https://stillnotajournal.com/2014/04/23/photographing-dragonflies/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/craig-manners-wog2lkpwwja-unsplash.jpgcraig-manners-wog2lkpWwJA-unsplashA far superior shot by Craig Manners on Unsplash.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/unicorn-hunter-dragonfly.jpgUnicorn Hunter dragonflyOMG how freaky is this, considering the Legend reference above... this dragonfly's name is 'Unicorn Hunter'. I SHIT YOU NOT.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-foraging.jpgmale Red Tailed Black Cockatoo feedingMale Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo. Him and his missus dropped half chewed casuarina pine nuts on me as I climbed out of the creek. The species is under threat - not quite endangered yet - I'd never seen them this close before.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/igs.jpgIGsHinze Dam trees, autumn coloured leaves, cooling the tootsies, blue flower. Maybe a weed.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/feb-2014-195cropt.jpgFeb 2014 - 195https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/feb-2014-0791.jpgdragonfly Unicorn HunterOverexposed. Shit. And he or she posed so nicely for me too!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/feb-2014-064-male-blue-skimmer-dragonfly1.jpgBlue Skimmer dragonflyCheers mate! My favourite shot of this guy - a male Blue Skimmer.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/featured.jpgArrowhead Rockmaster dragonflyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bugger.jpgblue dragonfly - trying to get a shotThat's it buddy, hold it right there... don't move, don't mo... shit!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/blurry-shit-dragonfly-photo.jpgblurry crappy dragonfly photoShutter speed too slow. Have no idea how to fix that.2026-03-07T13:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/06/19/cross-im-not-fit/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/workout-gum-fitspo1.jpgworkout gum fitspohttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/pug-stairs.gifpug stairshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hater-street1.jpghater street1https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hater-street-2.jpghater street 2https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/funny-muffin-tops.jpgfunny-muffin-topshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jackie-stressed.jpgJackie stressedhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tiny-arms.jpgtiny arms t rexhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/before-photo.jpgbefore photohttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fridge-magnets.jpgfridge magnetshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/1-diet-brag.jpg1-diet brag2026-03-05T09:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/10/08/its-a-ducking-invasion/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-duck-family2.jpgAUSTRALIAN wood duck family2D'OH.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-duck-family.jpgAustralian wood duck familyHEY! YOU'RE WELCOME!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-ducks-ducklings-3.jpgAustralian wood ducks ducklings 3FREEEEEDOOOOMMMM!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-ducks-ducklings-in-swimming-pool.jpgAustralian wood ducks ducklings in swimming poolhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-ducks-with-ducklings-2.jpgAustralian wood ducks with ducklings 2Coincidentally, these ducks are about as thick as that short plank.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/naughty-corner.jpgAustralian wood ducks with ducklings in swimming poolGO TO THE NAUGHTY CORNER!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/australian-wood-ducks-in-our-swimming-pool-with-ducklings.jpgAustralian Wood Ducks in our swimming pool with ducklingsducklingshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/poo-in-pool2.jpgPOO...LHuh? Ducks can't read? Don't be a racist.2026-03-05T07:47:35+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2022/12/04/lemme-hear-you-raw/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/06-mud-splash.png06-mud-splashhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/05-mud-march.png05-mud-marchhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/08-billabong-jump.jpg08-billabong-jumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/04-tyre-scramble.png04-tyre-scramblehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/02-rope-bridge.jpg02-rope-bridgeAre you SURE about this Mummy...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/01-tyre-crawl.jpg01-tyre-crawl2026-03-02T12:31:46+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/04/25/on-anzac-day-3/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/616835315_1308191454661808_5695387364815377019_n.jpg616835315_1308191454661808_5695387364815377019_nPortraits of the five fallen Australian soldiers at Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. Mid Caption: Five Australian soldiers Killed in Action this week, are on their way home after being farewelled by their comrades in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan. The moving ceremony was also attended by senior Australian Defence Force, ISAF and Afghan National Security Force Commanders. Lance Corporal Stjepan Milosevic, Sapper James Martin and Private Robert Poate from the 3 RAR Task Group were killed and two of their comrades2026-01-30T11:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/04/18/depression-lies-is-a-lying-scumbag/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sky-wave-costa-rica-sunset.jpgSky wave, Costa Rica sunsethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/i-has-a-sad.jpgi-has-a-sadhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/surrounded-by-assholes-funny-sigmund-freud-depressed.jpgsurrounded by assholes funny Sigmund Freud depressedhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/riddikulus-repeat-after-me-meme.pngriddikulus repeat after me memehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bloggessdrawing.jpgbloggessdrawing"Just becausehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/reverse-cotton-candy-gif.gifreverse cotton candy gifFirst time I saw this I laughed so hard I was nearly sick.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sunset-on-lake-almanor-california-image-by-the-darkroom-nerd.jpgsunset on Lake Almanor, California. Image by The Darkroom NerdThis stunning image is by The Darkroom Nerd.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/furiously-happy.jpgfuriously-happyNicked from The Bloggess' website.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/martian-mattdamon-crying.jpgmartian-mattdamon-cryingWhyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-king.jpgThe KingWhen you're talking about 'The King' in Australia, it's Wally, not Elvis thank you very much.2025-08-29T05:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/04/18/tribute-david-royston-sargent/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chocolate-shards-cake.jpgchocolate shards cakeChoooooocolaaaaaaaate. I tried making one of these once, because anything with so much chooooocolaaaaaate on it will be a winner, but doing shards is SO INSANELY HARD!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dad-and-bluey-the-budgie.jpgDad and Bluey the budgieWith our first pet, Bluey. Dad didn't mind sharing with a budgie; he also shared with two vultures...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vultures.jpgscavenging food from Dad... named Michelle and Justine.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_20140201_00031.jpgstripy wedding cake, layers, pigs in mud, flowers, ribbons, wiresAs well as mixing and baking the cakes, Dad also iced them; he had the perfect hands for working the fondant - large, strong, warm and dry. Flowers and pigs etc by Mum. Aren't they clever?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_20140201_00051.jpgspace wedding cake, hearts on wires, flowersClassic? Boring? Sci Fi? Even shockingly OTT bad taste monstrosities with gold and black roses, columns and cherubs everywhere with a water feature? You got it... no judgment. (Though I don't think we kept those photos. Sorry.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_20140201_00041.jpgwedding cakes with flowers, drapes, ribbons, leaves, ganacheMmm, yum. I worked in the shop for a while and my favourite part was seeing the bride's face when the creation was revealed... HAPPY FACE of course, no Cake Wrecks at this shop!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_20140201_00011.jpgIMG_20140201_0001Beach Babe Cake, Goth 21st Cake, Carlton Blues Fan Cake, Essendon Bombers Fan Cake. Not shown here are the literally hundreds of kids' cakes of every cartoon/movie/tv show/ videogame character you can think of. Mum did them freehand if they didn't have the tin; give her some baking paper, scissors and a skewer and she could transfer anything.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/carnarvon-ses-roy-sargent-the-northern-guardian.jpgCarnarvon SES Roy Sargent the Northern GuardianHe's down at the front, displaying several Daddish classics; bushy black hair, impressive mo', dark tan and shorts with calf socks.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mum-dad-and-justine1.jpgmum dad and justineThree of my most favourite people in the world ever.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/mum-and-dad-wedding-e1463148666784.jpgMum and Dad wedding. Paula and Roy Sargent, St Patrick's Cathedral Ballarat VIC 1973St. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat, 1973. Dad tried to find the blue garter Mum wore to give me on my wedding day to no avail... found it a couple of years later still in the pocket of the trousers he 2025-08-28T08:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/10/20/what-cheesed-me-off-today-the-shortlist/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/post-gave-me-cancer2.jpgpost gave me cancerhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shooting-friends-and-family.pngshooting friends and familyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/know-your-shit.pngknow your shithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/get-in-my-office-right-meow.jpgget in my office right meowhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/burger-neon.jpgburger neonMY EYES, MY EYES!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blaze.jpgannoying as hell Blaze & the monster machinesMonster trucks DO NOT HAVE TEETH. They are also NOT DINOSAURS, or LEOPARDS, or COWGIRLS. Someone needs to piss in his fuel tank.2025-01-15T03:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/08/17/brisbaneoz-comic-con-2015-family-pass-giveaway/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/casreference.pngcasreferencehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/blogger-landscape-brisbane.jpgBrisbane Oz Comic-ConAvengers Assemble! ... er, Hawkeye?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/blogger-landscape-brisbane.pngblogger-landscape-brisbanehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/occ-cosplay-feature-680x210.jpgocc-cosplay-feature-680x210Image from Oz Comic-Con website. There's gonna be a parade and everything!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/supernatural-fandom.jpgsupernatural fandomhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jaffa-kree.jpgJaffa! Kree!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/i-dont-understand-that-reference.jpgi dont understand that referencehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/spock-bigger.jpgspock biggerIf you're someone who isn't even the slightest bit geeky you probably won't understand a lot of this post. That's okay, nobody's perfect.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dalek-stargate-sulu.jpgdalek-stargate-suluImage by fluzeandoando.blogspot.com2025-01-08T10:58:16+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/08/29/and-in-the-late-late-late-late-news/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/look-for-the-helpers.jpglook for the helpershttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/jarryd-hayne-gold-coast-titans.jpgJarryd Hayne Gold Coast TitansPhoto by @lisdavies on Twitter.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rory-name-art.jpgRory name artAnother masterpiece for the kitchen wall.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0229.jpgcosy fireplaceNEWSFLASH: Burning stuff is fun.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/tim-tam-slam.jpgtim-tam-slamUUUUUUURRRMMMNNNNNNOMNOM. https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/owl-pastel-drawing-artable-class.jpgowl pastel drawing Artable classCritics rave about Le Roar's use of colourhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/rory-cool-pen-and-watercolour.jpgRory cool pen and watercolour.JPGWork tentatively titled Giraffe and Flower with Sun. Ink and watercolour. Not for sale but could be worth a motza one day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/post-game-sportsmanship.jpgpost game sportsmanshipThe traditional post-game team hand shake and cheer for the opposing team. Onya guys!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chasing-the-footy.jpgchasing the footyFinn chases down the ballhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/finn-specky.jpgFinn speckyUp there Kazaley! A brilliant specky from the promising young player.2023-03-18T04:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/11/08/like-a-horror-movie/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nobody-votes-on-that.pngnobody-votes-on-thathttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/watch-this.pngwatch-thishttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/toblerone.pngtobleronehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/orange-new-black.pngorange-new-blackhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/howd-it-get-there.jpghowd-it-get-therehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fucktrumpet.pngfucktrumpethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/polymorph-rimmer.jpgpolymorph-rimmer*slurp*https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-corn-cheeto.jpgtrump-corn-cheetohttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trump-wall-meme.jpgtrump-wall-memehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/polymorph.jpgpolymorphMEXICANS! MUSLIMS!2023-03-01T10:45:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/27/vlamingh-head-lighthouse-western-australia-star-trails/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lighthouse-last-light1.jpglighthouse last lightDaylight.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/06-star-trails-vlamingh-head-lighthouse.jpg06 star trails Vlamingh Head lighthouseDAMN IT. 16 and a half minutes in...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/05-milky-way-and-vlamingh-head-lighthouse.jpg05 Milky Way and Vlamingh Head lighthouseGetting there... (ISO 1600, f5.6, 86 secs... with a bit of help from photo editing software.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/04-milky-way-and-vlamingh-head-lighthouse.jpg04 Milky Way and Vlamingh Head lighthouseNightlight. (ISO 1600, f5.6, 150 secs.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/03-milky-way-behind-vlamingh-head-lighthouse.jpg03 Milky Way behind Vlamingh Head lighthouseNightlight. (ISO 1600, f5.6, 150 secs.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/02-star-trails-behind-a-tree.jpg02 star trails behind a treeThe tree is out of focus; I don't give a stuff! I'm still so stoked I've finally (sort of) got the hang of this.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/01-milky-way-the-pointers-and-the-southern-cross.jpg01 Milky Way, The Pointers and The Southern CrossI cropped most of the light pollution out. The two bright stars at centre left are Alpha and Beta Centauri; the 'Pointers' which show the way to Crux, or the Southern Cross. Can you see it? The orangeish star at the top of the cross is Gacrux, the closest red giant to Earth. Alpha Centauri (left Pointer) is the closest star to Earth - besides Sol, ie the Sun - and is also a yellow dwarf.2019-04-05T13:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/11/05/homemade-kids-halloween-costumes/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/montage.jpgmontageHad a great time wandering around the spooky neighbours! Collected enough chocolate to last until next Halloween...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rory-cap.jpgRory capThey still wear it, when they play with Thunderbirds 2 and 4, or watch the new series we found. I'm really enjoying it too - miniatures created by Weta Workshop!