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A life ‘Down Under’!

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Adventures in Badgerland.

So…I have been in the UK since the 8th October visiting family and friends that I have been missing since returning to Australia in March. I was due to return on the 27th but have postponed my return until the 31st to attend my Father in Law’s funeral on the 30th. As usual it has been whirlwind of a trip catching up with my boys, the grandchildren, my brothers and sister and friends.

I had a day in Brisbane before I caught my flight so went to this exhibition...

Public transport in Brisbane costs 50c (25p) per trip so I spent 2 hours riding the ferry up and down the Brisbane River.

Brisbane from the Airport.

My iron bird.

The lights of Darwin.

Hammad Airport, Doha...

On one of my first days in London I went to Tate Modern with Lewis to the Julio Parc exhibition...

There was a 'Family Morning' at Rowan's school one morning and I went to his classroom and we drew a map together...

MI6.

Victoria.

Asher was unsure of me at first.

Stoke Newington.

Family time...

Sunset over Blencathra.

I had a lovely walk one day by the River Eden near Langwathby...

The Museum of the Moon in Carlisle Cathedral...

I went to see "Solve along Murder She Wrote" with Paul and Steven at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick...

Derwentwater at dusk.

Back in London...

Lewis and I went to see this. The puppets were amazing!

Paddington Station.

We saw this exhibition at Tate Britain...

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Watch Out! There are Badgers about!

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Swell 2026

So…I missed the Swell Sculpture Festival at Currumbin on the Gold Coast last year but earlier last month we went to see this year’s festival…

Our apartment was right on the sea front.

Kern - Al Phemister

Reflections - Oliver Mabutt

Kaji Lamp - Jodi Wuestewald

Hinterland to Horizon - Tambourine Mountain College

Tidal Echoes - Foxwell State Secondary College

Tidal Orchestra - Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School

The Circle of Peace - Sophy Blake

Embers of Becoming - Palm Beach State School

Inversion - Tania Blanchard

Inside 'Inversion'.

Big Red - Frederick Beel

Rooted in Conversation - Nasrin Vaziri & Sara Nejad

Harvesting History - Jim Blower

Pattern worn by flowing grain down a silo chute.

Beyond the Bin - Sam Gowing

After the Artefact - Claudia De Salvo & Bella Woolard

Big Bang Cluster - Andre Sardone

The Listening Sea - Amanda Stuart & Renee Coombe

I Once Was A Mountain - Michelle Walker

Too Many Fish in the Sea - Ged McCormick & Rusty Linane

Morning Star - Harmony Linthorne

The Weight of Consciousness - Tom Pall

Migrating - Mang Hong Vincent Lee

Migaloo - Jessica Miglioranza

Takeaway Tides - Lauren Gray

Totem Crush - Elizabeth O'Connor

Portal for the Soul - Tim Stephenson

An Ocean of Love - Anthea Amore

Salt to Salt - Shelly Kelly

Blind Progress - John Coleman

Nipper the Lifesaver-saurus - Mick Brown

Honouring Amphitrite - Sarah Roth

Formations in Time - Natalie Yates & Jasmine Ivett-Crabtree

Forging the Coast - Neumann Group

The Rise of A.I. - Andre Braun

Weight of Becoming - David O'Brien

The Blue Channeled Channel Beacon - Christopher Trotter

Melting Man - Ajay Thomas

Marine Harp - Damien Ricketson

Ocean Dancer: Crimson Allure - Melanie Maclou

Coast Flower - Alejandro Propato

Ode to the Ancestors Mk II - Jason Christopher

Keelbone - Chainsaw Newton

SOMA - Drew McDonald

Salute To The Sun - Patricia Piccinini

I See A Comedy - Giuseppe Filardo

Flying Carpet (Magic Loom) - Fleur Brett

Tide Dwellers - Jan Brown

Reciprocity - Kayla Finlayson

Ngagambi - Kyle Slabb

_initium_(source) - Steven John Sullivan

Prism - Reuben Mergard

Ascend - Clayton Blake

Metropolyps - Suzy Syme & Andrew Costa

Sew Sew Sew Your Boat - Catherine Henley & Hana Halama

Urban Chorus - Monte Lupo Collaboraters

M-fiftyfour - James Parrett

Evolution - Gary Fenlon

Still Room for Sentiment - Wendy Tanner

Influence Me - Tom Campbell

Medusa - Angus Wilson

Buoy'n Sea -Colin Dray

One Small Step - Dion Parker

Family - Jennifer Rowe

Avrem 'Mother' - Coleen Lavender

Arches at Play - Renee Kire

Mo Money - Left Ear Experiment

Oh Star of the Sea - Chris Robinson

Black Modern - Nancy Stilianos

Litoral Lantern - Brent Grainger & Jai McCartney

Intraterrestrial (Memorial to be Seen from Mars) - Damien Lucas

Magink - Lachlan - Hegarty

Between Land and Sea - David Ellsworth

Reassurance Device No 9 with Manual Override - John Van Der Kolk & Mark George

Between Worlds - Amy Thai

Call of the Theropods - Dave Hickson

Nudi Run - Gretchen Keelty

Fathom - Anna Bonshek

Lumie, the Desert Hopper of Light - Devorah Ungerleider

Amaranth - Rae Saheli

Driftwoody - Guy Humphries

The Koi: Global Peace Messenger - Christopher Diaz

Second Life on Long Legs - Lachlin Iland

Convex Contemplations - Craig Gow

Rota Fortunae - Emily Hastie

Shadows of Time - Peter Neilson

Reflections - Oliver Mabutt

The Moon and Venus

Morning beach view

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Building again!

So…we have started building our indoor bathroom next to our guest bedrooms. This is what we have done in one week…

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Winner!

So… Stanthorpe has won the gold medal as Australia’s Top Tourism Town for 2026. It had already won the top tourism town in Queensland earlier in the year. It’s a great achievement considering how huge Australia is but it’s probably all down to the fact that I live here and work in the ‘Book Cave’.

Possum Galore

Adventures in Badgerland.

Watch Out! There are Badgers about!

Swell 2026

Building again!

Winner!

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