Ararat Daily(ish - Oh ok - Yearlyish) Photo

Winter round these parts

2011-06-17T08:08:00.000+10:00

At the Elmhurst-Landsborough Rd turnoff.
Victoria, Australia

Photo: 15th June, 2011

Once Was....

2011-03-07T19:43:00.004+11:00

Formerly Ararat's Town Hall
now the Performing Arts Centre
and it also houses the Ararat Art Gallery.

Photo: Summer - 24 Feb, 2011

Morning Coffee in the Park on an Overcast Day

2010-03-27T13:13:00.007+11:00

Alexandra Gardens
Ararat Victoria Australia
(my adorable little Morris Minor, Clarrie in the background)
18 March, 2010

Sound the Trumpets!!

2010-02-26T14:21:00.005+11:00

Lower the drawbridge!!
I'm home!

Local sheep farmer builds castle from hay.
Cool as.

Photo: Ararat-Halls Gap Rd, Moyston - 15 Feb, 2010

I Think My Work Here is Done

2009-07-22T21:55:00.009+10:00

Photo:
Langi Logan Rd, Ararat(ish) - July,2009

Don't Change

2009-06-15T18:52:00.004+10:00

I hope Ararat never gets fancified.
I love all its make-do fences and corrugated iron sheds and dirt streets.

Photo: Ararat - 15 June, 2009.

Autumn in Ararat

2009-05-28T10:46:00.002+10:00

Foggy morning light through Autumn leaves.

Photo:
Banfield St, Ararat - 27 May, 2009

Op Shop

2009-05-14T07:39:00.005+10:00

Op Shop - That's what we call thrift stores here in Australia.
Short for opportunity shop.
This one is down the road at Beaufort.

Photo: October, 2008

Let's Blow This Joint

2009-04-16T17:21:00.006+10:00

The road out of town.
Still waiting for rain.
Think those sheep might be off to market.

Photo: East of Ararat towards Mt Langi Ghiran - March, 2009.

Hey Youse Guys - Over here!! (ADP on holidays)

2009-04-12T18:35:00.012+10:00

ON HOLIDAYS
You'll never guess what they are standing in a paddock of.
Go on, guess.

(no, it's not marijuana)
It's ginger!

Photo: Sunshine Coast, Queensland - March, 2009

Old Surfer Dude (ADP on Holiday - um...that doesn't mean I'm the old surfer dude)

2009-04-07T17:04:00.007+10:00

Walking down Hastings St.
Noosa, Sunshine Coast, Qld.
March, 2009.

Theme Day - Yellow (still on holiday)

2009-04-03T08:55:00.005+11:00

It's yellow, right?
Very cool shop in Yandina.

And I bought something yellow from there too.

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Photo:
Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland - March, 2009.

Give Me Sand, Lots of Sand.... (on holiday)

2009-03-28T09:36:00.006+11:00

In contrast to the busy geriatric highway of my last post, we have Castaways Beach
(my favourite beach).
Miles and miles of sand and sea.
Perfect.
AND.....it's off leash for doggies!

Up-date on midgey bites -
one in inside corner of eye,
two on outside corner of eye,
one on entrance to left nostril,
one on ear where lobe joins
PLUS five new ones on forehead -
oh yes - my face is a pretty picture at present!
You'd never guess I was lathered in insect repellent from morning to night!

Photo: Mum and Jess, Castaways Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland - March, 2009.

Morning Meeting (on holiday)

2009-03-22T14:52:00.005+11:00

Poor neglected Ararat Daily Photo blog.
Encroaching on BitingMidge's territory on the Sunshine Coast.
I'm sure he won't mind for a week or two.
(or maybe he does - I think he has sent the word out to his kin - coz I seem to be COVERED in midgey bites - I'm talking the soles of my feet, behind my ears and smack dab right in the middle of my forehead - very attractive!).

