Archive for September, 2005

fore!

Sunday, September 25th, 2005

Why, why, why? What is it with golfballs and beaches? This photo of Point Cook beach takes in a group of eight golf balls. The nearest course is Sanctuary Lakes, some five kilometers away.
I often find golfballs when snorkelling off Williamstown, but at least there you’ve got some nice grass and a large population, so […]

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first class

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

How many of us have dreamed that one day we’d have a real, full size jet aircraft of our own to live in?… OK, not that many! Still, given the relatively high concentration of wierdos per square inch in the US, you would have guessed it would happen there. This is a Boeing 727 […]

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living under a hex

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

Here’s an interesting one: this is the first time I’ve ever seen a housing estate laid out on a hexagonal grid. I imagine it would be as confusing to drive around as Canberra ;-). This one is near the Jarama Motor Racing Circuit in Spain. There are cars on the circuit, but no sign of […]

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