UooUoo (pronounced has been created by Melbourne artist Alexander Knox, who also created the iconic sculpture ‘Creature that stands in the main foyer of the RCH.
UooUoo is an imaginary Australian creature whose shape is loosely drawn from the wombat and dugong. A mysterious being, UooUoo is highly empathetic, playful and brave, but can be mischievous at times.
Each UooUoo sculpture measures Read on...
We found ourselves in town again . We seem to do this often. Today was another trip to the optician . We never would have done this in Chesterfield . There would have been any old excuse to stay at home . The plan thought did end up rather back to front . What we planned to do first was relegated to last. What was last ended up first .
Usual parking spot and the usual walk across St Giles Crescen Read on...
I am no real astronomer, but on the internet I saw that over a five day period the moon would be alligned with Saturn, Jupiter. Venus, and Mercury. (No chance I could shoot Mercury.) I could only tell the planets by their relative position with the sunset and the rising moon, as per the internet information. With my simple camera I could not shoot Saturn with its dim light though it was visible to Read on...
For those that have followed us over the years, you know that we enjoy exploring the country that we are in. With our up we decided to plan a trip to Cappadocia, a place that had been highly to us by many that have gone. First off, Cappadocia, is not a town, but a region in Turkey. It is a high plateau (1000 meters/3,280 ft) with hot dry summers and cold snowy winters so decided this was the perfe Read on...
Pucketts grocery and restaurant is a hallmark of Tennessee and actually was a restaurant that Steve and Tory went while visiting Nashville 7 years earlier after Jenn and Mikes wedding. On the drive out to Franklin to have breakfast at Pucketts, we were able to see some of the local places like the Parish Presbyterian Church and the Franklyn Classical Christian Academy. Parish Pres is where Jenn an Read on...
Sorry about the technical difficulties with the last blog. I panicked when I realised that I was seeing & doing so much that the blog would go on forever and I would never get to the end so I decided to split it and post one straight away. Hence the chaos! I intend to stay calm and try harder this time, lets see if that happens.
The first 3 pictures are of Kakapetria in the Troodos region which s Read on...
In June we spent a weekend hiking and camping next to a small lake named Trehrningen just outside Huddinge. This is a place that generally only locals visit.
When we looked through our photos from last summer we noticed that we had some that were interesting enough to publish but that didnt fit well in any of the other blog entries. These random leftovers we have now put together in this blog ent Read on...
We are now within about 2 weeks from leaving Chile, and while there are moments of sadness, especially with all the goodbyes we have to say, in my heart I know its time to go. It has been an amazing experience here, with some serious ups (the travel, the friends, the culture) and some serious downs (the pandemic, the social unrest)but I think the biggest testament to all this, is that if we had to Read on...
We could not go past Flynns grave site beneath the beautiful range Alice Springs. The large boulder above his resting site was ‘donated by the Aboriginal people of Karlu Karlu recognising the great work Flynn had done for them.
The West MacDonnells quickly enveloped us as we drove alongside them on the Larapinta Road. Turning into Simpsons Gap, their rugged beauty was seen Deep redness with f Read on...
I think we might have a bit addicted to Fiji. Then again, whats not to get addicted to - balmy weather, palm fringed beaches, super friendly locals..... OK, so they might have the occasional military coup that makes headlines back home, but the locals know which side their breads buttered on. The coup leaders leave the tourist hotspots well alone, and any visitors whove been there during any of th Read on...