Anyway, early morning walk along the Noosa River.
The old dudes will mow you down if you dawdle - don't worry about the kids on their scooters!
It's a geriatric highway in the morning!

Isn't the difference in grass colour of this photo to my previous photo amazing?
2000km exists between these two points!

Photo - Noosa River - 20 March, 2009.

18 Days On..............

2009-02-25T16:38:00.005+11:00

......and incredibly the fires are STILL burning in Victoria, with an expectation that things will flare up again badly on Friday.
All those poor firefighters (most of them volunteer firefighters) must be utterly exhausted.
It's hard to believe that half of Queensland is under water at the moment.

Anyway, here's a photo of ...... well, I'm not exactly sure.
Probably some sort of hay carrier - he was zooming along a side road
with the wind in his hair having a lovely time.

Photo: Between Ballarat & Ararat - Feb, 2009

Aradale Lunatic Asylum

2009-02-01T13:33:00.005+11:00

That's what it used to be called in the olden days.
Then it was the Aradale Mental Hospital.
It operated for around 130 years, closing in 1997.
Now it is home to the Australian College of Wine.
It's a strange kinda place.

You can see bit and pieces
here
and here
and
here
or here

Photo: Aradale, Ararat - January, 2009

Treasure Hunting

2009-01-28T09:39:00.004+11:00

So much treasure, so little time.
Who doesn't love a poke around the second-hand dealers?
What's that you say?
You'd rather stick hot nails in your eyes?

Photo: de Baere House Antiques, Beaufort (down the road from Ararat) - Oct,2008.

Dreamtime

2009-01-20T14:48:00.007+11:00

Up on Mt Langi Ghiran, under a sheltered ledge on a huge rocky outcrop,
is a wonderful little secret.
A Koori (aboriginal) rock painting.
I was surprised by how moved I was when I saw it.

Photo: Mt Langi Ghiran, Ararat - Nov, 2008.

Looks Can Be Deceiving

2008-12-31T19:10:00.005+11:00

Looks idyllic, right?
You'd never guess there was a stinky, rotten, fly-blown, dead animal part just out of shot.

Photo: One Tree Hill, Ararat - November, 2008.

Night Time is the Right Time

2008-12-11T20:53:00.003+11:00

Langi Morgala Museum.
Full of all kinds of wondrous things.
Check it out....
I have it on reliable authority that these creatures come alive at night!!!

Photo: Ararat - November, 2008

Blue Flowers

2008-12-08T18:44:00.004+11:00

Wildflowers on Mt Langi Ghiran.

Photo: November, 2008

Giant YoYos

2008-12-01T18:24:00.003+11:00

City Daily Photo theme day - Circles - at least that's what I think the subject is - I'll look a bit stupid if it turns out to be wood or air or something.
Note to self - in future, double check theme before posting.

Giant yo-yos at the Ararat library.
I don't believe they serve any real purpose except to look pretty.
Maybe they are lights.
I like 'em.

Photo - okay, okay - it's a re-post from February 2008.

Not Strictly Ararat

2008-11-27T16:29:00.002+11:00

But within a quickish drive down the road.
I shoulda bought it.
Felted wool and silk.
It's beautiful.

Photo: Dunkeld (down the road and round the corner from Ararat) - October, 2008

First Choice

2008-11-08T12:25:00.005+11:00

I think when it comes time to shuffle off this mortal coil, this will be my first choice of resting place.
It's up on the hill with views of the countryside all around.
Though, I'll probably have to rig up some type of periscope arrangement.

Photo: Spring Lead Cemetery, Spring Lead (over the back of the hill at Ararat) - Nov 2008

Yeah - What the Sign Says!

2008-11-06T18:00:00.004+11:00

Don't go bringing your stinky old horses around these parts.

Photo: Norval Dam, Rhymney Rd, Ararat - October, 2008

Aw Hawhaw Hawhaw!! (you know, that french sound)

2008-11-04T20:00:00.004+11:00

Our very own little piece of France.
The Parisjour cafe in Beaufort (down the road from Ararat).
They have AWESOME scrambled eggs.

