Lone Pine

Bob and Deb Hill took in the koalas at Lone Pine Park - this enclosure is the "Retirement Village." 

Chilling Out

It was a pretty relaxed day at the park... 

Swamp Wallaby

Tim's favorite - a swamp wallaby! 

Lorikeet Feeding

We also got to feed the lorikeets. 

Happy Campers!

All in all, a fun day out! 

Visitors!

A colleague of mine, Bob Hill and his wife Deborah, came to visit us here this month. 

Natural Bridge

We went to a place called "Natural Bridge" which is on the Gold Coast. Very cool place. 

Glow Worms

This cave at the park has glow worms in it - they look like tiny stars on the roof of the cave. 

A Big Birding Trip!

So this week in a little town called Wee Waa, a bird that was a first for Australia showed up. So we drove all the way from Brisbane to Wee Waa (about 5 hrs) to see if we could see it. 

Cousins!

We passed this fine looking establishment and thought of YOU KNOW WHO! 

Downtown Wee Wah

You can see that Wee Waa is a pretty sophisticated place... 

A Lovely Drive

It was a beautiful drive out there, though.... 

Grey-headed Lapwing

We saw the bird - a grey-headed lapwing - just hanging out in the middle of a field. The very first time this bird has been seen here in Australia. So cool that we were able to see it. 

A nice drive back...

Then we had a great drive home through the mountains back to Brisbane. 

4th of July in the Southern Winter

Brrr!!! It is FREEZING here even though it is the 4th of July! 

Carved Wooden Scholar from China

Here is something Tim brought back from Beijing - a carved wooden scholar that now sits on his desk as inspiration while he writes his thesis! 

Black Pearls

Here are the black pearls he brought back on the trip to Beijing in 2005... 

White Pearls

And here are the white pearls he brought back this trip. 

Chinese Scarf and Panda Bear

Here I am in front of our Chinese scrolls, wearing a silk scarf from China, wearing the white pearls, and holding the panda bear from the Chinese National Zoo! 

Tim's New Shirt

Here Zamboni is inspecting the shirt Tim brought back from Imperial College in London.