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cap-progress-shots.jpgcap progress shotsNot humblebragging; totally bragging.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dad-roars.jpgTired Rory with Pahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/candles-all-souls-day.jpgcandles All Souls' DayThe real meaning of Halloween and All Souls' Day - remembering those we've lost.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/f-a-b.jpgclassic Thunderbirds Halloween costumeF.A.B.!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/antony-cleopatra.jpgAntony & CleopatraBehold: Antony and his Cleopatra. I remember Mum made Dad's armour out of cardboard covered in Con-tact, and the 'jewels' in her collar were squares of coloured paper.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/pants-are-pants.jpgpants are pantsThese pants are pants. But considering they started off as a shirt and I haven't used a sewing machine since Year 9, not bad. Disregard large suspicious lump in pocket area.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/squirts.jpgenamel sprayWhere'd you get the Squirts? At Bunnings. I got the silver Squirts. It smells a bit when you spray, but after a while you don't notice any more.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/brains-dance.gifBrains Thunderbird danceDancing Brains.2019-04-05T13:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/09/12/sexism-in-surf-brands-culture/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/billabong-female-surfers-duckdive.jpgundies rant billabong female surfers duckdivehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/roxy-ad1.jpgroxy ad undies posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/oh-hang-on1.jpgundies post rantEr. Hang on a minute...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lisa-andersen-surfing1.jpglisa andersen surfinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imag19111.jpgAlana Blanchard and Mick Fanning billboards Rip CurlThis photo just about sums it up.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imag1909-001.jpgundies post miragehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imag1908-001.jpgundies posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/imag19071.jpgIMAG1907 undies posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/alana-blanchard-futures.jpgalana blanchard futures adhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/more-gorgeous-roxy-ads1.jpgmore gorgeous roxy adsYaayyy! Roxy comes through yet again. I heart Roxy so hard for doing better. Also, HOLYSHIT how high up is that cliff Sally and Kelia are throwing themselves off?! They are some fearless Amazons!!2019-04-05T13:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/04/01/proshumptuous-prosheedings/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ministry-of-silly-walks-o.gifministry-of-silly-walks-ohttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/burnout1.jpgPROSH funny newspaperhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/horoscope2.jpgPROSH funny horoscopehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/horoscope3.jpgPROSH funny horoscopehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/horoscope1.jpgPROSH funny horoscopehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/hot-date1.jpgPROSH hot date funnyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/yipyipyipyip.jpgPROSH UWA students dressups yipyipyipyipYipyipyipyipyip, uhuh! Note the spaced out expressions and assortment of dilated and pinprick pupils – they are uni students after all.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/modesty2-png.jpgPROSH Modesty Blaise'Immodesty' Blaise; funny cos it's true.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/horse.jpgPROSH Tori Spellinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/t.jpgPROSH Constable Care Mr T2019-04-05T13:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/11/08/computer-died/2019-04-05T13:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/07/24/farting-and-queefing-during-yoga/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/superadvanced-yoga.jpgsuperadvanced yogaA couple I think I might manage in time, most quite frankly scare the shit out of me.2019-04-05T13:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/09/30/lightning-strike-close-call/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sacred-old-growth-tree-japan.jpgsacred-old-growth-tree-japanThe shimenawa rope signifies a special tree; unusually large, or old, or touched by the elementshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/011.jpg01We're next to the "C" of Coolangatta, or thereabouts. Stole this from the Bureau of Meteorology's website.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1536.jpgOne after another after another of those heavy spots rolled over the top of us. It was weird!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0117.jpgtree stumpWhat's wrong with the bark?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0139.jpgsunset after storm, gold coastRed at night, sailor's delight...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0107.jpglightning strike treehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0106.jpgLightning struck treehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0083.jpglightning struck treeWonder if there's sand glass down there? Well, mud glass.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0078.jpgThe debris field extended 30 metres in all directions.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0074.jpgLightning struck tree2019-04-05T13:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/03/04/kids-being-honest-2/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer-nightie.jpgsummer nightieMy nicest one, as a matter of fact. But it still won't cut it as a dress - I won't be trying to pull a Rachel from Friends fashion stunt with it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/summer-dress.jpgsummer dressJust cos it's also got flowers on it...!2019-04-05T13:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/09/13/whale-sharks-research-ningaloo-reef/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dont-always.jpgMick Fanning punches sharkshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ecocean-sticker.jpgEcocean stickerhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stuffed-toy.jpgEcocean toy whale sharkThe pocket-like gaping mouth is what sets this one apart from the rest. It's big enough for several (screaming) Lego men or a couple of Matchbox cars.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/whale-shark-encounters.jpgwhale shark encountersHe/she seems to really like Ningaloo - can't say I blame him.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/article_post_width_monty_python_and_the_holy_grail.jpgarticle_post_width_monty_python_and_the_holy_grailhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/22air-quotes22.jpgDr Evil air quotes"Citizen Researcher"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/whale-shark-spots.jpgwhale shark spotsDifferent angles. Same rinky.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shark-with-a-frickin-laser-on-its-head.jpgshark with a frickin' laser on its headhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/doctor-brad-evil.jpgDoctor Brad EvilDr. Brad Evil.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/area-to-photograph-for-wildbook.jpgwhale shark spots for WildbookThat bit.2019-04-05T13:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/03/29/new-zealand-driving-dunedin-to-arrowtown/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fruit2.jpgfruithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rocky-range1.jpgRocky Range Alexandria New ZealandThis, however, is as good as the photos get when you aren't allowed to stop and get out of the car.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tones-corner-lawrence-otago.jpgTones Corner - Lawrence OtagoPhoto by Tony from Tones Corner. Possibly a former railway station... either that or the original owners just wanted to name their house.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/rocky-range.jpgrocky rangehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/milton-otago1.jpgMilton Otago green fields sheep New ZealandWhy else do you think those fields are so green?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/goldilocks1.jpgGoldilocks"When I get carsick I can have a special ginger bear." (ie 'beer'. He's been taking Kiwi elocution lessons from daddy.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/oh-shit.gif2019-04-05T13:35:03+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/04/19/kaka-point-new-zealand-paua-hunting/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/12-storytime.jpg12 storytimeLTW: Floo powder? What the hell’s floo powder?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11-din-dins.jpg11 din dinsIt's EATIN' TIME!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10-paua-on-rock-kaka-point.jpg10 paua on rock Kaka PointAww look at him. Isn't he delicious?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/09-kelp-beds-kaka-point.jpg09 kelp beds Kaka PointCruising the kelp beds...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/08-paua-shells-beach-shack.jpg08 paua shells beach shackI prefer my necklaces slightly less bulky though...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/07-cricket-in-kaka-point-summer.jpg07 cricket in Kaka Point summerEven at the height of summer we still had loads of tent space to play in. LTW and CodeName:The Big Girl facing up to Finny's famous yorkers.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/06-boogie-boarding-kaka-point.jpg06 boogie boarding Kaka PointFinn did get cold but refused to come out until he'd gone blue.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/05-turtle-style-parenting.jpg05 turtle style parentingExperimenting with different styles of parenting. I believe this one's 'Turtle Style' which I mentioned in my last post, ie dig a hole in the beach and leave your kid in it. They seem to like it and at least they stay where you left them.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/04-kaka-point-camping-ground-sign.jpg04 Kaka Point Camping Ground signWhere we stayed. This sign sums up the chilled vibe perfectly; "If no one's here to check you in, just make yourself at home, we'll sort out the money tomorrow because we trust you. Oh, and SORRY NO DOGS. ...Unless you called us and asked first, in which case dogs are fine. Welcome!"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/03-colac-bay-storm-rainbow.jpg03 Colac Bay storm, rainbowWhether the weather played nice or not it was still amazeballs. We certainly treasured our outside time when we got it!2019-04-05T13:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/09/30/chai-romruen-australian-actor-australian-film/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tumblr_mkkvzivua81s9wmsho1_500.jpgChai Romruen as Zac2019-04-05T13:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/08/03/tasmania-cradle-mountain-dove-lake-walk/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/with-dad1.jpgwith DadWith Dad & Justine at Dove Lake. c/- Mum the photographer.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/warrawee.jpgwarrawee? tasmanian bushLike being in a colonial era painting. I bet there were plenty of platypi around then.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tiny-bit-of-snow.jpgtiny bit of snowDo you wanna build a snowmaaan? C'mon let's go and plaaaaay...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/teacup-flowers.jpgteacup, flowershttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pingu.jpgpinguThe (daywalker) penguins here like to stare out the tourists and hang around the rubbish bins.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/painted.jpgpaintedJustine thought these rocks had been painted to mark the track so we didn't get lost. In her defence, fluoro orange isn't a colour you'd normally expect to find in nature.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/my-spirit-animal1.jpgmy spirit animalPossibly my spirit animal.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/moss1.jpgmoss Dove Lake circuit Cradle Mountainhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guide-falls.jpgguide fallsMe at Guide Falls. There’s an Alpaca Park too, where you can pick up a pack of alpaca wool. Say that 3 times fast.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ferry-sunset.jpgferry sunsetSunset as we boarded the Spirit of Tasmania I or II... red sky at night, sailor's delight. Well, orange.2019-04-05T13:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/03/08/billy-connolly-high-horse-tour/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/quote-billy-connolly-i-dont-understand-art-speak-my-pictures-are-123617.jpgquote-Billy-Connolly-i-dont-understand-art-speakhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-04-at-11-33-47-pm.jpgMy pick of Billy Connollyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/look-at-all-the-bothers-i-give-gif.giflook-at-all-the-bothers-i-give-gifNope. It's gone.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/billy-2012.jpgBilly 2012https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/take-a-bow.jpgtake a bowhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/heraldsun.jpgheraldsunEven though he's an old codger I still wouldn't want to get on his bad side. Although being told to "fuck off" by Billy Connolly would be a bit special.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/i-dont-give-a-fuck-boba-fett-gif.gifi-dont-give-a-fuck-boba-fett-gifhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/like-i-give-a-fuck-gif.giflike-i-give-a-fuck-gifhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/high-horse-tour-banner.jpghigh horse tour banner2019-04-05T13:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/03/21/sir-terry-pratchett-tribute/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/buggrit.jpgbuggrit pratchetthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/whatevs.gifwhatevshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-18-at-8-17-28-pm.pngIn his books DEATH ALWAYS SPOKE IN CAPITALS. He's not shouting; his voice is inside your head as he speaks directly to the inside of your head, telepathically.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-18-at-8-17-09-pm.pnghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-18-at-8-16-53-pm.pngSir Terry's final tweets2019-04-05T13:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/04/12/arrowtown-new-zealand-things-to-do-cycling/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20-hung-over-kids.jpghung over kidsThe boys, hung over the next morning. They slept really well for a few days afterwards.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/19-ros-legs.jpg19 ro's legshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17-innertube-on-arrow-river-new-zealand.jpg17 innertube on Arrow River New ZealandOld school water park.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16-arrowtown-cycling-trail.jpg16 Arrowtown cycling trailThere were quite a few blind corners, usually on hills, but we managed to not prang into anyone coming or going. At least not anyone else...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-kawarau-bridge-big-fizz-juicy-orange-drink.jpg15 Kawarau Bridge, Big Fizz Juicy Orange drinkThe Kiwi version of Fanta? (Never. For a start, you can't change Fanta Pants to 'Big Fizz Juicy Orange Pants'. It's just wrong.)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14-gob.jpg14 gobGlad I didn't hit the water with my gob wide open like that.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/13-gob-2.jpg13 gob 2... until upon closer inspection...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/12-screeeam.jpgBungy jumping from Kawarau Bridge New ZealandYeah... so badass...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11-kawarau-bridge-new-zealand.jpg11 Kawarau bridge New zealandIt's 43 metres from the bridge platform to the river surface. The operators weigh you and ask whether you'd like to bounce above the water, touch the water, or dunk your face in the water. Then 3... 2... 1... BUNGY!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10-kids-on-bikes.jpg10 kids on bikes"I'm just westing my bwain."2019-04-05T13:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/08/26/swimming-with-whale-sharks-ningaloo-reef/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/13-whale-shark-photobomb.jpgwhale shark photobombYou can't tell but I am saying "RINKIIIIIIIEEEES!"