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Images and stories from my travels and life in the Northern Territory and Queensland.

cassmob

cassmob

I'm a Queenslander by birth and after nearly 20 years in the Northern Territory I've returned to my home state. I've been researching my Queensland ancestors for nearly 30 years and like most Aussies I'm a typical "mongrel" with English, Irish, Scottish and German ancestry.

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You can contact me by leaving a comment on any post or on any page, or via email to cassmob [at] yahoo [dot] com [dot] au.
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Africa, Shadow Shot Sunday, Travel, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday: Sunset Giraffes in the Masai Mara

How could I resist adding a giraffe photo or two today? My friends on Facebook are all having a go … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Sunset Giraffes in the Masai Mara

Africa, Family History, Shadow Shot Sunday, Travel, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday Samburu and Kudu

Today is once again Shadow Shot Sunday and I thought I’d start the photos from my recent trip to Africa – … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday Samburu and Kudu

Northern Territory, Open Gardens, Top End NT, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday: Circularity in Red

This week’s shadow shot is from a lovely garden owned by a local artist, Jasmine Jan (check out her amazing … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Circularity in Red

Northern Territory, On the Road, Queensland, Uncategorized

On the Road: Triple Road Trains

Lined up at Camooweal, these big guys are best seen stationary. They’re scary critters, with their 176ft length, 115 tonnes … Continue reading On the Road: Triple Road Trains

Northern Territory, Things to do, Uncategorized

Clipped wings

Driving the Stuart Highway often introduces some unusual sights. On our drive to Brisbane back in June we came across … Continue reading Clipped wings

Open Gardens, Shadow Shot Sunday, Things to do, Top End NT, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday: Tropical shadows

Yesterday we visited our final Open Garden of the year. The weather is turning and what we call the Dry … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Tropical shadows

Gardening, Shadow Shot Sunday, Sightseeing, Uncategorized

Shadow Shot Sunday: Trembling in the light

After a frenetic burst of activity through April with the A to Z challenge this poor blog has been languishing … Continue reading Shadow Shot Sunday: Trembling in the light

Queensland, Top End NT, Travel, Uncategorized, Western Australia

Passport to April

My friend Crissouli wanted to know where she could get her passport stamped after completing our Top End tour in … Continue reading Passport to April

Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Travel, Uncategorized

Swimming at Deka Deka

I’ve been rather neglectful of this blog over the past few weeks. Firstly I had a week away in Brisbane … Continue reading Swimming at Deka Deka

Cass Family History, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea, Uncategorized

Visiting Samarai: the old school and houses

This photo shows the old primary school at Samarai which has particular significance to my husband’s family: his mother taught … Continue reading Visiting Samarai: the old school and houses

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