The Sphinx,Turtle Rock and Castle Rock.

So...we have Tessa with us again this weekend and yesterday we went to Girraween and walked to the Sphinx and Turtle Rock and came back via Castle Rock.

Leslie's Cousin?...

Another relative.

On the way to the Sphinx.

The Sphinx.

Three below the Sphinx.

Looking towards The Pyramids.

The Sphinx from Turtle Rock...

Mount Norman.

Lunch.

Getting down off Turtle Rock.

Castle Rock.

On Castle Rock.

The Sphinx and Turtle Rock from Castle Rock....

Burton's Snake Lizard...

Baldyhead and the Three Lizards.

'Who's that sneaking a picture of me?' said Daddy Lizard.

'Who's that invading my personal space?' said Mummy Lizard.

'Who can I smell?' said Baby Lizard.

'Oh, I can see from up here that it's Baldyhead!'

Leslie through the Mulberry leaves.

Introducing Leslie.

So... here is Leslie the Lizard who is the latest regular visitor to Frogknot. I see them most days now sunning themselves in the garden on the rocks. They are about a foot long from nose to the tip of their tail and I think they are a young Bearded Dragon. I have actually seen two of them and they seem to stick to different areas of the garden. This is Leslie 1. They are pretty unphased by our approach and our stopping to peer closely at them. Leslie 2 is not quite as friendly and has a slightly longer tail and dashes away whenever we are near.

Sunrise.

So...by all accounts we missed a cracking sunset yesterday because we had the blinds down over the window...but dawn this morning was pretty spectacular too.

I hope they come in peace!

So...I was just lying in bed and was startled by a bright light as if someone was shining a torch into the room and then I saw the brightest meteorite I have ever seen falling out of the sky to the south west. A few moments later there was a loud rumble and the house shook. No idea if they were connected or what it was. Can't see anything on any news sites yet.

If it is aliens...I hope they come in peace!

Update.

So... Lots of people in the area heard the rumbling sound and a few saw the bright light last night. There is still no official news on what it was, that I have seen, but it is most likely one of Elon Musk's Starlink satellites knocked out by the recent solar flare. I was contacted by a news reporter from one of the TV channels this morning as they wanted to do a story on it. Thankfully I didn't see the message until this evening, when it was too late.