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/chillin-on-the-bow.jpgchillin on the bowThree in the afternoon and still glassy...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11-whale-shark-sea-and-sky.jpgwhale shark sea and skyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10-whale-shark-backlit.jpgwhale shark backlit Ningaloo Reefhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/09-whale-shark-at-ningalo.jpgwhale shark at Ningaloo Reefhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/04-everyone.jpg04 everyonehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/07-pair-2.jpgwhale shark pair 2https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/07-pair-1.jpgWhale shark pair 1https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/01-whale-shark-best.jpgswimming with a whale sharkOMGGGG!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/06-cigar-head.jpgA whale shark named Cigar Head.This is 'Cigar Head' and he's about 8 metres long. We caught him just as he decided to dive.2019-04-05T13:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/10/24/on-this-day/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sunset-climb-story-bridge-brisbane.jpgsunset climb Story Bridge BrisbaneSo many sunsets in the sky. Image by Story Bridge Adventure Climb.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/finn-hospital.jpgHappy birthday Finny!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/army-random_0019.jpgSydney 2000 Olympics podiums BTS Wasn't quite game enough to climb on top - I didn't earn it!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ocean-sunset-bibbulmun-track-western-australia.jpgocean sunset Bibbulmun Track Western Australiahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0022.jpgschool pigtail dayI'm the one doing the bunny ears. OMG we were babies!2019-04-05T13:30:06+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/12/28/ballarat-historical-buildings-light-trails-christmas/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/peeked-outside-to-see-if-it-was-hot.jpgpeeked-outside-to-see-if-it-was-hothttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_02581.jpgpaddock near Buninyong, VictoriaThis is Australia; a patch of it anyway, nearhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0755-001.jpgfreshly harvested organic cherriesSuck it, Woolies!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0476.jpgChristmas lights at dawnChristmas is over for another year! Hope you have a very happy new year and hope to see you around...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0458-23-32-49-229.jpgWar memorial statue Ballarat Sturt StSo many gorgeous statues on Sturt Street.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0431-23-32-41-152.jpgSturt St Ballarat, at dawnSturt Street, Ballarat's main drag. Something old, something new...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0416-23-22-44-055.jpgBallarat old fashioned street lights, Sturt StI love these old time street lamps, and the big red festive bow ties!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0414-23-37-57-641.jpgLydiard St south, Ballarat long exposureLooking south along Lydiard Street from Sturt Street.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0412-11-37-47-pm.jpgSturt St Ballarat at dawnThe eastern end of Sturt Street just before dawn. It's already 29C.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0396.jpgLydiard St historic buildings BallaratLydiard Street is quite famous - it was Melbourne's stunt double in the Heath Ledger movie about our most famous bushranger Ned Kelly, and is currently starring in a TV murder mystery called 2019-04-05T13:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/02/05/new-zealand-abel-tasman-national-park-things-to-do-walks/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0462-001.jpgDSC_0462-001Zzzzzzs.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0457-001.jpgThe thousand-yard stare...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0456-001.jpgAbel Tasman NP cruiseHeading back to Kaiteriteri. *sob*https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0430-001.jpgWilson's boat rampBucket List: https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/34-dsc_0419-001.jpgAbel Tasman NP Medlands Beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/33-dsc_0411-001.jpgrainforest, Medlands Beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/32-dsc_0392-001.jpgMedlands Beach, Abel Tasman NPhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/30-_0367-pano-001.jpgpanorama Abel Tasman Coastal TrackDiscovered the panorama option on my phone camera!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0389-001.jpgsea kayaking Medlands Beach, Abel Tasmanhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/29-dsc_0319-001.jpgbeach cricket Abel Tasman NPIt was REALLY hard to hit a six.2019-04-05T13:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/02/21/new-zealand-things-to-do-mountain-biking/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/real-fruit-boysenberry-ice-cream-tasman.jpgreal fruit boysenberry ice cream tasman*droolhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/face-closeup.jpgface closeupOMG where's Batman when you need him?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/z-rory-face.jpgRory pensive, Rory just realising I'm watching him, and Rory... AAAAAGGGHHHHH!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1379.jpgMapua Ferry Moturoahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1376.jpgMapua Ferry MoturoaFinn of course just having to explore every inch.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1374.jpgMapua Ferry MoturoaMy guys love anything with a steering wheel. They'll even race each other on those toddlers car toys if there's nothing else.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1356.jpgMoturoa Forest Track, Rabbit Island bike trackNext to the inlethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1353.jpgRabbit Island Moturoa bikeMore rain so hoodie up. If you saw him from the back you'd think he was a Conehead.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1341.jpgConifer Park Track, Rabbit Island MoturoaI could hear Rory gigglinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1340.jpgRabbit Island Moturoa cyclingWe did about 5 or 6 laps of the place.2019-04-05T13:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/03/15/gold-coastsummer-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-12012016-dragonfly.jpg1-12012016 dragonflyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-dsc_0401.jpgfrangipani water dropletshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-dsc_0391.jpgfrangipani water dropletshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jimmy-and-elmo-happy-dance.gifjimmy and elmo happy dancehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/celebration-harry-potter.gifcelebration harry-potterI am totally Mexican waving at you right now.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/01-beach-currumbin-rock.jpg01 beach Currumbin RockAt the back of Currumbin Rock on a normal, quiet day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sunset-storm-clouds.jpgsunset storm cloudsWell, the storms never really go away.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/06-top-of-currumbin-rock.jpg06 top of Currumbin RockI can't wait til Finn and Roars are old enough to climb up with me. Maybe when they're as old as this lad.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/05-big-waves-currumbin-alley.jpg05 big waves Currumbin AlleyThe day after I shot these the waves got to over two storeys high.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/04-currumbin-rock-big-swell-cyclone-winston.jpg04 Currumbin Rock big swell Cyclone WinstonIt looks like he's about to jump in but he'd just lost his balance a bit. Besides, the rocks would've broken his fall.2019-04-05T13:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/02/28/new-zealand-mapua-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/mtb-rabbit-island-great-taste-trail-moturoa-nz.jpgmtb Rabbit Island Great Taste Trail Moturoa NZhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_00231.jpgstarry sky, Mapua New Zealandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bach.jpgBoathaven Cottagehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/medlands-beach-abel-tasman-national-park-nz.jpgMedland's Beach, Abel Tasman National Park NZhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0229.jpgkids at Rabbit Island Moturoahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0187.jpgkids at Rabbit Island Moturoa New Zealandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0159.jpgkids at Rabbit Island MoturoaGO!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0133.jpgRabbit Island Moturoa NZhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0129.jpgkids at Rabbit Island Moturoa beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0068.jpgRabbit Island New Zealand2019-04-05T13:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/04/02/dear-lobsters/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ferrets-two-together_0.jpgferrets-two-together_0Or even two. Image from Vetwest.com.auhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/good-omens.jpggood-omenshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/liebster-award3-banner.jpgLiebster-Award3-bannerThe Liebster is a fun way to recognise and promote new (*ahem*) and up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/liebster.jpgliebsterLiebster Explained: It's a fun way to recognise and promote new (*ahem*) and up-and-coming blogs with less than 200 followers.2019-04-05T13:26:58+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/04/29/nsw-flat-rock-camping-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/close-wave.jpgAngel's Beach NSW boogie boardingWoohoo hi Oma!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finn-skim.jpgFinn skimGotta love sandy donuts at the beach.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1.jpgboogieboarding at Angel's Beach NSWI'm surfing Mummy!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finn-pov.jpgFinn povhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finn-jump1.jpgAngel's Beach skim boarding NSWThe little wavelets were perfect for getting some air! I was impressed at how well the boys managed to stay on. Not like I was trying to fling them off...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/angels-beach-cricket-bnw.jpgAngel's Beach NSW cricketAnd Rory belts one of Daddy's famous yorkers; that's a four at least!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/angels-beach-nsw-black-and-white.jpgAngel's Beach NSWhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ro-sideways.jpgRo sidewaysSkimdrifting!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/the-boys-in-the-surf.jpgthe boys in the surfhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/finn-run-board.jpgAngel's Beach BallinaFinn about to hang eight. Fingers.2019-04-05T13:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/06/19/gold-coast-things-to-do-with-kids-reboundland/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/velcro-wall-stick-ellen.gifvelcro wall stick ellenhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/not-cool-gif.gifnot cool gifhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0111.jpgReboundland Battle Zonehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0126.jpgDSC_0126https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/power-rangers-cake.jpgPower Rangers cake!Roars likes the silver one, but since I belatedly discovered I had no black food colouring he was happy with his second choice.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/reboundland-hoops.jpgreboundland hoopsWoohoo teamwork!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/reboundland-ball-pit.jpgReboundland ball pithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_3201-001.jpgReboundlandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/09.jpgReboundland ElanoraI love how the ends of the hangar still have the old doors and they can open right up. Nice to get that fresh air in, ya know what I mean?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/08.jpgreboundlandThey got quite vocal during the battles, and I don't mean "Oh good show!" I remember a few yells of "KILL HIM!"2019-04-05T13:26:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/06/29/started-crossfit-and-havent-died-yet/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/no-more-burpees.jpgno more burpeeshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/walking-down-the-junk-food-aisle.pngwalking down the junk food aislehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/moltenlavacakes_recipe.jpgMoltenLavaCakes_recipeDon't touch the cake! The cake is LAVA! Well actually if you follow the link it's a 'clean eating' recipe. Calling it 'clean' is a bit misleading, cos I'll get in this like a pig at the trough.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fitness-looking-for-my-abs.jpgfitness looking for my abshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fitness-leg-day.jpgfitness leg dayhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fitness-last-rep-got-me.jpgfitness last rep got mehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fitness-planking.jpgfitness plankinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/fitness-pinterest.jpgfitness pinteresthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sargie.jpgSargie the CrossFit pugThis is Sarge the Pug.2019-04-05T13:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2017/01/30/christmas-lights-gold-coast-lightning-storm/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moved-tree.jpggold coast lightning storm Christmas tree lightshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tallebudgera-creek-beach-oncoming-storm-gold-coast.jpgtallebudgera-creek-beach-oncoming-storm-gold-coastWe got about an hour and a half of skimboarding in before the lightning got a little too close and we evacuated.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/manga-punchi.jpgmanga-punchiYou can see Finn's flying mangastyle punch at the bottom right of frame.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/featured-2.jpgfeatured single bolt 2I got two shots then the tree lights went out. The lightning stayed a few minutes longer in the sky, but soon passed as well.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the-boys-in-union-lane-bnw.jpgthe-boys-in-union-lane-bnwThe boys, looking suitably delinquent, showing some art appreciation... Finn you neanderthal!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizerender-28.jpgfullsizerender-28https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/roars-in-union-lane.jpggraffiti-in-union-lane Melbourne bourke street mallRoars, our young resident artist, enjoying the al fresco frescoes.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizerender-29.jpgUnion Lane graffiti Melbourne alleyAn incredible, open-air art gallery! <a href="https://stillnotajournal.wordpress.com/2015/10/14/goldcoast-currumbin-swell-sculpture-festival/" target="_blank">You know how much I like <em>them</em></a>. If only I could do justice to it all...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6227.jpgimg_6227https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6041.jpgUnion Lane, Melbourne graffiti alleyUrban pictures - good for scratching urban itches. (Only amusing if said with an Aussie accent -ie "pitches" rhymes with "itches" - and probably not even then.)2019-04-05T13:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/06/05/first-posts-are-okay-to-be-crap/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/1st-blog-featured.jpg1st blog featured2019-03-21T10:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/06/22/why-start-a-blog/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/diary-1-journal1.jpgdiary 1 journal2019-03-21T10:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/06/29/school-excursion-from-carnarvon-to-dampier/2019-03-21T10:00:31+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/07/25/alices-adventures-through-the-stormwater-pipe/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/featured-red-leaf.jpgfeatured - red leafhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_03131.jpgDSC_0313https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0304a1.jpgclose up black and white fallen tree alice posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_03081.jpghuge fallen tree down cliffhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0279cropt1.jpgcreek black and white rockshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0275focalzoom1.jpgclifftop creek waterfallhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0270a1.jpglichen on rock alice posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_01811.jpglittle billabonghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_01861.jpgmossy log alice posthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_01901.jpgmossy log2019-03-21T10:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/08/16/kids-in-the-kitchen/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/rory-in-the-drawers-again.jpgRory in the drawers againMaster Chef at work.