Each year many Australians observe one minute silence at 11am on the 11th November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
"In Flanders fields
the poppies blow,
between the crosses,
row on row"
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Remembrance Day
November 11th marks the anniversary of the armistice that brought World War 1 to an end in 1918.
Each year many Australians observe one minute silence at 11am on the 11th November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
Red poppies are worn to symbolise remembrance and new life.
Each year many Australians observe one minute silence at 11am on the 11th November, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Late Afternoon..
Yesterday after Murray finished work,we bought icecreams in Hastings Street and strolled over to the beach and sat on the sand while we ate them.
While we sat there I took a few photos....The day was drawing to a close but there were still people enjoying the last rays of the sun.
Some were starting to pack up....
Some were coming in from the surf........
Others were still out there catching a last ride.......
The waves looked like fun......
There were even wedding photos being taken.....
We walked back along Hastings Street to the car......
And on the way back home I caught this unusual shot of the sunset in th car mirror.
Hope your weekend was enjoyable too. x sharon.
Hope your weekend was enjoyable too. x sharon.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Paris in Black and White
As you can probably tell I love Paris!!!
Today I am posting some of my photos of 'the city of light' that I took when we were there in 2005.
It was my first ever trip to Europe and Paris has been at the top of my 'list of places to see before you drop off the perch' since I was very young. We all have one of those lists don't we!
Anyway I was blown away by Paris and France in general...what a place .I am definately going back again.
Some people visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome and throw a coin in and vow to return....I said a little prayer at the base of the Eiffel Tower, and I still have my fingers crossed!! Here are just a few shots that I have played around with and made them black and white. Hope you like them.
x Sharon
Today I am posting some of my photos of 'the city of light' that I took when we were there in 2005.
It was my first ever trip to Europe and Paris has been at the top of my 'list of places to see before you drop off the perch' since I was very young. We all have one of those lists don't we!
Anyway I was blown away by Paris and France in general...what a place .I am definately going back again.
Some people visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome and throw a coin in and vow to return....I said a little prayer at the base of the Eiffel Tower, and I still have my fingers crossed!! Here are just a few shots that I have played around with and made them black and white. Hope you like them.
x Sharon
Saturday, November 7, 2009
What's in a name
Last week while waiting my turn at the doctors surgery I overheard the man in front of me trying to explain to the receptionist the correct pronunciation and spelling of the town he was from.
I had heard of this town and was aware that there is another town not too far away from where he lived with a similar sounding name and spelling.
The receptionist said something like'why did they give all these towns names that sound the same?,it is so confusing"
I did know that most of the places around here were derived from local Aboriginal dialect and that got me thinking just what the names meant and why they are named what they are.
I looked up the local shire records and found that yes, most are aboriginal names.
Here are a few......
EUMUNDI.(Ngumundi or Huomundy) Name of Aboriginal chieftan said to have adopted escaped convict Bracefield as his son in 1831
PEREGIAN. Meaning Emu-because of the large numbers of the these animals in the the area back then.
There are also a few places in the area that were named by James Cook on his voyage of discovery in 1770.
Double Island Point was named by Cook on 18th May 1770 because from his ship it looked as though there were two small islands lying just below the land.
And of course he gave the Glasshouse Mountains their name as they reminded him of the glass furnaces in his native Yorkshire.The aboriginal name was( daki comon) meaning stone standing up.
He also gave the name 1770 to a little inlet further up the coast and it is still called that today.
I had heard of this town and was aware that there is another town not too far away from where he lived with a similar sounding name and spelling.
The receptionist said something like'why did they give all these towns names that sound the same?,it is so confusing"
I did know that most of the places around here were derived from local Aboriginal dialect and that got me thinking just what the names meant and why they are named what they are.
I looked up the local shire records and found that yes, most are aboriginal names.
Here are a few......
- NOOSA. (Noothera or Gnuthura) meaning 'Shady Place
- DOONAN. It is thought that Doonan means 'leaf of a tree'.
- COOROIBAH. Place of possoms.
- COOROY. The town of Cooroy gets its name from the mountain Mt Cooroy or( Coorooey, the aboriginal word Kurui-possom)
There are also a few places in the area that were named by James Cook on his voyage of discovery in 1770.
Double Island Point was named by Cook on 18th May 1770 because from his ship it looked as though there were two small islands lying just below the land.
And of course he gave the Glasshouse Mountains their name as they reminded him of the glass furnaces in his native Yorkshire.The aboriginal name was( daki comon) meaning stone standing up.
He also gave the name 1770 to a little inlet further up the coast and it is still called that today.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Pelican Pete
On the days that I take a walk by the river I pass by Pete at his spot outside the Pelican Boat Hire.I knew nothing much about him not even his name.I used to call him Percy.But apparently his name is Pete and he is a bit of an icon around the Noosaville area,where he has had somewhat of a' riches to rags to riches'life.
While reading this mornings paper I found out that he was vandalised a couple of weeks ago and now his big happy face has drooped and he looks like he is permanetly asleep!!!
He first came to 'life'around 1977 in the workshop of the then Noosa Council where he was built as a float for the Festival of the Waters parade.The pelican was the emblem of Noosa Shire at the time.
Pete could rotate his head,open and close his bill,flap his wings,blink his eyelashes and wiggle his tail, all operated by two people located inside the body.It must have been damned hot in there during a parade!
In his heyday according to the Noosa News he participated in many parades and has had beauty queens,celebrities,sports stars and politicians riding high on his back.
During the 80's after numerous relocations, poor Pete deteriorated and was even pushed off a pontoon and capsized into the river.
In the 90's he was resurrected by the owners of the Palican Boat Hire.He was repaired and relocated to a spot next to the boat hire shop.
In 2007 he had an 'extreme makeover' The council gave him his permanent spot on the foreshore where they built a fence and garden around him.I dont like the fence,I would love to see kids climbing all over him but those sorts of things are not allowed these days it seems,and the fence didn't keep out the vandals!Anyway Pete's in a bad way at the moment and it looks like he will need another "face lift".But I'm sure after all he's been through over the years he will bounce back again.
While reading this mornings paper I found out that he was vandalised a couple of weeks ago and now his big happy face has drooped and he looks like he is permanetly asleep!!!
He first came to 'life'around 1977 in the workshop of the then Noosa Council where he was built as a float for the Festival of the Waters parade.The pelican was the emblem of Noosa Shire at the time.
Pete could rotate his head,open and close his bill,flap his wings,blink his eyelashes and wiggle his tail, all operated by two people located inside the body.It must have been damned hot in there during a parade!
In his heyday according to the Noosa News he participated in many parades and has had beauty queens,celebrities,sports stars and politicians riding high on his back.
During the 80's after numerous relocations, poor Pete deteriorated and was even pushed off a pontoon and capsized into the river.
In the 90's he was resurrected by the owners of the Palican Boat Hire.He was repaired and relocated to a spot next to the boat hire shop.
In 2007 he had an 'extreme makeover' The council gave him his permanent spot on the foreshore where they built a fence and garden around him.I dont like the fence,I would love to see kids climbing all over him but those sorts of things are not allowed these days it seems,and the fence didn't keep out the vandals!Anyway Pete's in a bad way at the moment and it looks like he will need another "face lift".But I'm sure after all he's been through over the years he will bounce back again.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Kite surfing
Howling North Easterly winds all day today blowing straight into the bay made for ideal conditions for the kite surfers.You often see them at the mouth of the river but this is the first time we have seen them this far up the river.We spotted them this evening on the way back from our walk.
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