Photo: October, 2008

So Immature!

2008-11-03T19:05:00.003+11:00

You bet!
And loving it!
This may or may not have been me having a bit of a scream on the Cha Cha.
It may or may not have been my 41st birthday.

Photo: Ararat Show - October, 2008

Awww - Ain't That Purdy?

2008-11-02T19:37:00.009+11:00

I'm so glad I live around here.
It's just sooooo purdy
(and a little bit skewiff by the look of things).

Photo: Can't remember the name of the road, just outside Ararat - Oct, 2008

What is it??

2008-11-01T16:36:00.006+11:00

"It's a what?
Hmmm..........
A book, you say?
Where do I plug in the internet cable?"

CityDailyPhoto November Theme Day - BOOKS.
Check out how bloggers from all over the world have chosen to illustrate this topic.

Photo:
My sister, Antique Shop, Beaufort (down the road from Ararat) - 25 Oct, 2008

Stop!!! I Wanna Get Orf!!!

2008-10-31T19:21:00.006+11:00

I might have made myself a little unwell on this ride.
It might look unassuming,
but it goes REALLY high and fast
and round and round and round and round
errrr.........

Photo:
Ararat Show - 26th Oct, 2008

Yield

2008-09-04T20:35:00.004+10:00

I'm not too proud to admit I'm not man enough to live up to the Daily Photo Challenge.
It's really, really hard!!!
Especially when you're not "feelin' it", and I don't want to upload any old thing.
Anyway, I'm calling a "time out" while I get my groove back.
And don't YOU slacken off, coz I'll be watching you!!!!!

Photo:
Young family in Alexandra Gardens, Ararat - August, 2008.

I CAN'T STOP!!!!

2008-08-24T21:08:00.004+10:00

I can't stop taking photos of flowers!!
And it's not even spring yet!!

Photo:
Wattle, Ararat - 23 August, 2008

More Flowers.

2008-08-18T17:54:00.002+10:00

Spring is in the air!
I'm excited!

Photo:
My neighbour's magnolia tree, Ararat - 18 August, 2008

Fleeting

2008-08-10T16:53:00.004+10:00

Where did the touch of spring go??
Freezing today and hailing (with deceiving sunny breaks).
Anyway...it's camellia season in Ararat.
I love camellias - they brighten up the grey days of winter.

Photo:
Fallen camellia blooms in our front garden (with weeds) - 10 August, 2008.

Touch of Spring in the Air

2008-08-05T20:26:00.005+10:00

Old dude in his gumboots whippersnippering his edges.

Photo:
Banfield St, Ararat - 5th August, 2008.

Tin Town

2008-08-01T19:19:00.003+10:00

Country Australia would never have been built without corrugated iron!
Water tanks, fences, shearing sheds - even houses.

Photo - MY corrugated iron shed.
I wonder what those numbers mean??
The 70th of March, 1986??

Today is The Daily Photo group's theme day.
Check out how other bloggers all over the world have chosen to depict METAL

Not Sepia - That's Its Real Colour!

2008-07-29T08:39:00.004+10:00

Arriving home to Ararat during a sunshower.

Photo:
Barkly St, Ararat - 27 July, 2008

My Next Door Neighbours

2008-07-25T17:57:00.002+10:00

Photo:
Ararat - 25 July, 2008

They Call Him Norval, Norval - The Dam

2008-07-19T16:28:00.004+10:00

They don't care that it's the middle of winter,
they just wanna go for a swim and a roll in the mud.
Exploring Norval Dam, the local swimming hole.

Photo:
Norval Dam, off the Ararat-Moyston Rd - 19 July, 2008.

Pope Fever

2008-07-18T07:05:00.002+10:00

The Pope is here!
Well, not here HERE, but 1000km away in Sydney.
And if I have to hear one more word about him in the media,
I think my ears will bleed!
He's attending World Youth Day (primarily a catholic thing),
and some local kiddies have gone along.

