Happy trails
Monday was a day of leisure, a public holiday for the Hobart Regatta. What better way to spend it – … Continue reading Happy trails
Category: Tasmania
Images specifically Tasmanian with sub-categories of local places.
Freycinet National Park
(9 photos): Sunday drive – a day trip from Hobart up Tasmania’s East Coast to Coles Bay and the stunning … Continue reading Freycinet National Park
Salamanca Market
Enjoying my first day back trading at Hobart’s famous Salamanca Market. I have a stall – on the right – … Continue reading Salamanca Market
Shoreline shellfish
During a short break at Kangaroo Bay, I took a few shots with my phone. Edited on S20 with HandyPhoto … Continue reading Shoreline shellfish
Trail fungi
On a ride by myself last week, I spotted a large fungi beside the track. What better excuse to stop … Continue reading Trail fungi
Rock Shelter
Port Arthur is one of Tasmania’s top tourist attractions. It has a brutal history that dates back just over 200 … Continue reading Rock Shelter
Kookaburra Christmas
A mix of good weather and some heavy rain fronts this week seems to have brought laughter to the valley … Continue reading Kookaburra Christmas
Fresh wheels on happy trails
After my neighbour/friend Evan bought himself a Polygon 29″ mountain bike a few months ago, I pulled out my antique … Continue reading Fresh wheels on happy trails
Echidna encounter
(10 photos) – I had an hour up my sleeve so though I’d go for a bushwalk. Within 20 meters … Continue reading Echidna encounter
Monochrome meander
The path ahead isn’t always clear, but that’s what makes life interesting. A network of tracks weave around the hill … Continue reading Monochrome meander
Parrot and orchid hunting
(10 photos) – I’m trying to go to bed earlier, which is impacting my late night 2am editing and blogging … Continue reading Parrot and orchid hunting
kunanyi spring flowers
(11 photos) – The Organ Pipe track starts at The Springs on kunanyi – Mt Wellington, some 720m above sea … Continue reading kunanyi spring flowers
60 million years ago …
Telopea truncata, commonly known as the Tasmanian waratah, is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania where it is found on moist acidic soils … Continue reading 60 million years ago …
Sails on the Derwent
Maydena. Store, closed.
(11 Photos) – We called in to this iconic shop just before we headed off home late in the afternoon. … Continue reading Maydena. Store, closed.
Tallest flowering plant
It’s difficult to show the immense scale of these incredible trees, the Earth’s tallest flowering plant, Eucalyptus regnans, of which … Continue reading Tallest flowering plant
Worth more standing
(11 photos) – Florentine Forest Tasmania, 2020. There’s still trees left, that stand to feel the rain,But every day there’s … Continue reading Worth more standing
Florentine forest walk
(12 photos – Part 1) – Please spend some time soaking up this piece of Tasmanian old-growth forest. Bare witness … Continue reading Florentine forest walk
Waterfall in a lens ball
My wife bought me a “lens ball” for my birthday – basically an optically clear ball of glass which acts … Continue reading Waterfall in a lens ball
Beauty and the Beast
The last few posts show how magnificently beautiful Tasmania is, yet, a ravenous beast lurks on the island. Perhaps one … Continue reading Beauty and the Beast
