Eastern Australia recently experienced some of the worst dust storms for many years. The drought, coupled with sporadic bushfires has made conditions less than pleasant for several weeks now. Irritating as the dust is on the eyes, nose and throat, it does make for some spectacular sunset studies. fire smoke dust pollution haze

Air Show 26 September, 2009

author: mime : Townsville, AU

Today, amidst the haze of the waning dust storm that has enveloped most of the east coast of Australia for the last few days, the big birds in the sky put on a show for us to mark the 10th anniversary of the Strand rebuild, after it was wiped out by tropical cyclone Tessi. First up was our home-grown aero-acrobats, The Roulettes: Next up, we had the 'hurdy-gurdy': Cue Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", it's the Huey choppers, of the Vietnam War and Apocalypse Now fame: Right, now the big boy, Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3: After him, the little feller, the Tigermoth: And last (before my...

Boot

author: mime : Townsville, AU

abandoned boot. (Look closely at the pattern.)

Muddy Lark Prints

author: mime : Townsville, AU

I notice small things on the ground more. (Usually looking for change.) Some bird's going about with muddy feet.

A Bit of Ingham

author: mime : Ingham, AU

For my photo-journalism subject at Uni, I travelled to Ingham; 110 kilometres north of Townsville; to see how the cleanup was coming along after Cyclones Ellie and Hamish. A friends' mother offered to drive me around and point out some places that still showed signs of water damage etc. She especially wanted to show me this house. Originally, it was only several feet off the ground. The fella who owned the house (Mark, a tradesman) was just starting to renovate it When the cyclone hit. He was actually in Townsville donating blood when the cyclone crossed the coast and was cut off...

Riverway

author: mime : Townsville, AU

I went for a walk down to the river yesterday. This is what I saw. Huge red-backed spider sculpture. Kookaburra. Exterior of relatively new cricket/football club. Building...something.

Night at The Space B

author: Mime : Townsville, AU

Continuation of this article. The Space View from the balcony overlooking Victoria Bridge, one of only two swing bridges in Australia. On my way out I wandered about the interior of the rest of the building which was basically a neglected office building that had been taken over by various artists and other enterprises.

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