Main Beach stretches into the distance from the Gorge Walk 
The Pacific Ocean from Cylinder Headland Foreshore 
Looking out to Moreton Island from Cylinder Headland Foreshore 
It’s just me, right before I was attacked by a march fly 
Cylinder Beach at sunset
Break
My place seems to have regressed. My desk broke, my outdoor setting broke, and mum bought me a brand new cabinets which lives in the middle of the sitting room. There are boxes everywhere and the place looks like I’ve just moved in.
Again.
Thankfully today marks the start of a week off so I’ll have time to do all of the things I’ve been putting off lately. Starting with my tax, putting my office back together, a trip to Bunnings to sort out my yard, and a couple of nights on straddie. Oh, and I want to catch up on my vlog. Relaxing!
Things have been going well enough but I’m looking forward to having a bit of time to myself. There are plans in motion so I don’t fall so far behind in life again, but that’s fairly new so far.
Right now I should really be sleeping because it’s 2:30 and R invited me to brunch and pebble curation in the morning. Haven’t we done well.
Koel
I was escaping the heat in the garden the other day when a strange bird landed on a branch near me.
I sent the picture to mum because she’s good at knowing these sorts of things.
The bird is a female koel also known as the rain bird, they are the ones you here very loud in the early evenings.
My mum, via Google Hangouts
That makes sense. I’ve been noticing a lot of different bird calls lately, but particularly the warbling whistles as I’m heading to bed dinner it’s often at 3 a.m when there’s no other sounds.
So it was nice to spot the bird responsible. There’s one whistling outside my window now.
I’m very happy with how well the yard is coming along, but especially happy with the quality of Wi-Fi. It’s fast enough to stream games when it’s too hot sharing the office with my computer.
Enoggera Creek
Took this photo on the way back from lunch today. The ibis roost in the trees to the right, and fruit bats live out-of shot to the left.
I always thought this was “Breakfast Creek” but my lunch buddy Gav called it differently so I did a little research.
Google Maps and OpenStreetMap both label the entire stretch Enoggera Creek, but I found the following snippet in a local newspaper:
A Department of Natural Mines and Resources spokesman said “significant research” in 1992 confirmed the name changed where the North Coast Railway Line crossed the creek, south of Albion Station and west of Burrows St and Hudson Rd.
A News Corp publication
Apparently there used to be a small tributary creek around the area that was used as the distinction, but it’s always been somewhat of a mystery:
“Confusion over where Enoggera Creek becomes Breakfast Creek dates back to the 1850s when a survey plan labelled the creek at this point as ‘Breakfast Creek or Enoggera Creek’”
Department of Natural Mines and Resources spokesman
I may need to dust off my OpenStreetMap account and make the controversial edit based on this info.
But suffice to say, this segment does appear to be Enoggera Creek after all.
You can download the original photo.
Girl power-tool by Dominique O’Leary
This brightly coloured signal box caught my eye just outside Bunnings so I had to stop for a look. I find it amusing that signal boxes are now something that “interests” me, but here we are.
‘Girl Power-Tool’ illustrates the strong modern confident woman wielding power tools to get the job done. Wo-manual Arts is an empowering thing!
Dominique O’Leary
I absolutely love the art style, the strong contrasts and pastel colours. It’s also a really nice bit of representation to inspire young makers, especially being right outside a two-floor hardware superstore.
From the artist:
I think the BCC traffic signal box initiative is one of the best creative projects in Brisbane. It connects the community and is a visual representation of Brisbane’s sense of place.
I know from painting on the street, (literally…sometimes you’re laying down doing the low parts on the actual freaking street) so many people came up to say how much the artwork gives them a high!
Dominique O’Leary
You can check out the artist’s website for more works, and some much better photos than the ones I took.
Guzman y Gomez magnet giveaway
I saw a post on Twitter about a magnet giveaway at Guzman y Gomez, and I was reminded of the fact that I really wanted salsa queso fries. So used the opportunity to grab dinner while I was out running an errand.
The magnets are pretty alright, I like the colours. I would have preferred stickers though, I have no use for fridge magnets and felt bad about the waste.
Ultimately I decided I didn’t want them so I popped them back.
Walking around Brisbane
I had lunch with Josh yesterday, and afterward went for a walk around town.
I wanted to get a few shots for a vlog idea I’m working on. Worked out alright. Here are some pretty bits from my moseyin’.
Entrance to New Farm Park & Pride Memorial Gardens 
The arches of the Story Bridge 
Brisbane City from the Story Bridge 
LGBTQ flag flower arrangement in the Brisbane Pride Memorial Garden
Ringtail Possum
I’ve had a number of possums make a home in my window over the past 5 months. I’ve managed to chase off a couple, but this little guy is determined.
These little dudes eat leaves, flowers, fruit and sap, but according to Wikipedia they also eat their own poop which could be why he’s kept the windowsill so clean compared to the other possum species 🤔
I set up a livestream on Twitch yesterday so everyone could watch him sleep and scritch and pull the occasional NSFW poses.
As cute as he is, I’ve got some bird spikes on order from Bunnings so hopefully that will discourage and future possum friends from sleeping here during the day.
Commodore Amiga
Had a bbq at Ryan’s place last night. Not a big one. But Ryan was keen to show off his Amiga 4000D, freshly re-capped and upgraded.
The Amiga 500 was my first computer and like most people who grew up with one I still regret getting rid of it. Their heyday was really the late ’80s but I know we kept ours through the mid 90s.
He’s really into the retro computing, but this is my particular favourite machine.
You can read more about the Amiga on Wikipedia.
The Dancers, Melbourne Street
An Expo is a global event that aims at educating the public, promoting progress and fostering cooperation. It is the world’s largest meeting place, bringing together countries, the private sector, the civil society and the general public around interactive exhibitions, live shows, workshops, conferences and much more.
Bureau International des Expositions
I always wondered what exactly “Expo 88” was. It was the event that transformed South Bank from an industrial area to the thriving parkland and commerce area it is today. From April to October 1988, over 15 million visitors traveled to Brisbane to visit Expo, which included “pavilions, laser displays, fireworks, parades, concerts, the Aquacade, water skiing show, a monorail and much more”.
I was in West End the other day and happened upon these two dancers, part of a 30 year anniversary of Expo 88.
They’re re-cast from the original fibreglass sculptires, and have a somewhat uncanny appearance. They remind me of weeping angels with those soulless eyes, but when I visited someone had dressed them up with rather fetching beads.
The Human Factor series was created by Brisbane’s Artbusters in the late 1980s. The first iterations of this iconic series were installed throughout the World Expo ’88 site. The figures seen here today have been re-imaged and re-cast for the 30th anniversary of World Expo ’80, giving residents and visitors a sense of the celebration that World Expo ’88 was.
Many believe that World Expo ’88 was Brisbane’s coming of age, as the city experienced different cultures, food, lifestyle and entertainment.
The number of visits over the six months exceeded 15.7 million. On 30 October 1988, the song ‘The Carnival is Over’ was performed by the Seekers at the closing ceremony and was considered and appropriate end to Brisbane’s biggest party.
Artbusters The Human Factor series – The Dancers 2018
Two years ago on the 30th anniversary of Expo 88, Brisbane City Council set up a self-guided World Expo ’88 Public Art Trail of Expo related artworks and artefacts. There are currently 31 pieces around the city.
You can check out more about the art trail on the Brisbane Council website. I’m curious to explore more in future.