Photo:
March, 2008

Sunday Afternoon Drive

2008-07-07T19:29:00.003+10:00

Another one of those RMBs (Roadside Mail Boxes).
This one's a big'un!
They must get some sort of tractor part in the mail.
(I notice there is an empty beer bottle in there).

Photo:
Wallaloo, upish and leftish of Ararat on the map - 6 July, 2008

Good Morning Sunshine

2008-07-05T16:51:00.003+10:00

Arriving for work on a beautiful (if not cold) winter's morning.

Photo:
Laneway, Ararat - 5 July, 2008.

The Only "NO" Sign in Town, I Care About Today!!

2008-07-01T17:27:00.002+10:00

YEEEHAWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
Results in last night!
Those weird spots on his scans WEREN'T cancer!!
Some of you probably know, the husband has done a few rounds of the kitchen table with the big C over the last few years - but it ain't got him this time!!!
Cop that, ya *%$*##*!

Photo:
Ararat - 1 July, 2008.

All Lit Up

2008-06-24T17:22:00.004+10:00

Our former town hall - now the Performing Arts Centre and Art Gallery.
Across the road from The Golden Dragon Chinese restaurant.

Photo:
Barkly St, Ararat - June, 2008

I Like Chinese

2008-06-20T16:28:00.003+10:00

Every country town of a certain size has one, right?
They are as ubiquitous as the country pub and CWA.
They hold a special place in the psyche of rural Australia.
I like to let some of that love come my way, coz I reckon in some small way I contributed to that affection.
OH SHUT UP! I know - I'm totally ridiculous.
But I am 1/16th Chinese, you know?!
And my great, great grandfather WAS a Chinese pioneer of our country.
It may be tenuous, but it's all I got!

Photo:
The Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, Barkly St, Ararat - June, 2008

Daggy Ladies

2008-06-16T17:56:00.006+10:00

Daggy ladies - and I mean that with the most sincerest of affection, in the Cancer Council caravan at the Relay for Life.

Photo:
Alexander Oval, Ararat - April, 2008

The Cocky Tree

2008-06-13T08:38:00.005+10:00

Photo:
North-west of Ararat - 12 June, 2008

Expulsion!!

2008-06-11T18:15:00.004+10:00

I'm going to get expelled from the Daily Photo group if I don't get my act together!!
Feeling the need for some wide open spaces.
I think a drive in the bush is called for tomorrow.

Photo:
Just outside Ararat - March, 2008.

Zoom Zoom

2008-06-04T17:05:00.003+10:00

Zooming across the main intersection of town.
Intersection - Barkly & Vincent Sts, Ararat - March, 2008

Theme Day - My Local Corner Shop

2008-06-01T11:00:00.001+10:00

I haven't got one!!
The corner local shop seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur, round these parts.
Which is strange, right?
We're a country town!
They've been squeezed out by the convenience of big supermarkets.
The baker, butcher and fruit shops are all still going, it's just the little corner shop that has died out.
But I'm "posamistic" that they will have their day again!

Bloggers from around the world have participated in today's theme day.
Check them out here

Photo:
Safeway, Ararat - March, 2008

Mr Blizzard

2008-05-29T17:24:00.006+10:00

Mr Blizzard kindly displays the local art society's latest works in his shop window.
Mr Blizzard is the local optometrist - he's pretty old (80 something) but still practising. He seems like a very nice man.
Beautiful autumn weather lately (but FREEZING mornings!).

Photo:
Barkly St, Ararat - 28 March, 2008.

Stick With Me, Baby...

2008-05-27T20:25:00.004+10:00

....and we'll hit the dizzying heights!
From kangaroo poo to bin night!
It doesn't get much more exhilarating than this!
You wish you were me, dontcha?

