Shadow #17 – Thursday Doors

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Becky’s NovemberShadows
Dans Thursday Doors

There’s not much information about the former Uniting Church in Tenterfield. The church was built in 1929
It was bought in 2017 and now houses a commercial enterprise.

Who can you meet behind church doors

Kangaroo (but can’t hop)

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RDP: Clump

This is a clump of Kangaroo Grass. It is found in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Pacific. The plant has been used traditionally in medicine and as a food in Africa and Australia. Indigenous Australians harvested it to make bread and string for fishing nets around 30,000 years ago.

I like Kangaroo Grass because it’s a perennial, drought tolerant. It grows forming a very dense tussock with its leaves bending outwards, it protects the soil and creates its own ecosystem by conserving moisture and creating habitat for small animals and insects.
It also is good in fires as it’s more of a quick whoosh flare and there’s no more fire from the clump. I missed burning the clumps in the paddock this year. They benefit from a bit of fire.

There’s a boat (or two)

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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Going out for a Sunday cruise on the Brisbane River

But watch out for the River Cats, the express ferries on the river. Big and fast and have right of way.

For this photo, I converted it 2 different ways. One of these, I pushed the colour to 100%
and then desaturated. Which one is the regular desaturation method, down to 0%. Both
photos have had other tweaks

Some ferries are more sedate

Heading home after a day out with people who pay you to go fishing with them.
Whale watching tours are a side hustle

The trawler heading out in the late afternoon for a nights fishing. If you go to the Fishers Co-Op
first thing in the morning, you can buy some very fresh fish

Enough sunlight to leave the river and head out to sea over the treacherous Ballina Bar
A build up of sand at the river mouth and if the swell is moderate to heavy, it’s a rough
ride. Not for the inexperienced

The river is a safe harbour for the night if storms are predicted and the sky darkens

Some days it’s just perfect to feel the wind as it drives you along. The wind and human muscles get you there without using resources. Quietly, efficiently and only leaving your wake behind.
Compare with the first photo
What would be your preference?

A lovely little bird (with a black face)

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Bird of the Week: CXLIII

This weeks bird is the Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis

The Black-faced Monarch is found in rainforests, eucalypt woodlands, coastal scrub and damp gullies. It may be found in more open woodland when migrating. They are found along the coast of eastern Australia, becoming less common further south.

They sound like

REF: Marc Anderson, XC353387. Accessible at http://www.xeno-canto.org/353387.

The Black-faced Monarch forages for insects among foliage, or catches flying insects on the wing.

The Black-faced Monarch builds a deep cup nest of casuarina needles, bark, roots, moss and spider web in the fork of a tree, about 3 m to 6 m above the ground. Only the female builds the nest, but both sexes incubate the eggs and feed the young.

REF: https://australian.museum/learn/animals/birds/black-faced-monarch/

Wonderful windows of Toowoomba #15

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Monday Window: 17 November 2025

Another building I can’t find any information other than from the Art Deco period. At one time there was Roberts General Store in 1940’s I think and now it is an Adult Store. The silhouettes in the windows may give that away.

sport

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CFFC: Sporting Venues

Better start at the beginning with one of the oldest sporting venues, The Colosseum

Pop over to the Arena in Verona and see the new use, an opera.

The passageway where the Lions and Tigers would enter The Arena.

The Gladiators entrance

Sport is something I don’t take many pictures of but I did find a few

Time out for my three daughters and I. Eldest wanted to go to the cricket in Brisbane at the GABA. It was the second last match for one of the best bowlers at the time
The other two went for the adventure. One of their highlights would have been sitting up in bed watching TV, eating pizza
It was a day/night match between England and Australia.

Daytime

At night

Glen McGrath sending one down

A more traditional cricket scene in Grafton. The main noise you hear is quiet chatter among the teams, soft applause from spectators occasionally and the sound of the leather ball meeting a willow wood bat. Of course it gets noisy when someone gets out

One road trip with my mate we went to Brisbane for a concert. We had a night free and my mate follows the rugby fervently. He got us great seats. On the halfway line, in a shared private enclosure, enough for ten people. Easy access to a bar and food service as well.

Let’s kick-off

A battle of strength, power just to gain possession of the ball. There’s a solid thump and grunts when the two packs engage

Something exciting must have happened. I wouldn’t want to be sitting behind it

Games over, time to head home

Many years ago I used to be a flag marshal at the motorcycle racing. It was good fun most of the time, plus a great view points where the public can’t see. I used to take at least a roll of photos.

Some of the sidecar racers would come along and we would always hope they get around the corner but most of them are very skillful

It’s strange to see how they sit on the racing bikes back then compared to now. No knees, shoulders or elbows scraping the ground back then. Speeds were also no where near the 300kms of today

The H was Hurley Wilvert an American who can over to Australia to do a few races. The other is Greg Handsford, one of the better Australian racers.
Wilvert is in all white leathers and bike. Handsford has green leathers and bike fairing