Rochie's Pics

[MiTasol]

We are still getting rain and loving it but it has eased off locally. Bundaberg (under 100km away, near the coast. and the nearest reporting station) got 191mm (almost 8") in 24 hours. We were lucky and got 20mm. A friend near Bundy is flooded in. According to the forecast we can expect rain somewhere in the area for 27 of the next 28 days but we expect to get a lot of sunshine also. This forecast is basically for a 200km/120m radius around us.

 

[Lucky13]

have been given this today by a girl at work, who is de cluttering her dads house !

33" x 25" subject is H.P Halifax "Friday the 13th" of 158 sqn RAF, a replica of which is at the Yorkshire air museum just down the road from where i work !
ok not quite just down the road but just under 40 miles away !

Recalling How Halifax "Friday the 13th" Got Her Name - Yorkshire Air Museum

The Yorkshire Air Museum’s internationally renowned Halifax bomber restoration is named after the legendary Halifax “Friday the 13th”, which flew with 158 Squadron from RAF Lissett, East Yorkshire, completing 128 missions, the highest tally of any Halifax and as such, one of the Bomber Command’s...

yorkshireairmuseum.org

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Because we're....

 

[nuuumannn]

Here you go, the main restaurant with panels from the Olympic

Thanks for posting those, Karl, great photos. The stairway bannisters are also from the Olympic, if I can remember correctly.

 

[rochie]

from today's walk

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Greenery in December! What a novel concept! Nice photos Karl.

 

[rochie]

Greenery in December! What a novel concept! Nice photos Karl.

what, you dont ?

 

[T Bolt]

Nice pictures Karl

 

[vikingBerserker]

Man, that's jut gorgeous!

 

[Crimea_River]

what, you dont ?

The only thing green here is the frozen snot under my nose.

 

[rochie]

nasty !

 

[MiTasol]

The only thing green here is the frozen snot under my nose.

Are you bragging or complaining?

 

[fubar57]

Won't see the ground here until May

 

[SaparotRob]

Won't see the ground here until May

Even if one washes under the nose?

 

[rochie]

thanks guys.

seeing as i was stood on a dam, just for fun !

 

[Capt. Vick]

No Bigfoot?

 

[SaparotRob]

He's lighting the flares.

 

[rochie]

No Bigfoot?

yes but as tradition states your camera must suddenly go out of focus and shakes uncontrollably just as you snap a pic of bigfoot

 

[Crimea_River]

Are you bragging or complaining?

Neither. Just stating facts.

 

[rochie]

my walking buddy.