Billy Goat -

Another of the goats I passed today.

Old Goats - on the way to work

Passed some old goats in the fields today while on my way t work. I turned around and took a couple of shots from the car.

Twin kookaburras

Kookaburra - Grants Reserve

Rosella on boxing day 2011

Grant's Reserve in the Dandenongs just outside Melbourne never fails to please. It was particularly quiet on boxing day with very few tourists.

Yarra Valley winery a few minutes later

Yarra Valley a bit later

Yarra Valley at 08:30 24 Dec 2011

Sepia Wagon - Yarra Glen

I got up early today,, looking for hot air balloons over the Yarra Valley - Or Kangaroos - None to be found... but this old wagon did the trick.

Ranger's grand final

Pity we lost by just 2 points in the Grand Final today -

Window on the wall

View through a window at Jin San Ling guard tower at the great wall.
Unlike the other towers at this section of he great wall, This particular guard tower was is disrepair. The window makes a nice frame for the view if the next guard tower about 500 metres away.

Painted trike

Love the contrasting colours in this one.

Resting with his bicycle

Man rests against the warm brick wall on a cold winter's day in Beijing.
He was sitting on a bright red coat - this attracted the viewer's eye to the wrong part of his anatomy so I converted the photo to black and white placing the emphasis back on his face where it was originally intended.

A young patriot at Tien an Men Square Beijing

A young boy waves a Chinese flag as he walks in the Tien An Men Square - Beijing.

I like the lighting on his face and the way the sun shines through the flag.

On Flag guard duty Tien An Men Square Beijing

The soldiers on guard duty at Tien An Men are ordered not to look at the camera, they are also instructed not to smile. This guard stands motionless for hours at a time in a small glass box.

Locked out or locked in Red door at Forbidden City Beijing

Snow on the roof tiles -Forbidden City Beijing

Cracked paint at Forbidden City Beijing

Where are we....?

Monk in window

Prayer trio

Ruins of greatness

A guard tower along the great wall stands in ruins, over looking remaining section running along the spine of the mountains far into the distance.

Great Wall - Jin San Ling

An absolutely breath taking view of the Great Wall from Jin San Ling today.