Photo:
Ararat - 27 May, 2008

Australia: Up-close and Personal

2008-05-16T08:15:00.002+10:00

Poo.
More specifically - kangaroo poo.
A big kangaroo.
A special treat for my Mother for Mother's Day.
(that's her foot, presenting said poo).
We've got lots of kangaroos around here - one day, I might get around to posting a photo of an ACTUAL kangaroo.

Photo:
Glenpatrick Recreation Oval, Glenpatrick (15 minutes northish of Ararat) - 11 May, 2008.

Sold For Seven Dollars!

2008-05-03T20:07:00.001+10:00

I went to an auctiony thing today at the local Uniting Church.
I saw this pot plant stand I really liked and I won the hot, hot bidding.
But I got all this other stuff as well - a grease gun, a grinding wheel, a christmas tree stand, some bbq tools, a tv cabinet, a table frame with wheels, some old anodized cups, a drawer(!?!) and one of those whirlpool brush wash the car things - I think that's everything - all for $7.
I got lots of fabulous treasures inside the church hall at the stalls, too!

Photo:
Ararat Uniting Church, Barkly St, Ararat - 3 May, 2008.

Theme Day - Numbers

2008-05-01T18:42:00.002+10:00

Do people do this in other countries?
Rather than traveling down miles and miles of country roads, the post office delivers to groups of mailboxes at allocated points.
They have an mailbox number beginning with RMB... (Roadside Mailbox).

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Photo:
Denicull Creek Rd - 6km from Ararat GPO - April, 2008.

Remembering the ANZACS

2008-04-25T17:48:00.003+10:00

Lest we forget.

Photo:
Mt Cole cemetery,east of Ararat - April, 2008.

On The Road - EARLY!!

2008-04-23T20:15:00.002+10:00

Leaving Ararat early to travel just over 2 hours to another Victorian country town - Bendigo.
Bit scary - the first 60km is through "roo country".
They come out as the sun comes up.
You don't want to hit one of the big buggers!
It doesn't end well for anyone.

We made it there and back in one piece!

Photo:
Ararat's busiest intersection - Cnr Vincent St and Western Highway - 22nd March, 2008.

Everyday Stuff

2008-04-21T20:00:00.002+10:00

Walking home from work on an Autumn's afternoon.

Photo:
The old post office building, Barkly St, Ararat - 21 Mar, 2008

A Dandelion, A Broken Window, My Dog and His Ball and Graffiti

2008-04-20T14:30:00.001+10:00

Resting in the shade of the disused club rooms on the sports oval at Kokoda Park, McLellan St, Ararat - 19 March, 2008

Wandering Around

2008-04-18T19:35:00.003+10:00

Wandering around.
Daydreaming.
Imagining.

Photo:
Rocks in a paddock - west of Ararat - 17 March, 2008

A Day in the Park

2008-04-16T19:21:00.002+10:00

Photo:
Farmers' Market, Alexandra Gardens, Ararat - Mar, 2008

Lone Piper

2008-04-14T06:50:00.004+10:00

Friday night was a miserable night.
Cold and drizzly.
Residents of Ararat - young and old, big and small, infirm and bursting with life, showed up to participate in the Relay for Life to raise funds for cancer research.
Seems every person you speak to has been touched by cancer.
Cancer sucks - taint no other word for it.
(V. and I have copped a few hidings from it in our lives).
The lone piper did a half lap in the rain - those mournful bagpipes calling up memories of those who lost their battle against the insidious beast.

I don't often swear but cancer deserves it!
Let's kick this fecker to the curb!
Donations gratefully accepted

Photo:
Alexandra Oval, Ararat - 11 March, 2008
Also the anniversary of the passing of both my grandmothers - 2000 and 2004.
Hey Nan, hey Grandma - do you get the internet there?

Poley Trees

2008-04-13T10:10:00.002+10:00

It's not all dry paddocks around here.
This is Mount Cole.
We got bogged up here last weekend.
What fun!

