I had never actually seen a whale. True, while in Atlanta a year ago I had seen a Whale Shark, but of course that didn’t count. The most exposure to bona fide whales I had ever had was watching Star Trek IV many years ago, and so Humpback Whales in particular held a certain fascination…
Month: September 2020
Kroombit Tops
I first had the opportunity to learn about World Wars I and II in High School, and my fascination with them has never gone away. It was such a lengthy, all encompassing, and expansive conflict that even to this day untold stories continue to emerge. These range from horrific events such as the firebombing of…
Zooming In
In the third month of 2020 the first direction came through regarding adjustments made in response to the growing pandemic that had at that point gripped the world. You are all aware of the changes that resulted afterward, but this post will serve as a future reminder as to how those in Monto, Queensland were…
The Milk Run
A big part of the history in this town involved dairy. Across the street from the house at Mill Road was a factory that used to produce butter and it seems various ones of the friends had worked there in the past. There were also train tracks that ran next to the building so as…
Horse Feathers
Any reference to Australia is likely to feature a kangaroo, a koala, or perhaps an echidna, platypus, or emu. These are, after all, the most iconic animals here next to crocodiles and Great Whites. But it’s the birds and horses I will remember most. Since my earlier post about the animals here, one of my…