Category Archives: Places

Croudace Bay, Places, Warners Bay

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay

5 March 2010 Carol McKay

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay.

But first a stop of at The Esplanade, Warners Bay for hot potato chips.

A stroll around the block while we wait for the chips to cook

Doggy wants to play too, but is being called away..

We also saw a white heron, pigeons, and noisy miners but those piccies didn’t come out very good.

Newcastle

Newcastle fish markets walk around the Throsby Basin

27 February 2010 Carol McKay

Newcastle fish markets at 97 Hannell Street, Wickham.

We crossed over stix creek bridge and we are on our way back on the other side of Throsby Basin.

Mangroves walk way (re-opening on the 15th of March after repairs)

Two black cormorants on the right hand sculpture

The homes we walked past on the other side

Onebygamba “large mound” – Carrington part two

Boat sculpture with a list of the ship wrecks, and various types of ballast stones.

The bridge we walk under on the way out, and over on the way back.

Floating dock, Honeysuckle Precinct, Marina*

*Floating dock for ship repairs on the left, Honeysuckle Precinct office buildings at the end, Marina and fish cooperative on the right.

Toronto

Lunch at the Toronto lions club park

26 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Toronto lions club park?

very big grass across the road from the entrance

There was also a grey heron, but I couldn’t get a full picture of him.

Hunter Organic Growers Society, Morisset, Places

HOGS visit – Community Garden – Morisset

13 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Morisset?

Un-ceremonial planting of the Loquat Tree

There was a pale yellow butterfly here a moment ago.. — Where did that pale yellow butterfly go?

Bushland on the other side of the fence — Bushland over the fence

Take me home so I can put my feet up.

But before we can, a brief stop off at the Freeman’s Waterhole plant nursery on the way home to find out what they have on offer, where we spotted these four black skinks.

Glenrock, Wedding Anniversary

Glenrock State Conservation Area

6 February 2010 Carol McKay

Our Wedding Anniversary is on the 7th of February, but we always celebrate it on the Saturday that falls closest to that date.

Where is Glenrock?

Believe it or not, there is a white faced heron there

Anenomes and Snails — Anemones and Snails

Toronto

Toronto, New South Wales, Australia

1 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Toronto?

Water front park on the 1st of January 2001

Tea Gardens

1 February 2010 Carol McKay

Where is Tea Gardens?

Sugarloaf Mountain

1 February 2010 Carol McKay

What’s in a name?

Sugarloaf Range

On sighting Sugarloaf Range on May 10, 1770, Captain James Cook described it as “a little way inland, is a remarkable hill that is shaped like the crown of a hat”.

But who named it “Sugarloaf” remains a mystery.

“Warawollung” is the aboriginal name given to this landform, originating from the word “wol-lung”. Meaning human head as the range resembles one at certain angles.

(According to Lieutenant Close of Morpeth. It is pronounced warrawalong).