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/cars-in-pot.jpgcars in pot2019-03-21T09:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/08/23/huge-spider-in-my-house/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/huntsman-spider1.jpghuntsman spider1Why, hello there... *plays it cool*2019-03-21T09:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2013/11/15/halloween-kids-costumes-crappy/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/roars-pirate-halloween.jpgRoars pirate HalloweenNo PTSD here!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/candle-for-all-souls-day.jpgcandle for All Souls' DayOma, Opa, Harry, Rob, Grandad and Xavier. We miss you.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/padawan-and-pirate-halloween.jpgpadawan and pirate HalloweenOmefi Sarbri, Jedi Padawan, accompanied by Impatient Generic Pirate. Note detail of padawan braid was painted in as he wouldn’t have a bar of the wool one I made to tie onto his hair. So more like Luke Skywalker then.2019-03-21T09:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/02/23/instagram-and-photography-distractions/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/feature-e1463290730678.jpgfeature IG where the bloody hellhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2014-02-22-at-2-27-44-pm.jpgIG hell Screen ShotStretched out in the warm sand, sunset over Brisbane, bookbinding, Monty Python, Brisbane South Bank beach, Christmas lights.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2014-02-22-at-1-25-32-pm.jpgScreen Shot IG where the hellSummer fruits, lilypads, pale sunset, pink sunset, emu, eastern water dragon. Each of these pics is a thousand words I owe you, and once I get around to sharing them they might even be in coherent sentences.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2014-02-22-at-1-19-09-pm.jpgScreen Shot IG where the hellFlag and sky, forced perspective, reflection fun, sunset sky, boosting a rickshaw, cruising the shallows.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2014-02-22-at-1-13-43-pm.jpgScreen ShotSpiral shell, Happy New Year!, heart lighttrails, upside down, storm sunset, selfie.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/screen-shot-2014-02-22-at-1-04-27-pm.jpgScreen Shot IG where the hellWorn-in building, Ballarat Town Hall, Wheel Of Brisbane, Lake Wendouree historical tram, stained glass window, Lydiard St. Ballarat.2019-03-21T09:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/03/02/kids-playing-sport/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/feb-2014.jpgcricket howzat featuredhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/is-cricket-a-contact-sport1.jpgIn2CricketFinn executes a top catch, then is clotheslined by a classmate. FOUL!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/howzat-png1.jpghowzat! cricketEat2019-03-21T09:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/03/16/bad-luck-expensive-weekend/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wine-decanter.jpgwine decanterOne like this, but no doubt MUCH more expensive due to the astronomically high regard we are held in by all of our good friends.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kid-cat-scan.jpgkid cat scanhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/brown-snake.jpgbrown snake2019-03-21T09:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/03/23/gold-coast-twerking-workshop/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/blingy-undies.jpgblingy undies2019-03-21T09:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/04/11/wildlife-invading-my-house-omg/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/featured-green-tree-snake.jpgGreen tree snake featuredhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/your-move-punk.jpgGreen Tree Snake on railingYour move punk.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/plissken.jpgGreen Tree Snake on balconyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lord-varys-is-dead1.jpgLord Varys is deadGoddammit Varys, I warned you! Where’s the broom? I told you don’t jump out and scare me like th... Varys?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/js-pic-snake.jpggreen tree snake australiaJ got a photo this time.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/homer-simpson1.jpgHomer Simpson the Australian geckoHey there neighbour! Would you mind doing me a favour? Stop shitting on my floor. Thanks.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/behind-the-cabinet.jpgsnake in the houseThe same snake from a few weeks ago? A new snake?2019-03-21T09:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/04/25/anzac-day-lcpl-mervyn-mcdonald-tribute/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wagga.jpgWagga, Army KapookaSome of us out celebrating with the corporals in Wagga after marching out (finishing basic training) – in the Army now! Woop woop!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/thomo.jpgKapooka, ArmyPutting on a brave face.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/black-ops.jpgblack opsPossibly a member of a certain Black Ops team - if I told you his name I'd have to kill you.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/iron-man1.jpgArmy, Mervyn John McDonald, KapookaMy currency was brass.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/choke-out.jpgArmy in the lineshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/me-and-banjo.jpgme and banjoMe and Banjo – one funny bastard. (The corporals named him Banjo because he was from Victoria, and thus apparently a banjo playing hillbilly.)2019-03-21T09:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/05/11/things-i-learned-after-becoming-a-mum/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/blue-jumpsuit-opt.jpgblue jumpsuit newborn babyI'm positive I still have this jumpsuit in a drawer somewhere. I'm keeping it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/lego.jpglegoThis parenting gig is a minefield.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2-weeks-old-smiling.jpg2 weeks old smilingBoring 2 week old baby. Just lying there, bludging. ...hang on is he smiling? And winking? Is he smiling and winking? Photo by proud Auntie Justine. 2019-03-21T09:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/06/22/brisbane-beginners-bookbinding-course/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/thingummy.jpgthingummyThis thingummy was very handy indeed.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ta-daaaah-001.jpghalf bound, case bound book hand bound bookbindingTa-daaaa! My half-bound, case bound book. With sprinkles.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/print-fold-png.jpgdiary pages into book section bookbindinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/in-the-lying-press.jpgbook in lying press bookbindingMy book in the lying (cheating, sneaking) press.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/guillotine.jpgguillotine bookbindingMaking sure the edges of the pages line up perfectly. Perfectly.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1st-section.jpg1st sectionThe first section completed!2019-03-21T09:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/07/06/nsw-lennox-head-camping-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kids-camping-shadow-puppets.jpgkids camping shadow puppetsWee Willy Winkies. A camping lantern is a safer choice when your bed is highly flammable, obviously.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/imag7660wmark.jpgSeven Mile Beach Lennox Head optmzdThere's something special about the clear rosy light of a winter's sunset.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_20140624_2021262.jpgLake Ainsworth, Lennox Headhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/north-stradbroke-island-tunnel-beach-golden-sunset.jpgNorth Stradbroke Island Cylinder Beach golden sunsetEvery rain cloud had a golden lining - a stunning sunset in a lull between storms. So worth it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/imag7660-001.jpgfeatured for Winter Sun post2019-03-21T09:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/07/10/nsw-lennox-head-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/featured-twilight-at-lennox-head-beach-spray-waves-reflection-sunset.jpgfeatured. Twilight at Lennox Head beach spray waves reflection sunsetUntil next time...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sandcastle-twilight.jpgsandcastle twilight Lennox Head oceanPeace be da journey.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kid-looking-out-to-sea-lennox-head-beach-ocean-sandcastle.jpgkid looking out to sea Lennox Head beach ocean sandcastlehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/shallows-bnw.jpgshallows black and white Lennox Head beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/feet-beach-reflection-lennox-head.jpgkids feet beach reflection Lennox Headhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/running-throw-sand-1.jpgrunning throw sand 1https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/i-bless-this-ship-png1.jpgkids sandcastle wave danceI'm surprised they weren't humming the Indiana Jones theme as the surge rushed up the moat - it's their favourite soundtrack to awesome stuff.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bumjiggle.jpgbumjiggle beach kids playing waves Lennox HeadTaunting the Pacific. I really should've filmed this.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/digdigdig.jpgkids digging in sand beach Lennox HeadDigdigdig!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/experiments.jpgexperiments2019-03-21T09:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/07/27/novel-tv-show-adaptations-jonathan-strange-and-mr-norrell/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/napoleons.jpgNapoleonsI said French.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/goodies_rule_ok_front_r1.jpggoodies_rule_ok_front_r2019-03-21T09:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/08/11/tasmania-bruny-island-cruise-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/maccas-drivethru2.jpgmaccas drivethru Bridge Rock Bruny IslandI'll havehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/the-monument2.jpgthe monument, Bruny Island cruiseIt used to be a cave but apparently 'Andree 900' hit it too many times.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/smelly-fur-seals2.jpgsmelly fur seals, Bruny Island cruiseIt was him - that seal there. He's trying to pretend it was the one next to him but I'm not fooled.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/need-to-spew1.jpgBruny Island cruiseI FEEL THE NEED… the need... to spew.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/breathing-rock1.jpgbreathing rock, Bruny Islandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/breathing-rock-bruny-island-on-boat.jpgBreathing Rock Bruny Island on boatFirst pic obviously stolen borrowed from a Pennicott Wilderness Journeys brochure, and also obviously taken on a much calmer day than ours.2024-10-01T20:35:32+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/08/25/funny-misheard-song-lyrics/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/gotye-meme-sandwich.jpggotye-meme-sandwich2019-03-21T09:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/09/12/boating-on-the-southport-broadwater/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wild-9.jpgwild 9https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140606_1215261.jpgmotorboating on the Broadwater and Gold Coast SeawaySo far so good. Though Finn looks a bit dubious.2019-03-21T09:42:48+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/09/23/trying-kinesiology-for-eczema-in-children/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fries-ew-2.jpgfries ew 2Finn is being an AMAZINGLY supportive big brother, showing solidarity by insisting he also only has to eat french fries for lunch. Good on you mate!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/fries.jpgfries2019-03-21T09:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/09/27/blog-hop-blog-tour/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/im-a-rebel-lone-wolf.jpgI'm a rebelhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sir-ed.pngSir Edhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-32-04-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.32.04 amhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-31-51-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.31.51 amhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-31-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.31.36 amhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/warning.jpgnaughty language advisoryMum that means you.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-31-22-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.31.22 amhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/goodreads-giggle-21-aug-of-poseidon.jpgGoodreads hilarious reader reviewhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-27-28-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.27.28 amhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-26-at-12-27-14-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-09-26 at 12.27.14 am2019-03-21T09:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/10/01/this-kid-could-be-trouble/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dennis_the_menace_jay_north_1959.jpgDennis_the_Menace_Jay_North_1959https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/anti-gravity.jpganti-gravityBig bro Finn better stay on his toes too...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shaving-cream.gifshaving creamThe kind who would do this.2019-03-21T09:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/10/14/hilarious-or-horrifying-scary-clowns/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sam-winchester-clowns.jpgSam Winchester clownshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/thewigglesmovie-2000.jpgTheWigglesMovie-2000The HORROR!! JUST LOOK AT THE FANGS ON THAT BEAST DOROTHY!!! AUUGH AND THOSE SKIVVIES!!! What does the 'G' rating stand for - "GOD NO!!"?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-4-07-25-pm.pngscary scary clownshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/funny-ronald-mcdonald-scary.jpgfunny-Ronald-McDonald-scaryAaah, that's better.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-12-24-21-am.pngterrifying yet hilarious clownshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-12-06-43-am-png.jpgscary clowns are scaryhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-11-50-07-pm.pngscary clownshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-8-38-27-pm-png1.jpgscary arse clownhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-13-at-11-15-44-pm.pngscary Wasco clownWhich he then stuck on my sister's wall.2019-03-21T09:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/11/03/make-your-own-crappy-halloween-costumes/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sewing-kit.jpgmy idea of a sewing kitTake spare staples and stapler for on-the-hop repairs, especially if trick-or-treating in high winds.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/carving-kit.jpgcarving kitThe finest pumpkin carving kit three bucks can buy. Not sure what the poky thing on the right is for. We used it for poking.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/brainnnzzz.jpgbrainnnzzzMUUUST EEEAAAT BRAAAAIIINNNZZZ...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/bloodshot.jpgwatermelon jack o lanternThey look nicely bloodshot, don't you think? And delicious.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/allo-allo-allo.jpgallo allo allo kids cops Halloween'Allo, allo, allo, what's all this then?2019-03-21T09:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/11/04/halloween-trick-or-treating-in-australia/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/teelights.jpgteelightsasdhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/skull-scarecrow.jpgskull scarecrowAs a scarecrow for keeping kids off the treats, Yorick here made a helpful night-light.