Bird song from the Rosslea streets was like musack filtering into our rental house, my mind subconsciously identifying the instruments in the avian orchestra. Even less focussed than yesterday due to the effects of painkillers, I couldn’t write anything at all and treated myself instead to looking back over months of Vilis’s and my adventures in Australia. Today’s post is a collection of photographs reflecting bits of Australia’s human scene – cities, people, art, sport – and a taste of life Down Under.
Townsville, Queensland (© Magi Nams)
Sea Snake Art in Rowe’s Bay, Townsville (© Vilis Nams)
Perth, Western Australia (© Vilis Nams)
Melbourne, Victoria, in Early Light (© Vilis Nams)
Federation Bells, Melbourne (© Vilis Nams)
Sculpture in Birrarung Marr Park, Melbourne (© Vilis Nams)
Aussie to the Rubber, in Victoria (© Magi Nams)
Road Train on Backcountry Queensland (© Vilis Nams)
Troops from Lavarack Army Barracks at Aplin’s Weir, Ross River, Townsville (© Magi Nams)
Warming Up at Townsville Cup Race Day (© Magi Nams)
Art Student in National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (© Vilis Nams)
Junior Lesson, Townsville Golf Club (© Magi Nams)
Dock in Hobart, Tasmania (© Vilis Nams)
Young Juggler at Salamanca Market, Hobart (© Vilis Nams)
Opera Busker at Salamanca Market, Hobart (© Vilis Nams)
Farmer, Victoria (© Vilis Nams)
Sheep Farm in Victoria (© Vilis Nams)
Aussie Burger in Leinster Pub, Western Australia (© Vilis Nams)
Dongas at Cunyu Station, Western Australia (© Vilis Nams)
Hotel in Wiluna, Western Australia (© Vilis Nams)
Road Train near Leinster, Western Australia (© Vilis Nams)
Underwear Fashion Show, Melbourne (© Vilis Nams)
Herveys Range Heritage Tearooms, Queensland (© Magi Nams)
Backpacker Catching Ferry at George Point, Hinchinbrook Island, Queensland (© Vilis Nams)
Snorkellers at Great Barrier Reef (© Magi Nams)
Students at James Cook University, Townsville (© Magi Nams)
Sunrise Easter Church Service on Castle Hill, Townsville, Queensland (© Vilis Nams)
Cricket Bowler (Sri Lanka) and Runner (Australia), Townsville (© Magi Nams)
Calf Rider, Black River Rodeo, Queensland (© Magi Nams)
Townsvillians Tamara and Constance with Canine Friends Jimmy and Monty Enjoying the Ross River Parkway (© Magi Nams)
The Future of this Nation, Young Fishos at Ross River, Townsville (© Magi Nams)