UPDATE: Please excuse poor syntax.

We got bogged, -- up here (ie: on the mountain) -- last weekend.
NOT - we got bogged up.

Photo:
Mount Cole - about 20 mins out of Ararat - April, 2008

Late Season Peaches

2008-04-11T16:15:00.001+10:00

Photo:
Our backyard, Ararat - March/April, 2008

What's the Collective Noun for These Flying Things?

2008-04-09T20:40:00.001+10:00

A hover of trout,
a knot of toads,
a pod of walruses (walrii?),
who's responsible for these descriptions?!!!

Photo:
A swat of flying things, Warrak Recreation Oval (approx. 15mins south-eastish of Ararat) - April 6, 2008

Yes - That Does Say Cocksfoot

2008-04-07T21:15:00.003+10:00

I suppose every paddock needs a name(?!)

Photo:
East of Ararat - March, 2008

That's No Way to Treat a Lady!

2008-04-05T19:10:00.003+11:00

Photo:
Barkly St, Ararat - 2008

FO - EEEEE!!

2008-04-04T19:00:00.002+11:00

It's footy season!
YAY!
The AFL (Australian Football League) has begun!
Now, this isn't soccer or rugby league or rugby union or gridiron - it's Australian Rules.
I'm not a mad rabid fan like others but I love all the phoof and carry on that goes with it and I love how others love it so passionately.

Photo:
Alexandra Oval - a Saturday afternoon - March, 2008

Morning Walk

2008-04-03T18:43:00.002+11:00

Old dude walking his dog - early morning.

Photo:
Down near Alexandra Hall, Lambert St, Ararat - March, 2008

Theme Day - Water (or lack thereof)

2008-04-01T18:15:00.003+11:00

It IS so water!
It's a bit brown but it's definitely wet!
Drought conditions prevail in north-west Victoria.

Photo:
Paddock, outskirts of Ararat - March, 2008

Check out some of the other Daily Photo Blogs participating in today's theme day - some of them have actual blue water!
(Now, I'm supposed to add the script for the other blogs but I haven't worked it out yet..... it will be here soon.)

Too Sweet

2008-03-31T19:42:00.002+11:00

Ain't they sweet?
Little girls talking little girl talk.
Totally engrossed in their own little world, oblivious to everything else around them.

They have their highland dancing outfits on - they performed at the Ararat Gift.

Photo:
Alexandra Oval, Ararat - Feb, 2008

Remembering...

2008-03-30T16:30:00.003+11:00

Remembering boy soldiers and how they had no idea what they had let themselves in for.

Photo:
Langi Morgala Museum, Queen St, Ararat - 5 Mar, 2008

This Isn't Going To Be Pleasant.....

2008-03-27T18:00:00.006+11:00

This photo isn't pleasant.
Unfortunately, it's a fact of life around here.
I know foxes kill our native animals and they do
awful, awful things to lambs, but it's not like
they mean it - there's no malice in their actions.
It's just the way God (evolution, the universe, whatever)
made them.
I know they need to be exterminated in Australia,
but is this necessary?
I've asked why people hang them on the fence like this
- but nobody seems to know.
I think I did read somewhere it is to deter other foxes
- I didn't know foxes were that smart!

Photos:
Outskirts of Ararat - March, 2008

Canna Lily (I Don't Know, Can It?)

2008-03-26T17:41:00.002+11:00

Oh man, I have to grow some of these next year!
Aren't they beautiful?
They are Canna Lilies - they come in all kinds of beautiful, bright colours and look best in a mass planting.

Yes, definitely on my wish list for the garden for next year!

Photo:
Alexandra Gardens, Ararat - 24 March, 2008

One Moon One World

2008-03-25T21:15:00.003+11:00

There have been so many beautiful moon photos on CDP over the last couple of days.
I love how something so primal unites us the world over, by the way it moves us all.

