Blog Profile / Brisbane Blog

Pic: We live near an aerodrome, so we get light planes flying around all the time

Vanity plate “155OFF”? Well played, sir.

Pic: Treasury Casino, Brisbane

Cropped in PicSay Pro, “Anne” effect added in Pixlr Express

Pic: Rich clouds hanging above Brisbane City

Straightened and cropped in PicSay Pri

Six beautiful photos from my train ride to work last Saturday

For details of these photos, and for more from my train ride to work on Saturday, see the full set of photos at Flickr

Pic: PA Hospital, by night. Ipswich Road.

Pix: Man in Cherrypicker polishing City Hall’s columns this morning

City Hall, Brisbane, is about to reopen after extensive restoration

Pic: Truck headed south on Beaudesert Road, Moorooka

Truck headed south on Beaudesert Road, Moorooka

Pic: Graffiti at Salisbury station, seen from the train

Cropped and straightened in PicSay Pro, “Ingrid” filter added in Pixlr Express.

Pic: Crowds evacuated from Queen St shops by police. A man with a gun is suspected to be in Queen St Mall

Pic: Storm coming in from the East

Pix: Hot Air Balloon In The Sky While I Waited For The Bus Today

Effects: cropped in PicSay Pro, then “Doug” effect added to each in Pixlr Express. Top photo has Default/Floral frame, bottom has Default/Dirt frame.

Pic: Me holding a snake at the Murri school fair

The fair is at the Murri School, Acacia Ridge, till 2pm today

Pic: Column of smoke rising…somewhere near Rocklea maybe

Pix: Truck has smashed into shop and house on Ipswich Rd just south of PA Hospital, Buranda/Annerley

Looks very much like Ipswich Rd southbound will be blocked for a while. Brisbane Times report here.

Pic: Trio of magpies on this morning’s walk

Creme Brulee and Chocolate Moelleux at French Martini, Southbank

Click here for French Martini’s website

Pix: A haze that smells of smoke is hanging over the City

Cake! James St Bistro.

Pic: City Hall’s clock is stopped, it’s actually 8am not ten to 2