In this part of Brisbane you don't often see mushrooms as the scrub turkeys tend to keep the mulch turned over.
Over the last couple of days however there has been a fair bit of rain and since there isn't any sign of winter, warm humid conditions make perfect mushroom growing weather.
This inner city waterfall was fairly roaring away as I walked past this morning.
I've often noted its old brick surrounds and wondered if it is the site of John Oxley's fresh water. Apparently the original settlement for Brisbane was supposed to be at Redcliffe, but the plagues of biting insects made them look elsewhere.
There is an obelisk almost directly above this point on North Quay that reads "Here John Oxley landing to look for water discovered the site of this city. 28th September 1824."
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http://www.oncewasacreek.org/the-creek/transformation/how-it-once-was/john-oxley/
This inner city waterfall was fairly roaring away as I walked past yesterday.
I've often noted its old brick surrounds and wondered if it is the site of John Oxley's fresh water. Apparently the original settlement for Brisbane was supposed to be at Redcliffe, but the plagues of biting insects made them look elsewhere.
There is an obelisk almost directly above this point on North Quay that reads "Here John Oxley landing to look for water discovered the site of this city. 28th September 1824."
#wp #365project #365project2013 #365photo
http://www.oncewasacreek.org/the-creek/transformation/how-it-once-was/john-oxley/
The chocolate brown of the Brisbane River laps at the walkways as the rain comes down and water is released from the dams upstream.
The Bureau of Meteorology was forcasting falls in the 100-200mm range today, and I don't expect we have had that much but do suspect we might before the night is out.
Adding to the Brisbane River are low level releases from Wivenhoe Dam aimed at flood mitigation.
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Finally got to drink Feral Hop Hog off the tap. This beer was ranked #1 in the Hottest 100 beers of 2012 ( http://www.brewsnews.com.au/2013/01/hottest-100-2012-the-results/ ) – in short Australia's best #craftbeer
It is described as an IPA or India Pale Ale but that genre seems to cover a multitude of types of beer. The flavour tends to be a bit citrusy for my taste but a great summer drop.
Found it in the Tipplers Tap in Newstead on a Sunday afternoon, along with a very special Bacchus Maple Coffee Stout off the hand pump.
This is a memorial along the river bank in South Brisbane.
It is an oversize keyhole through which you can see chrome forms on the piers of the railway bridge over the river.
The memorial is to remember the children that were abused in state institutions, however I have yet to work out all the symbolism of the elements of the installation.
I’m haven’t been a great T-shirt wearer in recent years, but since I’ve started to do a bit more exercise I’m gradually building a collection. I was wearing this one today – the slogan “Don’t blame the zombie, blame the apocalypse” is paraphrasing the American sports idiom “Don’t hate the player, hate the game”
It made me think of the scandal ridden environment that has been sport this year.
Lance Armstrong and a range of Australian sporting teams with drugs of the performance enhancing and illegal sorts, Oscar Pistorius charged with murder, the Australian swim team accused of bullying.
My thought was – how much of this is because competitive sport places these sorts of pressures on athletes, and how much is it that this type of person is attracted to competitive sport?
I followed this couple of walking billboards down the street at lunchtime and thought to myself “Marketing and promotions – such a glamorous world, don’t know why more people aren’t into it”
One of the great things about a photo project it actually forces you to stop and take photos.
This afternoon while walking home I came across a couple of musicians playing some tunes while seated near the South Bank board walk.
While I was there various people came along and either sat with them to listen to the music, started talking to them about their work, or generally stopping to listen as I did myself.
They weren’t playing anything specific, mainly bits and pieces of tunes, sometimes together, sometimes solo, but essentially enjoyable.
Not a great photo for my #wp #365project #365project2013 #365photo project today but it does give me the opportunity to rant about something that gets on my nerves.
As most of my friends know I’m very partial to a #craftbeer , and this week had a glass of the fabulous Aurora Borealis from Bridge Road Brewing. 14.9% alcohol, aged in whiskey barrels, with a real dried fruit tang… just wonderful.
The problem with the growth of craft beer has been in bars that have little understanding about such drops using them as a marketing device. Later the same day I dropped into a local bar which professes to serve ’boutique beers’ and indeed ran a two page menu of beers on tap and as bottles.
Looking through the bar I could see two sets of half a dozen taps, but when I asked what was on tap the waiter replied “Sorry the taps aren’t working at the moment”.
Not to worry, I noticed that they had bottles of Feral Hop Hog, recently rated Australia’s top brew ( http://craftypint.com/news/post/hop-hog-is-hottest/ ) . Since I hadn’t tried it before I decided to give it a go. “Sorry” was the response, “Our supplies of Hop Hog haven’t come in”.
Deciding that I was going to have one and depart I settled on a Sierra Nevada Porter, not an Aussie brew but a nice drop never the less. Next thing the waiter is pouring a very light amber into a glass for me “That’s not a porter” I said. The waiter held the bottle up and said “so it isn’t, I must have picked up the wrong bottle. Not knowing the difference between and IPA and a Porter! That isn’t what I expect in a bar professing to have ’boutique beers’.
I’m afraid this is just one example of the way some outlets are attempting to get on the craft beer bandwagon without putting in the work to make it successful.