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/police-open-up.jpgPOLICE! OPEN UP!"OPEN UP! POLICE!! We received a tipoff there was contraband on the premises and we have a warrant to search and seize! Co-operate and we'll go easy on you."https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/jasper-the-teeny-ghost.jpgJasper the teeny ghostHe might be scarier if he was tall enough to loom a bit.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/easter-bunny-is-dead-png1.jpgEaster Bunny is dead.pngtgrsghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/22pumpkin22.jpgjack o lantern watermelonCan't tell it's not a pumpkin, can you? Or can you?2019-03-21T09:38:40+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/11/07/when-kids-scare-the-crap-outta-you/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-waterviper-001.jpgThe WaterViper-001https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2016-05-07-at-9-22-19-pm-png-copy.jpgthings that go bumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/trying-to-get-finn-up.gifsleepy catWhat we're like in the morning.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/aaaggghhhfuckoff.gifAAAGGGHHHFUCKOFF!!!NOOOOOOOOOPE!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-shining-twins.jpgThe Shining twins2019-03-21T09:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/11/10/sunset-photography/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/02.jpg02https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/02text.jpgred bushfire sunsetD'OH. Of course the sun sets further south in spring...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/01text.jpgorange ball sunsetOh. Okay, well, yeah. I DID want to see this!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/07-text.pngfiery sunset over Springbrook National Park...and gone.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/06-text.pngFiery orange sunsethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/05text.pngFiery sunset over Springbrook National ParkLook on the bright side: so we aren't getting rain, but we are getting bushfires which throw a lot of crap into the atmosphere which in turn produces the most uh-may-zing sunsets.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-09-at-11-17-52-pm.pngbushfire sunsetWowww...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0246.jpgbushfire sunsetThe sun's gone magenta now!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/02.pngbushfire sunsethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/01.png01Oh. Okay, well, yeah. I DID want to see this.2019-03-21T09:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/12/30/writing-fiction-for-the-first-time/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_0004.jpgwoot chugger brewsterhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_00061.jpgfukn hel... not from us!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_00051.jpgmum is the gratstHighlights: "Dad is the greatest. Mum is the greatest too. Finn has the biggest kicks and farts." Why am I not surprised he can spell 'farts' correctly?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_00011.jpglava! oskick gigl galriy"From Giggle Gallery, to dad." Then "lava!" (the lava flow in Hawai'i). And "Auskick footy". (He's really into his Aussie Rules at the moment).https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_00031.jpgerplaneIs it a bird? Is it an erplane?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/21092014-rokt1.jpgFinn writings roktTranslation: "I did a drawed-ing a picture of a rocket. I had a great day." (He spells everything as he says it so 'qiRchu' - with a backwards p and those weird ks- almost- the- same -as-Rs they're teaching the kids is actually 'picture'. Or as we say in Straya, "pickcha".)https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/humpback-breach.pnghumpback breachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/well-get-you-out.jpgSAVE THE HUMANhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_0006.jpgWhat my child learns at school... not from us!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141009_0003.jpgIs it a bird? Is it an erplane?2019-03-21T09:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/01/07/planning-kid-birthday-party-games/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/drawings-for-finn.jpgdrawings for FinnAnd these gorgeous artworks lasted approximately 2 minutes before Water War II started.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/balloon-pop1.jpgballoon popButts didn't work, but it was bloody funny watching all the rolling, space hopping and diving going on. Then it got mean; knees, feet and fingernails.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/firepit2.jpgfirepitIt's ok, I cleared out all the snakes and spiders beforehand.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/shooting-gallery1.jpgshooting gallery partyREADYAIMFIRE!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/targets1.jpgtargetsAn assortment of unbreakable household rubbish, sloshed with red acrylic paint and weighed down with a bit of water. Plus one clue.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trampoline-001.jpgtrampoline clue"MUM THERE'S NO CLUE HERE!! "Have you looked everywhere?" "YES I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE IT'S NOT HERE!!!"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stumped-001.jpgstump clue huntThe kids are stumped.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/orchard-001.jpgorchard clues huntWhen it looked like they were about to crack the shits and give up I gave one of them a helpful nudge.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lemonnn.jpglemonnnOur stunted-yet-overachieving lemon tree.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/blues-clues.jpgblues cluesDon't you just wanna eat him? Look at that noggin. circa January 2009.2019-03-21T09:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/01/08/squishy-baby-face/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/optmzd.jpgsquishy optmzdhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/042-rory.jpgSQUISSSHHHYYY2019-03-21T09:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/01/13/christmas-and-memories/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gigi-rage.jpggigi rageFrom asleep to awake and murderous in 0.18 seconds.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pritty-flours.jpgpritty floursDad's carnations went nuts last year, the tree fern came back from the dead...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cherry-pah.jpgcherry pahMum & Dad's Grand Marnier Cherry Pie. We all had some for you Dad. And then we had some mooore.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/buckets-o-cherries.jpgbuckets o cherriesDidn't weigh them but I guestimated a couple of kilos?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/igs-cherries.jpgcherries on treeRoars doing his bit to help scoff harvest the cherries. CHERRIES!! *drooool*https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cherry-bunches.jpgcherry bunches on treeSurely Dad had a hand in this.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/imag3523.jpgIMAG3523The perfect grandparents Christmas photo, take 1.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/oma-and-pa.jpgoma and paThe two best grandparents in the world. THE WORLD.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_20140328_182346.jpgprotea flowerBack in March Dad even got to see his protea flower for the first time.2019-03-21T09:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/02/12/ballarat-sovereign-hill-things-to-do-with-kids/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-10-at-12-25-34-am.pngMain street Sovereign HillReflection of part of Main Street, the foyer at the United States Hotel.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/miners-boom-shack-a-lack.pngminer's boom shack a lackTime travel: REAL.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ninepin-bowling1.pngninepin bowlingSelf-setting bowling pins, 1850s style.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/princess1.pngprincess?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/printers.pngSovereign Hill printerA thoughtful pressie for the wonderful hubby. It reads, "https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ig-leaves-bar-door.pngIG leaves, bar doorAutumn leaves, 'United States Hotel' bar.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ig-stagecoach-chandelier.pngIG stagecoach, chandelierStagecoach ride, chandelier in the old theatre.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/happydance.gifhappydanceI picture them doing this.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/roars-panning.jpgRoars panningRoars looking very intently into his pan.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tower.jpgtowerThe tower next to the old tailings heaps. Rebuilt in the 1970s it's 'Ballarat' to me as much as ball-freezing cold and the aroma of snails.2019-03-21T09:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/02/18/gold-coast-beaches-tallebudgera-creek-beach/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0309.jpgTallebudgera Creek Beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/backyard-cricket.jpgbackyard cricketIt's summer... in Australia... backyard cricket... duh.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/arguing-again.jpgarguing againThe two oldest kids in our crew, bickering like brother and sister. Again.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/21-its-onnnn.jpg21 it's onnnnhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20-tallebudgera-creek-beach-queensland.jpg20 Tallebudgera Creek beach Queenslandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/19-cuteness-overload.jpg19 cuteness overloadhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/18-father-and-son.jpgTallebudgera Creek Beach Queenslandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/17-naptime.jpg17 naptimeGetting a tad weary now...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16-tallebudgera-creek-beach-queensland.jpg16 Tallebudgera Creek beach QueenslandAn all-new deep water running technique?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15-liftoff-2.jpgflying Tallebudgera Creek Beach QueenslandOf all the things I love about this photo, his facial expression is the best.2019-03-21T09:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/02/22/dunedin-sea-lion-in-st-clair-hot-salt-water-pools/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/nostrilzz-001.jpgnostrilzz-001The latest in nostrilcam.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/inigo-montoya.jpgInigo Montoya"I am waiting for Vizzini."https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dunedin_airport.jpgdunedin_airportHome *sniff sniff* Sweet Home.2019-03-21T09:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/02/25/dunedin-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0165.jpgsand dunes Smaills Beach Dunedinhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_0147.jpgfence at Smaills Beach Dunedinhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/17-krynoid.jpg17 krynoid!This twenty dollar pile of painted garden hose and rubbish bag SCARED THE SHIT out of me when I was seven. For years afterwards swimming near patches of sea grass would cause me to pack myself because of the bit where a baddie gets drowned by a clump of murderous pond weed.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20-boys-in-surf.jpg20 boys in surfFuh - freezing!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/19-krynoid-closeup.jpggiant kelpFeed me Seymourhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/16-dead-krynoid.jpggiant kelp or dead krynoid?What. The hell. Is that.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/15-finn-hopping.jpgsand dune Smaills Beach Dunedinhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/14-girls-down.jpgsand dunes Smaills Beach DunedinRory: Oi! What about me?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/13-ro-dune.jpgsand dune Smaills Beachhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/12-lucy.jpgSmaills Beach DunedinLucy in the sky.2019-03-21T09:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/03/25/one-year-anniversary-of-fathers-passing/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/discworld-collectors-covers1.jpgdiscworld collectors coversThis cover kicks so much arse!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sunset-mosaic.jpgsunsets mosaic Instagram photoshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sunset-2nd-night.jpgbeautiful pink and gold sunsetAnd this one the very next day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sunset-1st-night.jpgbeautiful sunset InstagramI scared the shit out of Justine by suddenly bolting out of the house, out the garden gate and up the street to get this shot. She chased after me and yelled "where's Rory?!" Poor thing thought he'd done a runner.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sunrise-rainbow.jpgrainy sunrise, rainbowhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dad-and-rory.jpgThey always did have a special relationship. Dad was much more relaxed into grandparenthood by the time Roars came along.2019-03-21T09:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/03/31/shafts-of-light-arrowtown-new-zealand/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/10-arrowtown-sunset.jpg10 Arrowtown sunset"Adriaaaan!!"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/09-arrowtown-sunshine.jpg09 Arrowtown sunshine... and causing 4 year olds to suddenly break out into song and dance. It's hardly Midnight Sun syndrome but daylight at nearly 10pm in summer certainly had an adverse effect on the boys' bedtimes.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/09-are-we-there-yet.jpg09 are we there yet.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/08-sunlight-leaves.jpg08 sunlight leaves...outlining every leaf in brilliant gold...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/07-foxgloves-arrowtown.jpg07 foxgloves ArrowtownSpotlighting flowers...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/06-the-fork-and-tap-arrowtown.jpg06 The Fork and Tap ArrowtownThey can't scream for ice cream because of all the ice cream in their pie holes.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/05-arrow-river-arrowtown-new-zealand.jpg05 Arrow River Arrowtown New Zealandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/04-arrow-river-arrowtown-new-zealand.jpg04 Arrow River Arrowtown New ZealandThe tagline for Enzed tourism isn't "100% Pure New Zealand" for nothing. The water's so clean you can drink it straight from the river. Except maybe for that bit where the dogs are.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/03-rivers-edge-arrowtown-nz.jpg03 River's Edge Arrowtown NZI have a better photo with the boys in it but hadn't noticed when I took it that Finn had his hand right down his pants. Thought I better not use it, you know, be a good mum - how beige. Meanwhile, Teddy is mooning you.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/02-rivers-edge-arrowtown-nz.jpg02 River's Edge Arrowtown NZComfy, cosy, with everything we need. The boys took about 10 seconds to find the stash of books and games hidden in the coffee table.2019-03-21T09:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/04/26/blue-dog-photography-beginners-course/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/inthesea2015.jpginthesea2015Courtesy of Sean's @inthesea2015 Instagram account... Wowza! It's like a surfer version of Alice going through the looking glass.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17-stars-yay.jpgstar trails Kaka Point Milky WayImproved! IMPROVED!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16-stars-colour.jpgstarscape Southern Cross Crux night skyNew and Improved: Actual stars! In their proper colours! On the left you can clearly see Crux (the 'cross' of the Southern Cross) - I was so excited I nearly peed myself.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/15-first-sunset1.jpgsunsetNew and Improved: Got this sunset on the drive home after the Bluedog course. Pictures speak louder than reviews!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/14-sunset-baaaaad.jpgsunset baaaaadOld and Inferior: Shitty sunset. No colours or definition, looked nothing like the real thing.