A Sunday cure for cabin fever - every weekend it has just poured for the last umpteen months. In the top right hand corner you can see a building which is Melbournes' "police Academy" perched high on a hill. In the 3/4 foreground the white specks are cockatoos (cockys to us) huge buggers the size of an overfed moggy (obviously the rains have brought plenty of food). Decided to get on the MTB's and just get wet and dirty. Taken on the Samsung Galaxy SII whilst braving a cold and wet Sunday arvo. The bike track actually goes all the way to the beach some 25km's south if you stick with it. It follows the newly opened Eastlink motorway. The track goes through parks and bushland, urban centres, sewage treatment plants (huge drying ponds), a purpose built olympic rowing centre and finally to Port Phillip Bay. Used Pudding Camera app - vivid and finished off on Snapseed.

A wide angle view of the Newport Velodrome.

Part of a photo scavenger hunt. This was "sidewalk fossils."

Bike track under Holbrooks Rd (Linear Pk)

Looking out from the car park. That greets first time visitors on their way into Queenstown. The Kawarau river, Lake Wakatipu's only outlet seen winding its way along towards the Gibbston wine area. You can just make out Queenstown Airport just before the lake, and get an idea of how spectacular the views are from the plane on the way in.

Used at phys.org/news/2017-05-cities.html

I took this picture while researching a Financial Times article found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/075f0478-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html and an audio slideshow found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e844abb4-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html

Billie showing his origins.

I took this picture while researching a Financial Times article found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/075f0478-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html and an audio slideshow found at www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e844abb4-dddc-11de-b8e2-00144feabdc0.html

Walking on the bike track towards Kirkland from Rowrah July 2008

The Merri Creek trail near Brunswick, north of Melbourne. It's much greener than it has been for some time owing to the above average rainfall we've received. Merri Creek eventually flows into the yarra river. You wouldn't swim in it but there are fish and lots of water birds hanging around.

Izzy about to give Tinka a kiss!

Pity about the paspalum sticking up in the middle of the shot!