Sam rides a Road Bike

Every sixteen yearold wants a road bike.

This is Sam's.

He found it on the road at Redcliffe this evening.

Saluti da Mango

Saluti da Mango
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A Postcrossing post card of Mango in the province of Cuneo in Italy, from Milton.

Thanks Milton!

Brick Cafe

Brick Cafe
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

My friend, Juan, from New York tells me this place makes the best **** french toast in the ***** world :)

Kid Magic

Kid Magic
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

An attempt to placate kids before bedtime turns into a magic trick that goes funnily wrong.

Sailboats in Finland

Sailboats in Finland
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A postcrossing card from Anne in Finland.

Anne knew that I liked cruise ships, but I think these beautiful sailboats have a charm and grace all of their own.

Thanks Anne!

Lightning over Lawnton

Lightning over Lawnton
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

I posted the picture the other day, now for the movie :)

Here's a video of the electrical storm we had the other day. It's my first try at photographing lightning. I'll do better next time. Promise!

Lightning in Lawnton

Lightning in Lawnton
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

An electrical storm we watched from our deck on Saturday night.

Lizard at home

Lizard at home
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

This magnificent lizard has been living at our place for the last few years.

I caught him limping around the other day. It appears he'd been in a fight with either a cat or another lizard, and wasn't walking very well.

So I called the RSPCA who came out, captured him and took him to their animal hospital.

They tell me when he's better they'll bring him back home here, where everything is familiar to him.

Postcards from Seattle

Postcrossing Postcards from Deanna in Seattle.

Thanks Deanna!

Lilly by Moonlight

Lilly by Moonlight
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

I was supposed to be doing the washing up, but when I saw the full moon rising outside, I had to try and capture it.

Guthrie Theater

Guthrie Theater
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

A Postcrossing post card from Jennifer.

Thanks, Jen!

Before and After

Before	After

I have this terrible habit of forgetting when to have a haircut.

I leave it for months, and slowly end up looking more and more like somone on a "Wanted" photo.

I'd had enough today and decided to get it cleaned up, so I went down to "Just Cuts" at Strathpine and let Vikki have her way with my hair.

Going to the hairdresser is more than just getting a haircut. It's more like going to a see a shrink, with a bit of grooming thrown in - especially if you get someone good to cut your hair.

The person who cut my hair was from Macedonia and very interested in History. So I received a fantastic lesson on the history of the Macedonian people with some interesting facts about Alexander the Great, and the differences between our independent Aussie culture, and the family-centric Macedonian culture where family and neighbors often walk into your house to say hello, usually without invitation.

What an amazingly diverse and interesting world. So much to see and hear. So little time.

Meanwhile, I feel much better prepared to see more of the world, now that I don't look so scruffy!

Feste Vigiliane, Italy

Feste Vigiliane, Italy
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A Postcrossing Postcard from Luca in Trento, in the North of Italy.

The Vigiliane Festival occurs on the Adige River, in Trento, which is in the Dolomiti Mountains in the North of Italy.

At the end of the festival, rafts of contestants from each of the ten city districts of Trento try to ensure that they are first to get the ring on the neck of the goose.

Sounds like a lot of fun!

Thanks Luca!

Midnight Sun, Lapland, Finland

Midnight Sun, Lapland, Finland
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A Postcrossing Postcard from Henriikka in Finland. She writes:

"In June and July the sun doesn't go down in Lapland at all! It is quite amazing. I saw it for the first time in my life this summer."

Thanks, Henriikka.

Jyväskylä Finalnd

Jyväskylä Finalnd
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

A postcrossing Postcard from Sirpa, a travel agent who works in Jyväskylä

Thanks Sirpa!!

A good impression

A good impression
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

It looks like Dad made a great impression on the interviewer.

"Recommendation: A"

"Medical Arranged"

"Excellent fellow (Scotch origin) with wife and children to match. Suitable for A/P under C/N. Conditions explained".

The First Step

The First Step
Originally uploaded by MagicTyger

The greatest journey starts with a step.

This is the form that Mum and Dad completed in order to apply to come to Australia in February 1963. They were 22 years old at the time. I wasn't even a year old, and Mum was pregnant with my sister, Karen.

Click on the thumbnails below to see any of the 32 pages in the application.

If you were a Ten Pound Pom, you can order your own set of documents. Just go to the Australian National Archives (http://naa.gov.au/) and follow "record search" links.