Dinner at Rivertrees

Treetops Stanthorpe

Stephen and I went up to Adrian and Rob's place for Dinner on Sat Night.

Front Gate East Wind

Here is the front gate.

View from East Wind

The sunlight caught on the mountain tops.

Sheila Balaclava

Sheila was thinking about robbing a bank so she tried on Robb's balaclava.

Ziggy on Country Road

Dead Tree

In the morning Ziggy and I went for a walk up the road.

Wine Tasting

We went to Granite Ridge for some wine tasting out of the oak barrels.

Ziggy Southbank Figaro

Ziggy at Wheel of Brisbane

Stephen had gone to Lunch at Ginga Southbank. When I got back from Salt, I took Ziggy on a walk to Southbank to see if we could find him. Ziggy wanted to have a go on the Wheel of Brisbane.

Crate Men loose on QPAC

Ziggy and I saw some crates piled up as steps on the upper balcony of QPAC and I commented that it looked very suspect from a Workplace Health and Safety point of view. Later my concerns were vindicated when we saw all these naughty cratemen climbing all over the cuba ballet poster.

QSO plays Figaro at Eagle Farm Racecourse

As part of the Brisbane Festival, Stephen and I went to see the QSO and OperaQ do Figaro at the Eagle Farm Racecourse.

Close Knit Tree at Eagle Farm Racecourse

It did get a little cold, so people were glad to have something warm to put on.

NRSO quartet intouch at Mantra

women artists of the caldera region.

Mantra Hotel Foyer

Barry and Lyn

Mantra Pool

Margot Anthony, Member of the Order of Australia

The NRSO quartet helped launch IN Touch -a new book connecting and contacting women artists of the caldera region at the Mantra Hotel at Salt just south of Kingscliff.

Farewell Video

Farewell Dr Brierley

We will miss you

Dr Stephen Brierley finished 13 years of service at the Ipswich Hospital on Friday 10th September 2010.

Kenny Speech

A secretary is not a toy

Gift

Thank you Dr Brierley

Thank You Basket

Stephen got a lovely basket Thanking him for his 13 years of service as the Director of Emergency at Ipswich Hospital.

Thank You from the People of Ipswich

The Card said Thank You ... From the People of Ipswich. The nurses thought it was from the Mayor of Ipswich.

Giant Mountain Bike

Stephen bought a mountain bike as a way to get to his new job for the Pope at the Mater.

CX7

He also got a CX7 in case it was raining.

Paddling up Noosa River

Elandra Point

Stephen and I paddled up the Noosa Everglades from Elandra Point

Barrelling Gear for Paddle Journey

They gave us barrels to keep our gear dry.

Kinabar Information Centre

The Kinabar Information Centre had kool steps for arriving paddlers

Boardwalk at Kinabar

Me on the mangrove boardwalk looking back over Lake Cootharaba

Canoe

Our Canoe packed up for our adventure.

SES

We were a little worried when we saw the SES heading upstream. They'd jumped the gun as we weren't even lost yet!

Reeds in Lake Cootharba

Jetty in Lake Cootharba

Stephen wanted the camera

Stephen wanted the camera to take pictures of the reflections. I was scared he'd drop it into the water.

Reflections

The reflections in the water were beautiful.

Stephen Smiling

Paddling and Smiling at the same time.

Attacking Dragon

I was scared of these dragons. This one had a go at Stephen's foot wanting his lunch.

Swimming at Jetty for Campsite 3

We stopped a few times to have a swim.

John Swimming

Dining Room at Campsite 5

Our Tent.

We stayed overnight at Campsite 5 under a squiggly bark gumtree. There was a Cow Tree nearby that went mooaw mooaw when the wind blew.

Canoe on Bank

Stephen pulled the canoe up the bank in case Noah's flood came during the night.

15 Minutes of Fame at Stokers Siding

15 Minutes of Fame at Stokers

I played with my quartet for 15 Minutes of Fame at Stokers Siding

Stokers Siding Hall

It was at the hall at Stokers Siding just south of Murwillumbah NSW.

Entry to Stokers Dunbible Memorial Hall

They had so many lights up we felt like Rock Stars.

Full House for Dinner Show

It was a full house. I was nervous.

NRSO Quartet preparations.

 Mark and Margaret get ready while Barry Chats.

Barry checkin out competition.

Barry Singh kept a close eye on the competition.

Bush Poet

The next act was a bush poet.

Sold Out show so no one manning the desk