little ones dream! Our kids are all Thomas fans and they run amok and have a great time at the exhibits.
This year was the first year that it was raining rather than being 38c as it normally is. It was a relief for all of us and everyone had a great time despite the humidity (which was about 88%). Thankfully some of the exhibits are airconditioned so there is always some relief available.
I will post some more images following this post.

all 3 have a table of their own

thomas the tank engine and friends

Today we are at the workshops museum meeting Thomas

Nice up draft shows signs of storms to come?

Gustfront at Scarborough 26th October 2007

 

Scarborough Storm

 

New Tracks

Triple Decker Tracks

wow what a train track

This is one of two :-) so far . . . We will probably have another to show you tonight

Pictorial Bloggin?

As you have probably read I am a shockingly unreliable blogger however I am a much better snapper of pics. Now that I have my lovely new *strokes her phone* N95 8GB with a 5MB camera in it I can snap where ever I am and whenever I like without needing a second device!! Woohoo

Well thanks to this development I also thought that it might be more appropriate that photos from there are posted to their own mini blog ... attached in some way to my real blog!

Lets hope it works!