Author Archives: Joy Window

Talking about pop, pop, pop culture

Posted on Monday, 22 April 2013

And that’s enough referencing of ’80′s music, thank you. The weekend saw another Gold Coast SupaNova pop culture event. I talked about last’s year’s event here. It’s always fun to see the enthusiasms of so many people, singles, couples and … Continue reading →

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The laughing frog

Posted on Friday, 8 March 2013

Fleeing the dismal continual rain in Lismore for a few days, we visited Warwick in south-east Queensland, a two-hour drive from home. As soon as we crossed the border, the rain stopped. What was that old advertising slogan? “Queensland – … Continue reading →

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Saturn moth

Posted on Sunday, 24 February 2013

Is there an astronomical theme appearing here? A little while ago I posted about a sunfish. This time a Saturn moth has come into my purview. It seems to be Opodiphthera astrophela – compare the pic on the CSIRO website.

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Ain’t we got fun?

Posted on Saturday, 23 February 2013

It’s east coast low time again, folks – 3 weeks after the last one (reported here). Ballina, well-known for having the highest rainfalls in the immediate region,  had 151 mL in the last 24 hours – phooey, I say. We … Continue reading →

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Sunfish

Posted on Saturday, 16 February 2013

I was looking through some old photos and came across these two, from my days as a curatorial assistant at the South Australian Museum. There’d been a call from the public about a “funny fish” washed up. It’s a sunfish, … Continue reading →

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Two weeks in Tassie (part 2)

Posted on Wednesday, 6 February 2013

Part 1 is here. Friday 14/12/12 Time to leave Lonny and go back to Hobart. Instead of just taking the usual three hours to zoom down the Midland Highway, we decided to spend the whole day investigating places that took … Continue reading →

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Launceston architecture

Posted on Tuesday, 5 February 2013

I love walking among old beautiful buildings. That’s one of the reasons I loved many towns and cities in England, and Charleston and Savannah in the USA, so much. And now there’s a place in Australia I can do the … Continue reading →

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A tad damp in Lismore

Posted on Wednesday, 30 January 2013

There’s been record flooding in Bundaberg and Grafton, and severe flooding in other places. We have been fortunate here in the valley. It’s very protected – hardly any wind whereas our neighbours on top of the mountain behind us said … Continue reading →

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Two weeks in Tassie (part 1)

Posted on Sunday, 27 January 2013

Sitting here waiting for the ex-cyclone’s rain to pass, it seems fitting to review my Tassie trip of last December. It’s calm here in the valley, and we had only 65 mL yesterday, but on the coast it’s wild and … Continue reading →

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Eucalyptus tip-wilter bug

Posted on Friday, 25 January 2013

This little thing was in the rain gauge when I was emptying it this morning – yes, we’re having rain at last! The big lump of heat over Australia’s interior that was encouraging the bushfires in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania … Continue reading →

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