Photo:
High St, Ararat - Easter Sunday, 23 March, 2008.

Can You Guess What This Is?

2008-03-24T11:58:00.002+11:00

No hints!

IT'S AN ECHIDNA!

Someplace else

2008-03-23T08:45:00.001+11:00

She's concentrating very hard to make sure she hasn't forgotten any ingredients for the spectacular Easter lunch she's putting on for all the rellies.
Yes?
Or...
I wish Easter was over, I wish Easter was over....

Photo:
Saturday afternoon at Safeway, Ararat - 22 March, 2008

Church Gates

2008-03-21T16:55:00.002+11:00

Good Friday.
Church gates.

Photo:
Ararat Anglican Church, High St, Ararat - Feb, 2008

Blokes & Scaffolding

2008-03-20T20:40:00.006+11:00

Fiddling with Paintshop, of course.
These blokes are adding scaffolding to the old post office.
I dunno why.
Normally, when you see scaffolding like this, it is to clean the bricks (stones, whatever).
But this is bluestone (contrary to the nice orange in the photo!) not sandstone - you wouldn't be able to tell if it was dirty or not.

Photo:
Old Post Office, Barkly St, Ararat - 19 March, 2008

Is She Obsessed With Food, Or What?

2008-03-19T19:15:00.002+11:00

It's definitely possible!
Ever since I first visited Ararat my love of food has been re-awakened.
And how could it not be - look at these mulberries!
I know I've posted this photo on my other blog but I can't help showing it here, too.
They just look soooooo good.
It was wonderful to pick these berries fresh from the tree, warm and juicy and sweet and stuff them straight into my face!

Photo:
Mulberry tree, Great Western (10mins up the road from Ararat) - March, 2008

Mmm....more sausages!

2008-03-18T10:38:00.002+11:00

OH!
THAT'S NOT RIGHT!
My apologies to the vegetarians out there.

Sheep bums and Mt Langi Ghiran.

Photo:
Outskirts of Ararat - Jan, 2008

Mmmm.......sausages!

2008-03-17T08:20:00.001+11:00

Hunting down a good sausage is well worth the effort!
(or so I've heard!)
And these sausages from The Pyrenees Gourmet Butcher were very popular at the recent Farmers' Market.
Yes, I had one.
Yes, they were delicious.

Photo:
Ararat Farmers' Market, Alexandra Gardens, Ararat - March, 2008

Ark! Ark!

2008-03-16T18:25:00.002+11:00

I walked into Safeway and saw these birds hanging from the ceiling.
I thought they were for a promotion.
It took a couple of visits for the penny to drop.
They are there to deter sparrows!

Craw! Not Craw!

2008-03-15T09:35:00.002+11:00

See his claw?
Cool, isn't it?
It's a ball picker-uperer!
I saw a couple of home-made variations on the design, too.

Photo:
Sunday afternoon at the Ararat Bowls Club, Lambert St, Ararat - Mar 2008

Boring, Right?

2008-03-14T19:25:00.002+11:00

I know - it's a bit boring, isn't it?
But for some reason I keep coming back to it.
I don't know what it is!
It's just an ordinary street on an ordinary day.
That's it.

Photo:
Lambert St, Ararat - Mar, 2008

My... ..What Big Googles You Have

2008-03-13T18:08:00.001+11:00

Just think...70 odd years ago, these binoculars looked out over here.
I wonder if they ever spied my Grandfather - he served in New Guinea during WWII.

Photo:
Langi Morgala Museum, Queen St, Ararat - Mar, 2008

The Cattle Are Lowing

2008-03-12T16:20:00.002+11:00

They're what?
Lowing.
You know - lowing.
That's what it says in the Christmas Carol.
I always thought they were "a'lowing".
I've never understood the use of this word, but these cows, they look like they are doing it.

