All Is Quiet

Gawd, I've been remiss when it comes to posting of late. There is just nothing going on in my life at the moment. All is quiet, including my mind which I guess is a good thing. Actually I think there are cobwebs collecting in my mind. If it gets any quieter in there, I'm going to start hearing the wind whistling between my ears. At least it is not an uncomfortable silence ... yet.

To break the monotony, I decided to take myself off on a little photography expedition today. Instead of heading east as I usually do, I steered the car to the west. Several years ago I passed through a little country town about an hour and a half drive from where I live. I have always meant to return to the area with a camera in hand. Today I did.


This is the view heading into town. The upper section of this hill is called Virgin Rock, apparently because it is supposed to resemble the Virgin Mary holding a baby Jesus. Mmmm! I think whoever named this rock had a vivid imagination!


In the centre of the town there is a park which sits adjacent to the tourist information centre. Being the middle of summer, of course the information centre was closed. The caravan set doesn't invade central Queensland until the cooler months of the year. Just next to the information centre sat this lovely old plough which was just begging to have its picture taken.


The infamous, padlocked shut information centre. Bummer! It's a cute, little building though.


OMG, what I had to do to get this humble shot! According to the tourist information I lifted off the Internet before I embarked on my expedition, "a pleasant drive takes you to the nearby national park which includes full picnic facilities and spectacular views from three lookouts". Yeah right! Only if you are in for some heavy duty four wheel driving! Actually it wasn't that bad, but it was the worst bush track I've ever driven on by myself. I only made it to the first lookout. I wasn't game to continue any further, both because I was on my own and my car doesn't have a spare tyre at the moment.

So that was my day, as of 7:00pm that is. I guess I must have jinxed myself when I said nothing had been happening in my life of late. Hubby and I just got home from driving a two hour round trip to take one of our furry kids to the vet. Kara, my Aussie, was fine when I arrived home from my little jaunt this afternoon, but by the time Hubby got home from work at 8:00 she couldn't jump up at all. She usually jumps all over Hubby when he comes home. Being the overprotective doggy daddy that he is, Hubby rang the vet straight away. Everything is fine though. Well, sort of fine anyway. It does look like Kara has hurt herself in some way. The vet gave her a shot of anti-inflammatory though, so we'll see how she's feeling in the morning.