Thursday, January 13, 2011

Brisbane Flood

We went to have a look at the flooding today (without getting in the way)
Mt Gravatt did not really provide much of a view and even the  Gateway bridge was a waste of time. The solid bridge sides prevent any real view of the river. Bulimba was better:


The river is way wider than usual and a very muddy brown colour. There was an anchored yacht nearby that was obviously bow down into the water- the anchor chain length must have been too short for the  river depth.  One street we tried to go down was blocked off.
Another fine day here largely with one or two showers so far. Lots of dragonflies around and spotted another Orchard Swallowtail butterfly. Anne took some shots of it flying around and  managed this one :


It is not identifiable from the photo but it is a nice "action" shot.

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