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Fremantle Prison.  A study in doors.

Sunday’s weather was the warmest and sunniest it’s been in a while, so I strapped on my bike helmet and took off for the Brisbane Botanical Gardens at Mt. Coo-tha.  Opting to wear my Five Fingers while hiking around the site, I was inspired to give them a moment in the spotlight.

Having lived here for over a year, I figured it was time to go walkabout with my camera and see if I could capture Brisbane.

There are, of course, the things about Brisbane that just can’t be saved in a photograph, like the close feeling of the trees in the botanical garden after dark, or the feel of the cool winter air on your face as you ride along the floating walkway.

A couple of weeks ago, Brisbane hosted the 2010 Scrapbook and Papercraft Expo.  Being Australia’s number one papercrafting wholesaler, the Print Blocks gang was there to show off all the new products and to craft up some exceptional Make ‘n’ Takes.

Last weekend I went on a bike trek out to see the ocean.  My ride took me out to Sandgate, then North across the bridge to Redcliffe and then all the way through the Boondall wetlands before landing me back in Hamilton.  I can’t think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Just a couple of weeks after Alex moved to Innisfail to fill his rural service teaching requirement and become a full-fledged QLD teacher, I hopped on a plane and flew North to visit.  Since Innisfail is such a small country town, we booked a room at Le Cher Du Monde in the heart of Port Douglas and took in some of the finer sights of tropical Far North Queensland.  We saw the sights in and around P. Douggie, drove up into the hinterland to see Coffee World and collect some tropical fruit wine, and even took the ferry across to the Daintree Rainforest for a very muddy private guided night walk through the jungle.

Am starting to think this photos-while-running thing might actually turn out to be a lot of fun.

In an effort to revitalise my blog, I’ve decided to take it upon myself to bring my camera on my after work runs.  Maybe I’ll learn a little about photography, maybe I’ll capture some unforgettable images I would never have gotten if I hadn’t just been out there taking photos.  Some of them are bit blurry, but I’m still going to give myself credit for taking them while on a run.