Ok on the road early 160 kms to go,stop off at McDonald's for brekky,have to say their $2 BLT on a wholemeal bun is bloody good value!!!
Blackwater ranges.....
Coal train....100 wagons......100ton per wagon..... 2 engines at the front and 2 in the middle running on electric railway ......
Coal loader.....
Mountain of coal....... Photos taken from car, Buck doesn't stop !!!!!
Arrived Emerald Wednesday 10 th....... It's so dry ,they haven't had any decent rain since 2011,even the gumtrees are sad!!!
If I didn't run the sullage hose out the back on the ground,there would be no grass!!
They give you bird seed at the office to feed the birds !!!
Weather was really warm but today,Friday is overcast and windy so Buck can't take boat out,maybe tomorrow.....
The dam is noticeably low it's 170 mike around it,big body of water,5,000,000 cubic yds of water when full,constructed in 1963 ....
Sunday14th June.......poor Buck,went out yesterday to put redclaw pots in,terrible wind on the dam so slow trip back and wet!!! Today only 9 redclaw and choppy again.....it's got to get better!
Enough for a curry! I put them in a pot of salty water,pop them in when it boils,back to the boil and blanch for a minute,they turn pink but are not cooked so I can curry them or in a risotto etc. they peel like a prawn !!
Rain or more drizzle this morn,birds are looking for a feed! Hello cocky.....get away from my herbs!!!
Apostle birds.....,.
These birds are not well liked by the locals but I love their morals,they travel in groups....so derives the Apostle name and they are all related,brothers,sisters,cousins etc! They don't interbreed ,a male will totter off and form his own group! Amazing !! Also known as the Grey Jumper! They are full of lice!! Travel in groups of 12 (Apostles) but can number 20 .They have one breeding pair in the group! Summer is their breeding time when they break apart to breed! They eat grubs etc off the ground and are found in Wooodlands in Qld as well as parts of NSW
Chelsea babes day of birth!!!! Happy 32 nd birthday!!
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