Boredom Busters - Photography - Magpies

The Magpie, often scorned during swooping season, but can be very friendly and bold. A strong bird with a loud and unmistakable call, you either like it or not!  The bird was named for its similarity in colouration to the European magpie; it was a common practice for early settlers to name plants and animals after European counterparts. However, the European magpie is a member of the Corvidae, while its Australian counterpart is placed in the family Artamidae (although both are members of a broad corvid lineage).

Boredom Busters; Omeo and Ah Fong's Loop - a day trip.

Livingstone Creek Omeo and the Oriental Claims make a great day trip even in winter and after the relaxation of isolation restrictions due to the CoVid19 virus crisis. It is a welcome foray into clean fresh air with room for the kids to burn off energy and to have a picnic/bbq on site. The drive to Omeo is in itself a great drive with plenty of places to stop along the way for refreshment.

Suspension bridge accessing Ah Fong's Loop Walk from Car Park

Boredom Busters - Photography - Gippsland Lakes

Lakes Entrance is ideally placed to enjoy a number of scenic and panoramic views. Many (and I am one of those), enjoy watching the ocean from Bullock Island especially since its upgrade. But there are more views from Kalimna Hill, an area which includes the top of the hill itself (where the first new lookout is under construction) and higher from Jemmy's Point at the end of Lookout Road, and hopefully where a major viewing platform will be built. Another favourite is from the area opposite the Kalimna Hotel. Hope you enjoy this selection. 

Towards Barrier Landing from Jemmy's Pt.

Munns's Munchies - home made honeycomb

Do you need  a sugar hit? Do you desire something sweet? Do you want to keep the kids off your back for a while? If any of your answers is yes, then try this for fun. It brings back childhood memories. Home made honeycomb, with or without chocolate coating, 'tis good.

Boredom Busters - Photography - Bridges - Genoa

Genoa, a tiny township 492 km east of Melbourne, the last township on the Princes Highway before New South Wales - or the first town in Victoria. On the Genoa River, it is 62 km south from Eden, 123 km north-east from Orbost and 23 km from Mallacoota.

Genoa is little more than an historic hotel, a general store, an interesting historic bridge, (which sadly was severely damaged in the 2020 bushfires),) a rest area and a pleasant walk around a small number of local houses. The village is surrounded by fertile dairy floodplains amoungst the wild and beautiful East Gippsland coast. It is the junction of the road to Mallacoota.

View from Highway Bridge