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/13-bird-moving-good.jpgAustralian magpie flying from a dead treeNew and Improved: A less exotic but just as beautiful Australian magpie exiting my favourite dead tree.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/12-moving-bird-badd.jpgtotally fucked up photo of Glossy Black Cockatoo in flightOld and Inferior: A gorgeous Glossy Black Cockatoo in flight. A vulnerable species, their diet consists almost exclusively of the seeds of the native casuarina pine - they like the ones on our block so they'll be back. Even so, I will spew forever that I stuffed up this shot.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/11-bug-good.jpgbee and white flowersNew and Improved: Bee diving into tiny white flowers.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/10-bug-bad-2.jpgcrappy shot of a bee with dietes flowerOld and Inferior: Bee ricocheting off a dietes.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/09-bird-good.jpgrainbow lorikeet pairNew and Improved: Two Renly Baratheons, aka Rainbow Lorikeets.2019-03-21T09:24:58+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/05/06/funny-selfies-like-the-bloggess/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/selfie.jpgugly selfieI literally have to take about 10 photos like the 3 on the left before I'll get one like the photo on the right.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jenny-fotos.jpgjenny fotosI've been looking at this photo all day and it still cracks me up.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jenny-app.jpgThe Bloggess funny facehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/little-nicky.jpglittle nickyPopeye's chicken is the shiznit!!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/screen-shot-2015-05-06-at-10-55-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-05-06 at 10.55.17 pmhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/46.png46So this is what I'm going to look like in six years' time? Lovely...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/38.png38Closest one yet. Coincidentally, it's also the face I'll make in a few weeks when I realise I've hit 40...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/36.png36App still thinks I'm only 36! I want to marry it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/34.png34This one wassupposed to be a ‘semi nice’ one but I forgot about my sticky-uppy hair. Remind me never to try a beehive hairdo.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/21-again.jpg21 againI know you're just a collection of circuits and microchips, and you don't have a soul, but I FREAKIN LOVE YOU.2019-03-21T09:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/05/21/funny-kids-stories-on-mothers-day/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/osom1.jpgMum is awesomehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/haircut-wtf-are-you-doing1.jpghaircut wtf are you doingWhat the HELL are you doing? I never said I wanted sideburns!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/haircut-smiles1.jpghaircut smilesAn historic moment!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dads-day-20121.jpgFather's Day photo mosaic cardI love seeing how much the boys change over the course of each year, and being reminded of all the fun stuff we did!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dads-day-20111.jpgFather's Day photo mosaic cardhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/skid_marks.jpgskid_marks2019-03-21T09:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/05/25/mothers-day-stories/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/st-clair-31.jpgseawall St Clair Dunedin New Zealand sunsetEFF it's cold! Nurturing their inner penguin Kiwi.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/st-clair-21.jpgSt Clair Dunedin sea wall sunset New Zealandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mothers-day-card-heart.jpgmother's day card hearthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/im-not-listening.jpgI'm not listeningI'm not wistening!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ct-scanner.jpgCT scannerhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/a-mothers-sacrifice.pnga mother's sacrificehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mommy-loses-shit.pngmommy loses shithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pick-a-lane.jpgpick a lane2019-03-21T09:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/06/10/binna-burra-queensland-rainforest-bushwalks/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ig-shots-bigger.jpgIG shots Binna BurraNative fruits, huge Flooded Gum, the (Green) Gate of Mordor, ma boots.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0409.jpgBinna Burra featured image rainforesthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/25-pink-lily-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg25 pink lily, Binna Burra, Lamington National Park QLDhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/24-orange-fungi-ballanjui-circuit-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg24 orange fungi, Ballanjui Circuit Binna Burra Lamington National Park QLDAnother leech had a go while I took this, but I fished him out of my sock before he latched on.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/23-umbrella-fungi-ballanjui-falls-circuit-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg23 umbrella fungi, Ballanjui Falls Circuit, Binna Burra, Lamington National Park QLDTiny hobbit brollies?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/22-huge-tree-ballanjui-circuit-lamington-national-park-binna-burra.jpg22 huge tree, Ballanjui Circuit, Lamington National Park, Binna BurraWOW, that tree is amazing!! So stately, and ancient; an awe inspiring Guardian of the Forest. ...By the way, can I pee behind it? ... YES! Notice J's itching-to-go-but-not-wanting-to-appear-impatient-dawdling.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/21-flooded-gum-ballanjui-circuit-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg21 Flooded Gum, Ballanjui Circuit, Binna Burra Lamington National Park QLDA Flooded Gum. Big but not big enough. To pee behind.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20-koolanbilba-lookout-binna-burra-rainforest-mist-lamington-national-park.jpg20 Koolanbilba Lookout, Binna Burra, rainforest, mist, Lamington National ParkThe misty mountains. Slightly inaccurate maybe, but 'Foggy Hills' just doesn't cut it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/19-koolanbilba-lookout-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg19 Koolanbilba Lookout, Binna Burra, Lamington National Park QLDA bit of weather rolling in. Couldn't quite get the settings to show the colours of the forest without washing out the sky.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/18-yangahla-lookout-binna-burra-lamington-national-park-qld.jpg18 Yangahla lookout, Binna Burra, Lamington National Park QLDIt's ok Mum, I didn't go near the edge, I promise. I just held the camera closer to it.2019-03-21T09:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/06/29/exmouth-western-australia-travelling-solo/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cyclone-cats1.jpgcyclone catshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/road-train-exmouth-wa1.jpgroad train Exmouth WAEver since I found out Rowan Atkinson has a Heavy Goods Vehicle licence I always picture Mr. Bean driving these.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/washout-2.jpgcauseway washout near Exmouth WARoads? Where we're going we don't need... roads. At least, not that one.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunset-5-needs-wmark.jpgsunset Exmouth Western AustraliaThis little sailor is delighted!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunset-4.jpgsunset Exmouth Western AustraliaThank you and goodnight.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunset-3.jpgsunset, Exmouth Western Australia... then flared...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunset-2.jpgsunset Exmouth Western AustraliaThe colours faded... then flowed...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunset-1.jpgSunset Exmouth Western AustraliaThe start of something beautiful... and there's no mountains in the way!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sunbeams.jpgsunbeams Exmouthhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/red-anthill.jpgred anthill.jpgAn anthill? Or a giant meteoric impact crater as viewed from space?2019-03-21T09:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/06/exmouth-western-australia-things-to-do-tours/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/white-sand-turquoise-water2.jpgwhite sand turquoise water, Ningaloo Marine Park WAEver wonder why there's always white sandy beaches near coral reefs?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oyster-bay2.jpgOyster Bay, Ningaloo Marine Park, WAReminds me of Coral Bay... 150km away at the southern boundary of Ningaloo, it's a tiny settlement with a hotel, caravan park and even a couple of shops. We camped there when we were kids in the 1980s. We were also there as big kids for New Year's 2000...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/on-the-road-range.jpgdriving in Cape Range National Park, Western AustraliaHooning along Yardie Creek Road into the Park, with a view of the Cape Range on the left and the Indian Ocean on the right. Stunning...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fossilised-beach1.jpgfossilised beach Ningaloo Marine Park, WA.jpghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/crab12.jpgcrab Ningaloo Marine Park WAThese guys are fast! Luckily he didn't see me for another 1/125 of a second.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/coral-rock2.jpgcoral rock, Ningaloo Marine Park, WACoral probably older than humankind.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/campsite2.jpgOyster Bay campsite Ningaloo Marine Park WAIncluded with your Billion Star Accommodation: clear blue skies, wide open spaces, peace, quiet, and glorious sunsets over the Indian Ocean.2019-03-21T09:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/02/exmouth-western-australia-things-to-do-tours-2/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flora-collage-2.jpgWestern Australian wildflowers and spinifex grassMe, when I spotted the tuft of spinifex grass: "Oh hey, is that spini - OW!!! Yes it is." ...I do it every. single. time.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shadow1.jpgshadow in gorge, Cape Range National Park, WALots of green stuff too, thanks to Olwyn and Quang.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/reefbreak1.jpgsurf break at Vlamingh Head, Exmouth WAGorgeous 8 footers breaking over the reef and plenty of room for everyone.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oka-finally1.jpgOKA 4WD in Cape Range National Park, WAA sandgroper-made, OKA 4WD monster limo. w00t!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lighthouse-close1.jpgcloseup Vlamingh Head Lighthouse, WAhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/lhouse-vista-fs.jpgsandbags and Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth WAYes, those things in front are sandbags. Piled around four anti-aircraft guns during WWII, the actual bags have long gone but the sand remains, packed solid like historic boondies.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flowers-collage-1-png1.jpgWestern Australian wildflowersI saw all of this today; more than 630 species of wildflower can be found in the national park. Just a few as yet but in a month there'll be carpets of them all over the place.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/exmouth-gulf-final1.jpgExmouth Gulf from Cape Range National Park WALooking out over Exmouth Gulf.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0066dun1.jpgVlamingh Head sandbags, Indian Ocean Exmouth WASame view as in the 1940s, but much more accessible. It's hard to imagine how remote it was back then; the soldiers may as well have been on an island in the middle of the Pacific.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/birdy-fs.jpgGreen Birdflower, Exmouth Western AustraliaIf you think a 'bird of paradise' flower looks like a bird, check out these guys; a Green Bird Flower. (Locally known as a 'birdy bush'.)2019-03-21T09:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/10/yardie-creek-gorge-western-australia-boat-cruise/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/driftwood-a.jpgdriftwood log Yardie Creek GorgeI could dig this driftwood out, brush it off and sell it for 40 bucks at the markets in Brisbane. I like it better where it is though.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yardie-creek-gorge-11.jpgyardie creek gorge 1https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/yardie-creek-41.jpgyardie creek 4Red, white and blue. White clouds, that is, not the white quartz-looking 'seams' in the rock. That is birdshit.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/wallaby-n-joey.jpgblack footed rock wallaby and joey, Yardie Creek Gorge, Western AustraliaWhere's Wallaby? A mama and her joey.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sunset2.jpgsunset Western AustraliaMy absolute favourite time of day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shadow-termite-mounds2.jpgshadow, termite mounds Exmouth Western Australiahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/roos3.jpgkangaroos Exmouth WACOME AT ME SKIPPY!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/rockstar-wallaby.jpgblack footed rockstar wallaby, Yardie Creek Gorge WAAw cute widdle rock wallaby. Kicking myself for the umpteenth time for not having the zoomy lens. Those bastard scales!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/osprey.jpgosprey, Yardie Creek GorgeAn osprey? Probably? DAMMIT!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/heron.jpgwhite-faced grey heron, Yardie Creek GorgeA White-Faced Grey Heron. Possibly. (While I was packing for this trip J broke the bathroom scales the bathroom scales broke and since I couldn't weigh my suitcase and was paranoid about getting stung 50 bucks for excess baggage I left out all non-absolutely-essentials. I should've remembered that my 55-200mm camera lens IS ALWAYS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.)2019-03-21T09:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/22/vlamingh-head-lighthouse-western-australia-sunset/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_03991.jpgSunset at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouthhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_03941.jpgVlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouthhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0391-good.jpgSunset over the Indian Ocean, Exmouthhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0389a-good1.jpgTwilight at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth WAThat soft pinkorangeyellowblue is the quintessential 'Gascoyne midwinter evening' for me. The nights are crystal clear and cool but not cold, and the days warm and clear. So clear!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0385-11.jpgsunset over the Indian Ocean, Western AustraliaSunset at 'Vlammy' is quite an event. One of these days I'll bring J and the boys and we'll enjoy beers / milks together and watch the sun go down.2019-03-21T09:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/29/sunrise-vlamingh-head-western-australia/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/092.jpgEarly morning at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth"After every sunset comes a new sunrise... followed by breakfast." Anon. Possibly a hobbit.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072.jpgblack and white Vlamingh Head lighthouse closeupI seem to have a thing for this thing.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/062.jpgwedge tailed eagleKicking myself over the zoomy lens again!!!!! Apparently white-bellied sea eagles are often mistaken for wedgies as their tails are similar and they're only slightly smaller. But even without the GODDAMN ZOOM LENS CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T BRING IT zoom lens I can still see their tummies are not white. So, pretty sure wedgies.