Parkes Camera Club Trip to The Dish

The Parkes Camera Club got a chance to go to The Dish for their Christmas Party End of the year bash.    We got a tour up in the dish and then a chance to take photos around the backyard that you usually can't go to.     Such a great experience.  

Brush your Teeth.....ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch, ch

Hot Back Outback Roads

Hot, Humid and Rain

Sometimes rain and cloudy skies are really blessings in disguise.   Especially when it has been a very hot and humid day.   Felt so nice.  

Playing at School

The Soul

 The soul that see beauty may sometimes walk alone. 
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Biking Around the Neighourhood

Friday Morning Before School

Hannah trying to eat pickles for breakfast,   Owen studying his peanut butter,   and Ciara getting beautiful for school.  

Night Time Computer Look Ups

After School Zone Out

Eating Meat Pies on back Country Roads

What'll I do if you never wanna come back

Driving the back roads not wanting to come back home.   I kind of like my Monday's without kids.  

Someone Else Turned 40 This Year

My husband turned 40 this year too.    We had our dear friends from Cobar come to spend the weekend with us.   It was just a laid back weekend full of adventuring,  eating, drinking and laughing.   So much fun.  

Visiting The Dish in Parkes

With out visitors from Cobar,   we all finally got to go see The Dish.   The radio telescope at Parkes, NSW was used by NASA throughout the Apollo program to receive signals in the Southern Hemisphere.  It started to be used in 1961 and still is one of the world's leading radio telescope. 

Sleepover Visitors

People coming over for a weekend sleepover and visit from Cobar.   So exciting!!!!

Cheeky

My cheeky girl.   She loves to ham it up for a camera if she is in the mood.  

Using Flash in Caves

Ciara loves this photo because she looks tall!!

Jacaranda Trees in Bloom

This street on the way to school is just gorgeous with the blooming Jacaranda trees.  So made the kids get out and take a photo.  

Interesting things at the school

Went to the school to pick up the girls and found this outside the school.   Hmmm some dad must have had to pick up child in between trucking a load of grain??

Ice Cream Love

My New Toy

A 2009 Toyota Hilux.   It has been 12 years since I had my own car  ( my own pickup/ute)    So I am a little bit happy.   To be able to pick my own car and not have to share!!!!

Enjoying the Sun

Christmas Shoes

Had the day to myself leaving me to shopping in peace.   So new shoes for the Christmas parties at Eric's work were in order.   

Rainy Day Number 2 in Parkes

Apparently there is more to come tomorrow.    We got this amazing rainbow before the sun set.  

Photographying in Caves

Didn't get as much practice as I would have liked.   Had a little boy that was not having anything of sitting in a dark scarey cave.   

Oldest Lets Me Take Photos Occasionally

Bougainvillea In Major Bloom

I have been noticing this beautiful blooming woody vine all week.   But it is in a very busy parking lot.   So on Sunday with it being so quiet downtown I got a chance to get close and take photos in front of it.  

Evening Bike Rides

Neat Australian Vehicles

There are some very neat Australian vehicles out here.   Maybe I should do 365 different vehicles next year for a 365 project!!

Halloween Close Ups

Rainy and Grey today so I'll put some close ups on Halloween evening from  yesterday.