Aussie Readers discussion

Well, you enjoy!!!! :D

Welcome to Elisa, our 999th member. Who will be our 1000th? And will it happen before I leave for my holiday today? (hopefully)

Hi Jan, saw on the news this morning that Perth has bad bushfires close by...are you anywhere near? I do hope everything will be ok over there...do so hate the destruction of bushfires!
Hopefully we'll get our 1,000th member very soon! Have a wonderful holiday (going somewhere exciting?) :)

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Mandy you had me giggling out loud with the new nick-name changes.

::hicup::

We had an unusual Christmas visitor this year. Hopping around the house in the middle of the night was a huge lit..."
Oh my..I was outside the on Christmas eve night and I spotted a little brown froggie! I was very suprized by it as I didn't think we'd get frogs where I live. We've lots of blue tongues and just 5mins from the beach but a frog never thought.

Isn't it a good sign that your yard is doing well?

We were pretty thrilled by the visit Laura, we have seen the occasional smaller frog, but nothing the size of this one.

The other exciting thing within the last few weeks is the water dragon that lives by our pool has had babies. I love living near the bush.

Beautiful shots Carmel.

The galahs look like they are well fed. :)

Carmel wrote: "Was chatting to Brenda about our lovely lake (which she has been to in her travels to Bendigo) where we had a lovely lunch yesterday, I'm posting a pic of my youngest Sheldon from yesterday (photo ..."

Thanks Carmel...it all looks so beautiful! Love the wildlife, galahs are so pretty. Sheldon looks very relaxed and happy..:)

Hey we have reached 1000. Congratulations on all the hard work Mandy and to anyone else who has invited new members to the group.

The 1000th member was Murphyn!!!!

YAY!!!! 1000 members...Awesome! :D

Sounds like more birdlife are needed to finish off the locusts..:D

Just letting you all know, Booktopia is having a massive sale...up to 90% off. I received an email, and have ordered 5 books...cheapest $4.48! I don't NEED them, but oh, what the heck!! :)

(Put this in 'Christmas Haul' too..wanted to make sure you all saw it!!)

Oh yes, that was sooo scary! Incredible that it was made in 1963, imagine what they could do nowadays with all the technology....

Woohooo! 1k in members congrats :D :D

@Carmel- I only saw 'The Birds' last year for the first time..While I thought it was partly corny..I did start to look at birds differently..lol Or I felt different about them!

One nice thing about Tassie is we are always close to the water pretty much wherever you live :)

@Gail- How cool..A water dragon!

@Brenda- Thanks about the top of Booktopia will have to check it out :)

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My tummy is stuffed..Just arrived home from a family friends house for Boxing Day tradtion we've got with them. Left over goodies plus lots of drinks and good convo :D

Sounds like you've had an awesome day, Laura!! Good for you..we always seem to eat/drink too much don't we...LOL

ZOMG...That Booktopia sale...I just went and spent around $140AU..LOL..That is my christmas pressy to me. But wow, to think...I would have spent WAY more if I bought all at normal price....So Brenda, really, I thank you for giving us the heads up about the sale!!! :D

I didn't pick up anything on my TBR list buuuuut I now have a stack more to read..Shipping is SO cheap...I am blown away..ahahaha!

@Brenda- Hahaha..Yes, Christmas is one of those times for eating/drinking too much..lol I behaved at Christmas but today I didn't!

@Carmel- When my family moved into our current house we had a b/w tv..It was so COOL..I'd never seen one before..However, we sent it to the tip.
Wow, Lenah Valley..Kinda funny the family friends I just met with used to live out that way. It is a pretty relaxing place to live at. I'm guessing you know Salamanca Markets then? Since Christmas fell on Sat they moved to Sunday..don't think I've ever heard of that happening for YEARS. Tassie is worth a visit sometimes...Can't say much about Hobarts inner city for shopping still pretty boring (hence all my shopping online) but overal it is lovely place!

Laura wrote: "ZOMG...That Booktopia sale...I just went and spent around $140AU..LOL..That is my christmas pressy to me. But wow, to think...I would have spent WAY more if I bought all at normal price....So Brend..."

Wow!! Laura, you did well!!! I was totally amazed at the prices too....good on you...:)

I worked an evening shift in Birth Suite last night (25th). Usually people play a lot of mood/chill music when they're in labour but the couple I was looking after loved rock and roll and had Triple M (Brisbane radio station) playing the whole time mum was in labour. So finally in true blue Aussie style a little boy was born to the loud sounds of ACDC, 'You Shook Me All Night Long'! It was so funny...:D

Carmel wrote: "That's a great story Mandy, well done for helping that little future rocker into the world:) My daughter's back at the hosp (Royal Melb-respiratory ward)tonight working an evening shift and look..."

I think our two stories really highlight the circle of life beautifully don't they. Someone rejoicing as new life enters the world and others grieving as a loved one passes away.

Mandy wrote: "Carmel wrote: "That's a great story Mandy, well done for helping that little future rocker into the world:) My daughter's back at the hosp (Royal Melb-respiratory ward)tonight working an evening sh..."

You are so right, Mandy...Carmel's story is so incredibly sad, while yours is one of immense joy! :)

We now have 1000 Group Members!!! Woo Hoo!!

there was ppl talking about sunsets and stuff...i just found some of my old photos when the sky went very strange one night...will never forget it.