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/05a1.jpgVlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouthjhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/041.jpgsunrise at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you." - Maori proverbhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/032.jpgsunrise at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth“So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.” ― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/021.jpgsunrise, Vlamingh Head lighthousejhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/011.jpgSunrise at Vlamingh Head lighthouse, Exmouth, Western Australia“There's always a story. It's all stories, really. The sun coming up every day is a story. Everything's got a story in it. Change the story, change the world.” - Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky.2019-03-21T00:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/08/05/tips-for-travelling-with-kids/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/finn-2-case1.jpgSAMSUNGSAMSUNGhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150803_2053301.jpgIMG_20150803_205330https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mar-2014.jpgGold Coast airporthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/july-2012-rocket.jpgjuly 2012 rocketDid your parents ever use 'rocket' as a euphemism for 'fart'?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jan-2013-ro-tko.jpgsleepy time in transitSleep is good. Sleep is wonderful. But don't let them sleep too long or you'll pay for it at bedtime.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aug-2013-floor.jpgaug 2013 floorOne of the many things a toddler can get away with while waiting in a queue that I can't.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/toptips.pngtoptips2019-03-21T00:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/08/07/the-tale-of-my-first-love/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pepsi-drawers.jpgpepsi drawershttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/diary-entry-7-may-881.jpgdiary entry 7 May 88*Please disregard ridiculous spelling. Probably rebelling against the fact that I would become a spelling nazi.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/stitch-crying.gifI was fine... eventually.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/nobody-makes-me-feel-my-own-feels.jpgnobody makes me feel my own feelshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fart.giffart!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/feels-feels-feels.giffeels feels feels2019-03-21T00:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/08/11/jurabi-beach-western-australia-beachcombing/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_20150710_0109311.jpgInstagram photo of a heart shaped piece of coralhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0681.jpgold iron chain links in black and whiteJurabi Beach; a graveyard for both a reef and a wreck.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0685.jpgSS Mildura wreckage - chainhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0673.jpgPiece of SS Mildura, Jurabi Beach NingalooA metal hulk lying rusting in the dunes. Probably from the SS Mildura which clipped the North West Reef near Vlamingh Head in 1907, and the catalyst for Vlamingh Head Lighthouse being built. The hull's still out there, visible at low tide - despite being used for bombing practise by the Allies during World War II.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0695.jpgshell blocks Jurabi Beach, Ningaloo Reefhhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_06961.jpgJurabi Beach sand blocksThe beach is broken! ...It wasn't me, it was like this when I found it!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0572.jpgcloseup of ridged pink seashell, Ningaloo ReefI wish I had Dad's old shell identification book handy... it looks familiar and I feel I should know it but... I don't.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0601.jpgmacro of old coral with patternsI'm sure I've seen that pattern of coral somewhere before...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0551.jpgsea glass with sun behindThis beach even makes litter beautiful; a piece of sea glass. The ONLY piece of actual rubbish I found.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0599.jpgBeautiful cone shell, Jurabi Beach, Ningaloo ReefHmm not sure what this one is. That hole at the end looks big enough for a poison barb to shoot out and harpoon my finger... cone snail? Best not chance it.2019-03-21T00:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/09/20/exmouth-best-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/18-mosaic-sand-n-sky.jpgExmouth sunsets sand patternshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/19-mosaics-optmzd.jpgExmouth Ningaloo best Instagramshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0921.jpgblue shell closeupI love the finding of stuff.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0887.jpgAustralia shell, Exmouth, Western AustraliaI also discovered Australia!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0880.jpgtrialla pink and red limestone, Exmouth WAA pendant of pink and red tulki limestone, crafted by natural processes over millions of years and deposited on this beach for me to discover.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0054.jpgShothole Canyon Cape Range National Park Western Australiahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0045.jpgShothole Canyon Cape Range National Park Western Australiahttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0800.jpgDSC_0800https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0816-001.jpgLittle yellow daisy thing.These used to grow in the sand dunes around where my sister and I grew up. When I saw this one I was all, "AAAWWWW!!! I remember those... tiny little yellow... daisy... things!"https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc_0966-001.jpgMulla Mulla wildflower, Western AustraliaMulla Mulla.2019-03-21T00:45:34+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/10/06/the-40-year-old-comic-con-virgin/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/22-major-sam-cosplay-c2e2-world-champ-march-2016.jpg22 Major Sam Cosplay C2E2 world champ march 2016https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-03-at-5-40-29-pm1.jpgBrisbane Oz Comic-Con cosplay 2015https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-03-at-5-38-40-pm1.jpgBrisbane Oz Comic-Con 2015 cosplayhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-03-at-6-15-00-pm.jpgBrisbane Oz Comic-Con 2015 cosplayhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/got-kids-cosplayers.jpgGoT, kids cosplayers Brisbane Oz Comic-Con 2015Images from the Oz Comic-Con Facebook page.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/winner-la-carlotta-phantom-of-the-opera.jpgAustralian Cosplay Champion 2015 La Carlotta - Phantom of the OperaImage by Kym of Cosplay Australia. Many thanks to Major Sam for letting me borrow it. If you would like to see how she goes at the World Championships in Chicago next year follow her on Facebook; she's after suggestions for even bigger and better costume ideas!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lunch-kiosk.jpglunch kiosk at Oz Comic ConNot your usual cafe patrons.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20092015-comiuc-con.jpgMagic Duels Oz Comic Con boothThe boys love swinging anything even vaguely weapon-like, especially if they get to swing it at Mum.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0498.jpgLaser Tag Oz Comic ConMight've shot Mario in the face.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc_0481.jpgLaser tag at Oz Comic Con2019-03-21T00:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/10/14/goldcoast-currumbin-swell-sculpture-festival/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/091.jpgwashing line SWELL 2015https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/12-jetty-rope1.jpgLost and Found, SWELL 2015 winnerLost and Found, Ingrid Morley.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/17-dragon2.jpgEmerging Dragon, SWELL sculpture festivalUnsurprisingly, this monster took out both the People's Choice Award and the Kid's Choice Award. Not that kids aren't people.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/17-dragon-kids.jpgEmerging Dragon, SWELL sculptureYou can see right down his throat Mum! Epic!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/17-dragon-1.jpgDragon sculpture, SWELLhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/16-mirror.jpgmirror sculpture SWELL festivalPlace and Time in Spirit by Adrienne Hmelnitsky.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/15-jellies1.jpgJellyfish Tree, SWELL festivalJellyfish Tree by Melissa Hirsch.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14-two-bell-rings.jpgBlowing in the Wind, SWELL sculptureBlowing in the Wind, Isaac Patmore. There were three of these, tinkling gently like massive wind chimes. But better.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14-dsc_0349.jpgSWELL bell sculptureAir, to blow the leaves and ring the bells...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/14-dsc_0347.jpgSWELL sculpture bellsWater, as you heard the waves crashing on the beach with the bells...2019-03-21T00:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/01/15/keeping-a-diary/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mum-dads-cake-shop.jpgMum & Dad's cake shopTa daaaah! A cake shop that sells cakes!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/uemura-san.jpgUemura sanMe and Uemura san. ...OMG I have only just realised how similar "Uemura" is to "O'Meara"!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/rory-darling.jpgRory darlinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/finn-15-months.jpgFinn 15 monthshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/finn-2-months.jpgFinn 3 monthsAm I talking? Or just messing with you?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/yellow-weiro-cockatiel.jpgyellow weiro : cockatielGET THE FUCK OUT OF BED!!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cicada-australia.jpgcicada Australia"Is this the toilet?" Image from Sparkling Adventures.comhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nullarbor-plain.jpgNullarbor PlainDad did most of the driving - he was a machine. Over the years I think we drove the round trip of https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/monkey-magic1.jpgMonkey MagicOOOOIIIII-! You there! I'm on the telly!!2019-03-21T00:38:31+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/12/01/nothing-says-summer-like-a-maggot-rodeo/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/small-useless-bin.jpgsmall useless binShiny but useless.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc_01972.jpglightning sunsetSunset and lightninghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/green-death.jpggreen death Doctor Who maggotsIt's not normally like thishttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hurrah-hurrah.jpgants hiking along my floorHurrah, hurrah...2019-03-20T23:46:56+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/12/30/new-zealand-abel-tasman-national-park-sea-kayaking/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/island.jpgOnetahuti Beach, Abel Tasman National ParkHerbie and Green Eggs & Ham.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/10-1.jpgOnetahuti Beach, Abel Tasman National ParkI hope we get the good South Island weather...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ferns-1.jpgfern tree, Abel Tasman National ParkEither a regular fern or a special silver fern... though here it looks more golden.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/03-back-pic.jpgShag Harbour, Abel Tasman National Parkhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/02-shag-harbour.jpgShag Harbour, Tonga Island marine reserveWatch your ribs!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/01-1.jpgTonga Arches, Tonga Island Marine ReserveWith our pitiful steering we'd have only come to grief anyway.2019-03-20T23:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/01/13/unlucky-cursed-t-shirt/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/inside_out_t-shirt_1.jpgInside_Out_T-Shirt_1Wear your inside out shirt for good luck. And for luck squared, turn your inside out shirt inside out.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ferken-lershen.jpgferken lershenHERHERHERHERHERHERhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/meat-dress.jpgmeat dresshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/poor-angus.jpgPoor AngusIt looks like poor Angus is a sympathetic vomiter.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4-stitches.jpg4 stitchesOWCH. He still has the scar, and was quite chuffed when he started reading Harry Potter that he has a scar in the same place as Harry.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/that-shirt1.jpgthat shirtRoars seems to be looking warily athttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015-kids-t-shirt-whyyy-make-them-white.jpgICC Cricket World Cup 2015 kids t shirt WHYYY MAKE THEM WHITE???The back is particularly suspicious; those brown skiddie-like marks would be level with his bum. He could have just sat in mud, I suppose2019-03-20T23:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/06/12/upwork-review-not-good-to-work-for/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/run-away-monty-python.gifrun away monty pythonhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/you-stupid-fuck.jpgyou stupid fuckhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/upwank.jpgupwankI put 'inaccurate' in the edit but what I really wanted to write was you are SO FULL OF SHIT.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/whaaaaaaat.gifwhaaaaaaat? disappointed gifhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/screen-shot-2016-06-08-at-10-20-46-pm.jpgUpWork job postinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/i-smell-bullshit.pngi smell bullshit2019-03-20T23:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/11/19/alice-in-wonder-where-i-am-land/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/cute-baby-koala-holding-onto-leg-national-geographic.gifcute-baby-koala-joey-holding-onto-leg-national-geographicAAAAGH THE ADORABLE SAVAGERY!! MAULED BY EXCESSIVE CUTENESS! From Koala Hospital on Nat Geo Wild filmed down in New South Wales.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0059.jpgsteep hill forest bushhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0062-002.jpgwild koala next to a tree in the bushhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0064-0011.jpgkoala sitting next to treeBut as it turns out it was a bear.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0328.jpgslow shutter speed water rocksPlaying around with shutter speeds, trying to do a Ken Duncan.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0312.jpground bubbles in the creekI wish I could've got video of this little bubble ball - it was rotating in place in the current quite soothingly...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0142.jpgwallaby in the gardenI *just* missed getting a shot of a mama and her joey. This is presumably Dad, maybe trying to be tough. Aww the widdle cutikins!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0125.jpgfallen tree over cliffAt least, familiar wilderness.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0100.jpglittle white flowers on gorge rockshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc_0096.jpgtiny waterfall slow shutter speedBut because I am so completely anal about these things I came back another time with a tripod and tried again. Still needs more water!2019-03-20T23:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/07/06/goldcoastburleigh-headfree-things-to-do/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/feat.jpgfeat. surfer from Burleigh Headland Walkhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wall-of-rocks.jpgwall of rocksOMG KIDS GET DOWN FROM THERE!!! Picture by Scott Fletcher, Gold Coast Bulletin.