Somewhere near bridgend...

There's at least one robin in Wales which has no fear.
Hence probably the best wildlife shot I've ever taken so far...

Ordering Pictures

550 pictures came in the post yesterday. We're going to do a scrapbook which will include snaps such as:And, imagine a weird parallel universe where everyone forgot to dress up for the wedding...

random wedding pictures

A flavour of the wedding. But only a teaser. We're saving the best shots for the wedding album...

Pictures-que frisbee pictures

3 frisbee pictures ? Again, NI themed (regular readers may have spotted a recurring theme in my blogs of late)

1. The location:

2. Giant Frisbee Action

3. The wistful glance at the knowledge that the game must end (because it's time for dinner!)

3 pictures of Taupo

An excuse for some pictures which I think are quite nice on the blog:

1. Gazman Kayaking on Lake Taupo

Photo: Kayaking on Lake Taupo. Model: Gazman

2. Gazman, 5 seconds later kayaking on Lake Taupo

Photo: (Still) Kayaking on Lake Taupo. Model: Gazman

3. Panorama of Lake Taupo at sunset (ooh... pretty)

Photo: Lake Taupo at sunset

The Blue Mountains

Hop in a car and drive West of Sydney for an hour and you'll eventually get to the Blue Mountains. Apparently the blue is caused by fine droplets of oil being dispersed into the air by the eucalyptus trees which diffracts the light to cause the blue colouring. 3 pictures of the Blue Mountains:

This blog is slightly out of sync - went to the Blue Mountains the weekend before Australia Day!

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Photo: The 3 Sisters

2.

Photo: Blue Mountains. one of the 3 sisters in the foreground.

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Photo: Waterfall - View from Skycar

Uluru (e)ulogising

Just got back from a 10km hike around the base of Uluru, having got up at 5am in the morning to watch the sunrise over the rock. Photo: Uluru at sunrise

1. It's amazing the number of people who will wake up at the crack of dawn in order to go stare at a rock for an hour or more (Myself, Gazman and Da_tonester included). We even have to pay $25Aus for the priviledge (though it is a park pass for 3 days). Back before digital cameras were invented, can you imagine how many photos of the rock must have passed through the photo developing shops across the World? Especially those in the local photo shops in the Uluru 'resort'.

Photo: Uluru Sunset. Models: Uluru tourists

2. I reckon they missed a trick in the gift shop - I couldn't find a jelly mould / cake mould of Uluru. I would definitely have paid money for the ability to make an edible Uluru! If you dusted your cake or jelly with milo powder, it would look just like the rock at sunset (when the sun was hidden by cloud). Seriously though, I suspect that would be disrespectful to the local Aboriginal tribe who regard Uluru as a sacred place. Though not sacred enough that you can't buy the T-shirt...

Photo: Uluru Sunrise. Models: da_tonester and Gazman

3. There are more flies here than at a Gentleman's trouser convention (but of the insect rather than fastening variety). The jury's still out as to whether Aussie hats (with the dangling corks) actually make any difference.

Merry Christmas from the Moochers in Melbourne

Well, it's Christmas eve, 10 degrees C and drizzling. So, not looking promising for a hot sunny Christmas Down Under. Never mind. Seasons greetings on this blog with three cheesy pictures taken from Singapore, Melbourne and um, the Vodafone store in Perth.

1. Singapore (Photo: Tanglin Mall)
2. Melbourne (Photo: Flinders St)
3. Voddo store (just to show the spirt of mammon is still alive. And in case you're wondering - at least if you're British - what a strange lot the Aussies are, you'll have to understand it's a cultural slang language type thing).

Photo: Vodafone xmas offer in Perth branch

Happy Christmas to everyone reading this blog (so, that'll be about 4 people then... Well, in that case, I hope you all have an extra special Christmas).