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Bit different,huh? Lol No editing of photographs either this was it was like D:

Great photos Laura. The sky displays some remarkable things at times.

I'd love to see the sky do some funky stuff again! I remember going to the Mountain the night it was going wacko...The top of the mt looked like we were going to hell..It had all these clouds that were black and dangerous looking then in the middle it was splitting open and it was bright red..Was creepy!

Laura wrote: "there was ppl talking about sunsets and stuff...i just found some of my old photos when the sky went very strange one night...will never forget it.




Absolutely awesome photos Laura!!! Those sunsets are great, aren't they...:)



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Thanks Brenda :) They certainly are wonderful :D

Wow! Laura, they are amazing photographs. That is such a beautiful sunset! And a wonderful view as well :)

On another note, what are everybody's plans from New Years Eve?

On the topic of sunsets, I found this:


Its certainly not as impressive as Laura's, but I like it :)
It was taken on NYE 07. We spent that night at Glenelg beach. It was a perfect night. I will always remember swimming in the warm water with that sunset overhead.

Oh, and that my brother in the picture.

LOL, they must have been fishing for something pretty special to have used the baby as bait!

Lovely shots Carmel.

Booklover23 wrote: "On the topic of sunsets, I found this:


Its certainly not as impressive as Laura's, but I like it :)
It was taken on NYE 07. We spent that night at Glenelg beach. It was a perfect night. I will..."

Very atmospheric, lovely pic

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "LOL, they must have been fishing for something pretty special to have used the baby as bait!

Lovely shots Carmel."

Oh! Gail you just bad! that is sooo wrong!!;-)

Love them Carmel :)
Especially the second one. I love Brighton. Its my favorite beach in Adelaide. My family goes there all the time.

Tony wrote:"Oh! Gail you just bad! that is sooo wrong!!;-)"

It was Carmel that took the picture.

::blinks innocently::

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "LOL, they must have been fishing for something pretty special to have used the baby as bait!

Lovely shots Carmel."

But it was yous what made the comment about the baby... meet me in the corner!

Now I'm scared! :)

We also believe in Santa. :)

Me too g'night!

How do I attach a photo ?

Geoff I prefer to add the photo's on to an online website such as Photobucket. That way it doesn't clog up my Goodreads profile. I imagine you would eventually run out of space on GR.

It really does suck with all this flooding happening :(

I love the baby stroller as a fishermans basket area..Thankfully no baby was in the stroller..lol

Mucking around with the pixels for resizing isn't to bad but you've just gotta try out which numbers(pixel) you think is going to be okay. So sometimes it's just not worth bothering..lol

Carmel wrote: "Did I do alright with my explanation Laura for the pics, didn't want a repeat of the other night with Tony! LOL"
Hehehe..Just fine Carmel *thumbs up*

Gail "cyborg" wrote: "Geoff I prefer to add the photo's on to an online website such as Photobucket. That way it doesn't clog up my Goodreads profile. I imagine you would eventually run out of space on GR."

Yeah, they are perfect place plus there you can use their area to shrink the photos/images down then you don't have to worry about pixel stuff :D

Great photos Jessica & Carmel!! Love those special photos, there are always wonderful memories attached!!!

How many of us are going to join Tony in the naughty corner after New Years? :D

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my wonderful Aussie Readers friends...be safe, be happy, and stay healthy!! :D
(no hangovers....haha!)

Happy New Year everyone! The sun has finally come out in Brisbane and I think I'll go down to the Gold Coast tonight to spend NY with my sister (plus there's that whole 12mn at two differnt times due to daylight saving thing).

See you in 2011...

Happy New Year everyone!!!!
What has everyone got planned for tonight?

We usually have NY at my parents unit at the Gold Coast. It's right near the NSW border and after we do the midnight thing in Coolangatta we run over to the NSW pubs and celebrate all over again. So drinks tonight and a swim in the ocean tomorrow to get rid of the hangovers!:)

Yaayy~! See everyone in 2011! No hang over for me as I'll take it easy!

Worked it out at last :-o)


Sunrise taken at Vincentia NSW, in November


Taken from the bridge of my ship a few minutes before sunset in 1967, just before the typhoon hit us.
It took us ten days to do a four day trip, from Hong Kong to Moji in Southern Japan. We were carried miles off course - didn't have any idea of our exact position as at that time we needed to see the stars or the sun to find our position - we didn't have satellites then :-o)

Beautiful pictures Geoff.

Carmel wrote: "Thanks Brenda, nothing like your birthplace/where you grew up, hey!!

Ha ha we'll just rename it Tony's corner!! LOL

You have a lovely New Year also, are you catching up with your gorgeous gra..."

Will probably see the grandkids tomorrow, we'll just have a quiet one here tonight...a few prawns, beers and nibbles!!!
Take care in that dreadful heat, it's awfully hot here today too, 37 out in our back patio, and that's under cover!!! The air con is getting a work out!! :)

Mandy wrote: "Happy New Year everyone! The sun has finally come out in Brisbane and I think I'll go down to the Gold Coast tonight to spend NY with my sister (plus there's that whole 12mn at two differnt times d..."

Enjoy your New Year Mandy...double celebrations!!! That's cheating, but you have lots of fun!!! Had the most delicious toblerone cocktail in the twin towns club when we were there on holidays...:D

Laura wrote: "Yaayy~! See everyone in 2011! No hang over for me as I'll take it easy!"

No hang over for me either Laura!! :D