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/04-basalt-columns.jpg04 basalt columns Burleigh Head National ParkThe rocks are awesome! Black, hexagonal basalt columns gradually tumbling off the headland. They're lava that flowed from the Tweed shield volcano about 20 million years ago. https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jan-mar-2013-gold-coast-storms.jpgJan, Mar 2013 Gold Coast stormshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/24-burleigh-rainforest-circuit.jpg24 Burleigh Rainforest Circuithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/23-burleigh-rainforest-circuit.jpg23 Burleigh Rainforest Circuithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/22-burleigh-rainforest-circuit-fungi.jpg22 Burleigh Rainforest Circuit fungihttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/21-burleigh-rainforest-circuit.jpg21 Burleigh Rainforest Circuithttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/20-burleigh-rainforest-circuit-tumgun-lookout.jpg20 Tumgun Lookout, Burleigh Head National ParkThe view from up the 'top' at Tumgun Lookout, looking over the Tallebudgera Creek estuary and south tohttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/19-burleigh-rainforest-circuit-lookout.jpg19 Burleigh Rainforest Circuit lookout2019-03-20T23:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/08/03/photobooks-r-us-photobook/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/arsing-it-and-old-face.jpgArsing it and Old Facehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/with-mim.jpgwith Mimhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sov-hill-2014.jpgSovereign Hill MoseyAnd off you go again.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p1130047.jpgfirst day of school with Moseyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0517.jpgGeelong waterfront couch sculptureRemember this? Cool couch sculpture on the Geelong waterfront. Boys were like, is it okay to put our shoes on it?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0188.jpgRoars and Moseyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/02112014-currumbin-alley-rocks.jpgCurrumbin Alley rock wallhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_20130905_185920.jpgboys on jetty, Queenstown New ZealandThe boys playing near water, Queenstown New Zealand.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cradle.jpgCradle Mountain National Park, Dove Lake CircuitDove Lake with Mum & Dad, safely on time and thankfully still in full possession of all our fingers and toes! Let's do another Tassie walk sometime but go better prepared, hey?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/bruny.jpgBruny Island CruisesIt was so awesome we all got to go on one more trip together! I dunno whose idea it was but they're a genius.2023-06-11T21:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/09/01/spring-cleaning-and-sunset-photography/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_02531.jpgducks paddling on lakehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/07-bike-riding-in-the-rain.jpg07 bike riding in the rainLook! He's actually wearing a jumper! It must be about 5 degrees or something.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/06-pink-and-gold-sunset-through-trees-gold-coast.jpg06 pink and gold sunset through trees Gold Coasthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/04-cockatoos-exploring-new-nest.jpg04 Little Corella pair exploring new nestA mated pair of little corellas checking out a prospective nest. They looked like they were chewing out the inside of that big branch - home renovations?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0231.jpggrasses in sunlighthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0579.jpgbrilliant sunset over Gold Coast hinterlandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0522.jpggolden clouds sunset through treeshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0522-1.jpgsunrise over Pacific Ocean, Gold CoastWere they ever!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0511.jpgbrilliant red sunrise over Pacific Ocean, Gold Coasthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/dsc_0509-1.jpgsunrise over Pacific Ocean, Gold Coast... they were.2019-03-20T23:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/10/10/snowboarding-with-kids-cardrona-new-zealand/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lake-wanaka-sunset.jpglake-wanaka-sunset... and watching the colours of the sunset over Lake Wanaka. https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lake-wanaka-evening.jpglake-wanaka-eveningWatching a little storm roll in over the national park...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/finn-snowboard-1.jpgfinn-snowboard-1https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/drunk-treadmill.gifdrunk-treadmillhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/igs.jpgInstagrams Cardrona, WanakaScary drive up, on the chairlift, the Cardrona, Wanaka sunset.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/finn-board.jpgfinn-boardhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cardrona-hotel-cherry-blossoms.jpgcardrona-hotel-cherry-blossomsOur little apres ski tradition; a drink at the historic Cardrona Hotel. Beer, wine, mulled wine, hot chocolate, hot food, open fireplaces, playground for the kids, beautiful grounds and lots of history.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ro-broken-wrists.jpgro-broken-wristsAll dinosaurs feared the T-REX!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/roars-2.jpgskiing on Cardrona learner's slopeGo Roars!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/finny-riding.jpgsnowboarding Cardrona learner's slopeWOOHOO go Finny! And Roars is right behind you.2019-03-20T23:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/10/13/wanaka-things-to-do-with-kids/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lake-wanaka-blue.jpgLake Wanaka reflectionshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/diamond-lake-lookout-portrait.jpgdiamond-lake-lookout-portraitWowsers!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/beer.jpgbeerhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0533.jpgLake Wanaka sunsetTotally worth it!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0524.jpgspring sunset Lake WanakaSuch a beautiful, calm, serene twilight! It was pretty special, especially since I have seen how this lake rages when the wind is up.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0518.jpgdsc_0518https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/creek.jpgstream at Wanaka Speights Ale HouseWe saw ducklings again too!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0414.jpgdsc_0414https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0368.jpgMossy plants on Diamond Lake walk, WanakaDon't know what this is, but I like it.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dsc_0343.jpgcloud reflection Diamond Lake WanakaMirror, mirror...2019-03-20T23:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/10/24/spring-walks-in-arrowtown-new-zealand/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/arrowtown-twilight.jpgarrowtown-twilighthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pink-flowers.jpgpink-flowershttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/arrow-river-afternoon-sun.jpgarrow-river-afternoon-sunWalking beside the Arrow River.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/twitter-pic-of-devils-staircase.jpgtwitter-pic-of-devils-staircaseBorrowed from a nice lady's Twitter feed. Thanks Monica!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tooheys1.jpgtooheyshttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tui-beer.jpgtui-beerhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/backlit-cherry-trees-queenstown-trail.jpgbacklit-cherry-trees-queenstown-trailhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/arrowtown-cottage-spring1.jpgarrowtown-cottage-springhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/fence-shadows-and-queenstown-trail-blaze.jpgfence-shadows-and-queenstown-trail-blazeFound my way onto the Queenstown Trail... remember that?https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/black-and-white-mountain-clouds-and-american-sweetgum.jpgblack-and-white-mountain-clouds-and-american-sweetgumLooks like another2019-03-20T23:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/10/30/raisins-or-ratshit/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/jul-2011-tawnies.jpgjul-2011-tawnies"Nope, we're not here, just a couple of big sticks." This pair were here when we moved in.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-frogmouth-vs-magpies.jpgtawny-frogmouth-vs-magpiesUmma kick your ASS...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-bruce-big-fight1.jpgtawny-bruce-big-fighthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-bruce-square-up.jpgtawny-bruce-square-uphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-hagrid.jpgtawny-hagridhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-bruce.jpgtawny-brucehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/bruce-lee-kick-gif1.gifbruce-lee-kick-gifhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-frogmouth-vs-crow.jpgtawny-frogmouth-vs-crowhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/tawny-frogmouth-on-railing.jpgtawny-frogmouth-on-railingMy name is Bruce.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/andstayout.gifandstayout2019-03-20T23:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2016/06/05/is-winter-coming/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tallebudgera-driving-range-flooded-again.jpgTallebudgera driving range flooded againThe driving range at Tallebudgera. The targets include that blue and red sign which is a picture of a Great White shark, appropriately rearing up from the deep.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/tree-fern-creek-flooding-gold-coast-storms-june-4-2016.jpgtree fern creek flooding Gold Coast storms June 4 2016On the plus side the garden got a much-needed soaking and our gully flooded which will no doubt make the froggies happy.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mudgeeraba-flooding.jpgMudgeeraba flooding"If it's flooded, forget it." Our usual road into Mudgeeraba was underwater so we had to go around the long way.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/misty-hills-forest-road-gold-coast-storms-june-2016.jpgmisty hills forest road Gold Coast storms June 2016Towards the misty rain-cloaked hills of the Hinterland. Visibility was less than 200m all day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0139-001.jpghalo around the moonRing around the moon means rain soon.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jump.jpgjump sunset Gold Coast Queenslandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/grasses-and-red-sunset.jpggrasses and red sunset Gold Coast hinterlandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/couch.jpgkids rugged up on the couchFinny was waiting for any excuse to try on his new jacket.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0246.jpgpower lines sunset Gold Coast Queenslandhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dsc_0206.jpgred and pink sunset Gold Coast hinterland...and another...2019-03-20T23:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/about/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/snorkie.jpgsnorkieSnorkelling selfie = snorkie?2018-07-28T10:27:35+00:00weekly0.6https://stillnotajournal.com/2014/06/13/game-of-thrones-the-mountain-and-the-viper/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/got-pedro.jpgPedro PascalThe author of the article made a comment about how ‘smug readers who knew it was coming gloated about how they knew it was coming’. I knew it was coming but was definitely not smug. When Oberyn made that final, fatal mistake, another little part of me died inside; even reading the book first couldn’t prepare me. https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pedro-pascal-as-oberyn-martell.jpgpedro-pascal-as-oberyn-martellhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-13-at-4-49-20-pm.pngDetective Roger MurtaughWell now we all can.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/murtaugh.jpgMurtaughWell now we all can.2016-08-14T01:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/09/02/feeding-native-australian-birds/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/screen-shot-2014-09-02-at-12-03-13-am2.jpgrainbow lorikeet hanging off light stringhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0919a1.jpgcrow and rainbow lorikeethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_09091.jpgcrow feeding on stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_09051.jpgcrow cawinghttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_08971.jpgcrow and rainbow lorikeets feeding on stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_08961.jpgcrow and rainbow lorikeets feeding on stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0895.jpgcrow feeding on tree stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_0876.jpgrainbow lorikeets feeding on tree stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_08721.jpgrainbow lorikeets feeding on tree stumphttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc_08611.jpgrainbow lorikeets pied currawong eating on tree stump2016-08-14T00:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2014/09/05/kids-being-honest/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ernie-and-bert.jpgernie-and- berthttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/harry.jpgharryBecause even Sasquatch has standards of grooming.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bert.jpgBertHow Rory sees me.2016-08-14T00:38:46+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/02/01/what-i-found-doing-a-clean-out/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/polaroid.jpgPolaroidI love this, and have always wanted to play with it, but have no idea how to even get it open! It's in mint condition from being stored beautifully in the back of various wardrobes for about as long as I've been alive... Next time I visit B'rat I'm going to have a go.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/my-old-books-copy.jpgmy old books doctor who jaws raiders of the lost arkhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/vintage-mosey.jpgvintage Moseyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/red-suitcase.jpgred suitcasehttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/my-vintage-spider-man-comics.jpgmy vintage Spider-Man comicsSome of my beloved Spidey comics; definitely not mint. And definitely not EVER getting chucked out. YOU HEAR ME, JOHN??!!https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/jacko-jacket.jpgJacko jackethttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ew-leggings.jpggross Army leggings ewhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ballet-slippers.jpgballet slippersI believe Justine still writes "L" and "R" on her shoes to this day.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/vintage-mosey.pngvintage MoseyPure Vintage Justine. That's an authentic 70s design right there - they don't make psychedelic kids clothes like that any more.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rickrules.gif#rickrules2016-08-13T11:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.com/2015/07/20/ningaloo-reef-western-australia-snorkelling/https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/water-over-and-under1.jpgTurquoise Bay Ningaloo Reef water over and underMy underwater photography is still in its infancy - most of these shots are stills from movies shot on my GoPro. Still, I'm chuffed - it's a hell of a lot better than what I'd've gotten on a disposable camera.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stripes-n-blues-big-portrait-labelled1.jpgstripes n blues big, portrait labelledIn the deep turquoise...https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/punk1.jpgpunkHe looks photoshopped on doesn't he? This reminds me of that so-crap-it's-awesome bit in Jaws 3 where the shark 'swims' (he wasn't moving so he must've been drifting) at the underwater observatory and smashes in the glass. This fish was way scarier than that shark was.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jaws-3.jpgjaws 3HAHAHAHAHAAAA Bruce! You're such a card! By the way happy birthday - welcome to the 40 club mate.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/emu1.jpgemu beside the road, Exmouth WAWhy did the giant chicken cross the road? ... Who knows? It's none of my business. I'm not about to question a giant velocirapchook.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/damsels-bnw.jpgdamselfish Turquoise Bay Ningaloo ReefSee those little damsels? They're not in distress, they're in dis coral.https://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-neons11.jpgblue neon fish Turquoise Bay Ningaloo Reefhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-neons-4.jpgblue neon fish Turquoise Bay Ningaloo Reefhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-neon-coral1.jpgblue neon fish, coralhttps://stillnotajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-neon-coral-closer1.jpgblue neon coral closer2016-08-13T07:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://stillnotajournal.comdaily1.02026-03-07T13:18:00+00:00