Wow... you have your own drive way?
Ya know, I've long admired your lifestyle Looper but this is the icing.
I used to want Charlie Harper's life, I've even got a bowling shirt... but I reckon yours is better!
Swap?
Printable View
Wow... you have your own drive way?
Ya know, I've long admired your lifestyle Looper but this is the icing.
I used to want Charlie Harper's life, I've even got a bowling shirt... but I reckon yours is better!
Swap?
I was trying to figure out what the heck this is . . .
https://teakdoor.com/attachments/the...318_191623-jpg
That is the drainage pit which feeds the storm water pipe. Don't know why they made that one 1 metre back from the slab edge. All the other drain pits are flush with the slab.Quote:
Originally Posted by panama hat
Attachment 66051
Don't know why they used shitty old used white plastic containers for the pits either. Proper black PVC drain pits are only $10 each. Another fix for the long list of jobs.
The driveway is 200m long. I bought the scooter for fetching the mail.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mendip
The drain pits are getting a work out today as we are in the middle of a multi-day rain event. Kangaroos were looking a little forlorn today in the epic drizzler.
Attachment 66052
Attachment 66053
Looks like a beautifull place of the World you live in?
How many acres/hectares?
Summer is leaving us . . . must be time for a concert
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2021/03/561.jpg
ancient times
Attachment 66062
modern times
Attachment 66061
I love kangas - I know that they are a pain in the arse for farmers and when driving in the bush at night - but they are tops. I love when I holiday in the bush and they all show up in the mornings and evenings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Looper
Can we have some pussy shots from looper or Luigi.
Hell, even Dillinger will do
A tokay that decided it was going to shed its skin under the microwave.
Attachment 66303.
I took a hike in the bush last weekend - magnificent, started out right on sunrise- and faced off with a roo a couple of kms in.. I said "gidday mr roo" and he said "I'm a fucken kanga, ya stupid coont" - skippy style it was - I grew up watching skippy so I knew what he was saying.
Attachment 66304
Ha - he actually said "I'm a wallaby, ya stupid crunt" :smileylaughing:
no-one else around for th whole 10kms - sat by the river just there and took it it all in for a bit.
there was a bit of commotion and wild piglet went trotting past - white with big black spots...I wondered where momma was.
Attachment 66305
Great photo. I bet it smelled and sounded awesome right there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ukan Kizmiaz
The Easter break means I can test my 500mm lens at last. I cycled down to the local lake and took some shots of the ducks. Wife was most disappointed when I got back as I'd told her I was off to shoot some ducks and she was expecting me to bring home a few for dinner...
Anyway, a couple of long shots that still required a fair bit of cropping...
Attachment 66535
A tufted duck that looks to be a little hungover...
Attachment 66536
A red-crested pochard.
Attachment 66537
A pair of Goosanders. I think the female has just read one of backspin's posts...:)
Attachment 66538
A common shag ... for the TD boys
I tried the 3d focus tracker on the camera but it was difficult to pick up the focus when tracking birds in flight.
Attachment 66539
A grey heron I managed to get in focus...
Tracking with such a heavy camera was not as difficult as I thought it would be but getting focus with the 3d tracking was. The newer Nikons are apparently much better than my d7100.
Still, I was a happy bunny with that shot on my first outing...
Outstanding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy
Attachment 66609
...not NatGeo's pic of the year...
Flaming mantises.
I have always loved big cats.
Attachment 66626
Awesome. Tried to green you but got to spread the love.Quote:
Originally Posted by aging one
Sunny days are few and far between at the moment in deepest Bavaria.
I managed another couple of hours practice photographing birds in flight.
Attachment 67699
A Greylag goose on approach, but camera lost focus during landing. A pity because I didn't really know before that there are feathers on the wing that act as lift dumps. I want a picture of one landing from behind now to show what I mean.
Attachment 67700
No idea about the types of gulls but we are nowhere near the sea. Anyway, I didn't know some had blue eyes. My tracking with camera needs improving as I snapped this on the left so don't have enough space in the picture for the bird to fly into. I've seen some photoshopping techniques to copy parts of the picture from one side to the other that I need to try.
Attachment 67701
A couple more Greylags in flight...
Attachment 67702
...and a couple water skiing.
Borrowed the first and part of the last line from an internet meme but the rest I wrote this morning...no, no idea why. But it is too hot and sticky to do anything energetic.
We were wolves once, wild and wary.
Roaming free on the land, cunning and scary.
Feared for our courage, in a pack or alone.
Skilled powerful hunters, we held nature’s throne.
A slave to no-one, never hungry for long.
Boundless energy, stealthy and strong.
Noble in spirit, with a keen independence.
We had such hope for our descendants.
We approached your camps, surrender not in our plans.
But then they noticed…you had sofas and fans.
Attachment 67754
I have a couple of pics of a Tokay eating a sparrow on the wall of my house, when i can post from my phone i'll upload them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
I can't post pics yet, so here is the next best thing, a map of Tasmania.Quote:
Originally Posted by YourDaddy
Map of Tasmania | Tasmania Travel Guide
Great pics of birds in flight, Troy.
Love the Kangaroo pics, Looper. That is something we never see here.
Nice pic, Ukan and Bogan (sweet dogs).
---
I believe it is a cherry blossom tree growing in my neighborhood. Reminded me of living in Asia where I'd see these everywhere.
https://teakdoor.com/images/imported/2021/05/199.jpg