This, believe it or not, is a pine cone. A bunya pine cone, to be precise. This time of year, the Bunya pines drop these. They weigh about 10kg.

You wouldn’t want one to fall on your head…. Which is why standing under a bunya pine, proudly holding up a fallen cone, is not recommended.

Turns out that an L-series lens beats a smartphone camera. That’s just as well, considering the price….

Our awesome prize for doing a wine shop on a specific weekend. 100 lucky winners across Australia. And we’re one of them!

Yesterday’s outing to Enoggera Reservoir yielded a total of three lace monitors, all of them very photogenic.

Additionally, a lapwing with chicks, nearly invisible against the water lilies, some cormorants, and some flora.

Today’s trip to the Botanical Gardens yielded an excellent crop of pictures. Some are below; another four images can be found on my 500px page.