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Monday, February 12, 2024
Good Grief (2023)
Sunday, February 11, 2024
POTD: Australia's Top Pub
"Car stops, man offers
to show us Thursday Island
On his Thursday off."
—h/t ChatGPT
From 2023 03 30 Thursday Island |
Today's photo-of-the-day was taken on Thursday Island, in the Torres Strait between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. It's Australia's top pub, that is, its northernmost pub. There's not much else on the island so my guess is that it gets a lot of the island's business.
Ellen and I were hiking up to what's left of the historic, hilltop fort when a man in a car stopped and offered to give us a lift. He worked for the Australian border service and had the day off. So he gave us a panoramic tour of the hilltop, then offered to drive us around the rest of the island. We took him up on his offer and received the best personal tour available.
A bonus photo is after the jump.
Saturday, February 10, 2024
POTD: Beach Camping
"Safe zone amid waves,
Jellyfish safely kept out.
Lone camper's haven."
—h/t ChatGPT
From 2023 03 28 Cairns |
Another port in Queensland, another (almost) empty beach. Today's photo-of-the-day was taken in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. There is one lone camper on the beach. Beaches in Queensland are plagued with jellyfish, whose stings are painful. This beach has one safe zone for swimming. Halfway down the beach, you can see the floats for a net used to keep swimmers separated from the jellyfish. In the foreground you can see one lone camper sitting in the sun and enjoying reading a book.
Friday, February 9, 2024
Gran Turismo (2023)
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
Council Recap: City Hall and Library
The Richardson City Council held a worksession February 5, 2024, to receive an update on the new City Hall and Library projects. The schematic design of City Hall is now complete and design development is beginning. There are enough details for the City Council and the public to have a good idea of what our new City Hall will look like. The new Library is farther along, with construction to begin in March, 2024.