Photos:
Outskirts Ararat - Feb, 2008

The Cupcake Lady

2008-03-11T09:00:00.003+11:00

I had run out of money by the time I'd made it to The Cupcake Lady at the Farmers' Market.
Damn!

Photo:
Farmers' Market, Alexandra Gardens, Ararat - 9 Mar, 2008.

Pot Boiler

2008-03-10T14:53:00.002+11:00

Offerings from the local library.
Actually, I can't say for a fact that they are pot boilers,
because I haven't read them.
But their covers certainly scream "hello, darling!"

Photo:
Ararat Library, Cnr Barkly and Queen Sts, Ararat - Mar, 2008

Windmills

2008-03-09T18:05:00.002+11:00

I really love these wind turbines - they seem so whimsical.
Like giant landscape sculptures.
These are just outside of Ararat - east.
Their website blurb says they generate enough electricity for 26,000 homes thus avoiding the emission of 180,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas each year.
That's pretty good, right?

Oh Petrea - I just realized, your last post must have sub-consciously influenced this one - thanks!

Photo:
Challicum Hills - eastern outskirts of Ararat - 2007

Blokes

2008-03-08T07:20:00.001+11:00

Blokes from the Ararat Y's Men Club cooking sausages at the Ararat Gift at
Alexandra Oval.

Photo:
Feb, 2008

BoddalabeerBoddalabeer

2008-03-07T08:45:00.002+11:00

Old stuff at the Ararat Trash & Treasure market.

Photo:
Alexandra Hall, Lambert St, Ararat - Feb, 2008

Freak Out!

2008-03-06T08:30:00.004+11:00

She's cool, right?!
I visited the local museum yesterday - run by volunteers.
I think they get sick of cleaning the clothes on the mannequins, so they all
have heavy plastic on them (er - the mannequins that is, not the volunteers)!
Very creepy but wonderful!

Photo:
Langi Morgala Museum, Queen St, Ararat - 5 Mar, 2008.

What a Day!!

2008-03-05T16:39:00.002+11:00

Beautiful, beautiful weather today!
It's good to be alive (the alternative isn't much chop!).
The Ararat Rose Garden (beside the Performing Arts Centre).
I love roses!
They are so happy!
And roses love growing in Ararat - we have the perfect climate for them.

Photo:
5 March, 2008

Weird Looking Giraffes

2008-03-04T12:37:00.010+11:00

Not strictly Ararat - certainly within the Ararat Shire Council region.
Grain storage outside Willaura - a little town about 30clicks south-west of Ararat.
This photo doesn't really capture how enormous those mounds are - I wish I'd captured something to show proportion (or is it perspective?).

Those are the Grampians in the background.

Can you see those thingys on the right of the photo - do you reckon they look like giraffes?

Books

2008-03-03T14:21:00.004+11:00

Books at the Ararat Trash & Treasure.
Don't you love the green wall?
Monthly market - held second Sunday of the month - that's this week-end.

Photo:
Ararat Trash & Treasure Market, Alexandra Hall, Ararat - 10 Feb, 2008

Refuge

2008-03-02T19:29:00.001+11:00

Inside the dark and cool shire hall on a hot Summer's day.

Photo:
Shire Hall, Barkly St, Ararat - Feb, 2008

They Go Uppitty Up Up

2008-03-01T16:50:00.003+11:00

Saturday afternoon at the Ararat Aerodrome.

Photo:
Ararat Aerodrome, Western Highway, Ararat - 16 Feb, 2008

Pot Shopping

2008-02-29T12:07:00.004+11:00

Don't you just love their matching snowy heads and pants?
And his shirt works in nicely with the stripy blue pots.
This nursery has given us nearly all the plants in our garden.
(oh, hang on, when I say "given us" I mean, we paid for them)
They are friendly and helpful and have nice healthy plants.

Photo:
Growmaster Nursery, Lambert St, Ararat - Feb, 2008

Country House

2008-02-28T14:59:00.003+11:00

Photo:
Ararat - Feb, 2008