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Now that I have my house on wheels
I'll hither and thither as the impulse feels
Free of the shackles of one who kneels
To heed the freedom bell that peals

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2007                 01 02 03 04
2008 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 X
2009 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
2010 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
2011 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51
2012 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63
2013 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
2014 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86  

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MONTHLY UPDATES AT A GLANCE

November 2014 - Francois sent a bunch of pics of weird cars, modified for purposes not originally intended - No photo shoots this month (lazy me) but at least I've posted another album of historic pics of various auto-related scenarios during the first half of the 20th century.

October 2014 - Another 50 pics in the series of historic auto related photographs taken during the first half of the 20th century - And they just keep coming! Another batch of historic auto-related photographs - aaaaand one more for good measure!

September 2014 - Another 50+ historic pics of autos in various urban situations during the first half of the 20th century - a photo album of my trip to Sydney and Balmain to see the doc about my exposed bone/gum problem - Trip to Port Macquarie for a CT scan of my lower jaw then the return trip via the coast road to Laurieton -

August 2014 - Yet more historic photos of autos in various urban situations during the first half of the 20th century - Freedom, An Eagle Kiss - GM Show and Shine at Cundletown (near Taree) photo album - Celebrating my 70th birthday at the dental clinic - Manning Valley Cruzer Club Show and Shine, Fotheringham Park Taree -

July 2014 - More historic photos of autos in various scenarios during the first half of the 20th century - Two lonely characters meet and discover the joy of friendship, a wonderful photo story with captions sent by FL Josh -

June 2014 - A selection of photos of kids and their pranks that explains why mothers yell a lot - More historic pics of auto related images from the first half of the 20th century -

May 2014 - A third album of historic autos from the first half of the 20th century photographed in everyday life - Pics of my trip down to Great Lakes Caravans, Nabiac, this morning to have PJ's new Fiamma awning attached - Another 50+ photos of historic autos in everyday situations during the first half of the 20th century - 1920 Dodge Bros Book, a collection of magnificent pen and ink drawings -

April 2014 - Maps (album) to help us understand the world better - Collection of historic photographs of the automobile from early to mid 20th century in daily life - A second collection of historic photographs of the automobile from early to mid 20th century in daily life -

March 2014 - Sydney and a shoot of Glebe Point, Blackwattle Bay (Sydney Harbor) - Classic Jaguar cars from the 1950s photo album -

February 2014 - A gathering of local pelicans hog the camera down by the Manning River - Rare and Historic Photos album - Things To Do Before You Get Old photo album - FL Josh buys himself a flash Bentley - Photos that seem to justify Einstein's fear of technology causing a generation of idiots -

January 2014 - Photo album of Manning Rowing Club point score regatta (NSW Rowing Assoc) - Video of The Birth of PJ added to My Rig, the Journal and Youtube -

December 2013 - Album of sex quotes from various celebrities from NC Art - photo album of PJ's new saddle bags and other jobs -

November 2013 - Photo album of jacaranda trees in full bloom in Taree - second shoot of the flowering jacarandas, this time with the Nikon D3100 - 10 Unique Graveyards photo album - Grand and Amazing Sights photo album - A collection of beautiful photos from around the world sent by Francois -

October 2013 - Puppy dogs making the most profound of statements - A collection of colorful birds in Nature's Paintbrush - Pics of my first shakedown in PJ at Wingham Brush - Historic Photos #2 album - Pics of a home made truck using junk lying about the farm -

September 2013 - Album of Opera (House) Perspectives - Album of walking tour of Sydney Botanic Gardens -

August 2013 - Album of a century old electric car - Photo album of Bentleys, Best of British from the Fifties -

July 2013 - Album of witty pub signs contributed by NC Art - A Series of wonderful photographs of Nature's miracles in stunning color, contributed by NC Art -

June 2013 - Notes written by children to "Dear God" - A series of historic and unusual photographs documenting various events during the 19th and 20th centuries -

May 2013 - Taree Rail Centenary photo album - Video of Rail Centenary - Customized 1948 Ford Mercury parked outside my house in Taree - Photo album of things we don't usually see - Photo album of Taree Rescue Squad's Weekend on Wheels - Photo album of humor on buses -

April 2013 - Photo album of what retired Boeing sheet metal workers do in their spare time -

March 2013 - Video of Taree Markets, Saturday morning at the Showground -

February 2013 - Album of photos of the iconic French Citroen 2CV dressed up in leather by Hermes Interieur & Design - Photo Album of ferry trip from Circular Quay to Darling Harbor, Sydney - Video of the ferry trip from Circular Quay to Darling Harbor, Sydney -

January 2013 - Video of Forster Tuncurry, Great Lakes - How could anyone NOT want kids? -

December 2012  - Photo album of the Ford Courier tray back ute I'll use to carry the camper -

November 2012 - Photo album of Central Railway Station and Radiance of the Seas docked at Circular Quay - Experimenting with my new Nikon in the garden - Exterior and interior shots of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic church, Taree -

October 2012 - Video of the Old Bar Festival VW Kombi Fest - Video of Same Sex Marriage -

September 2012 - Video of four villages in the Manning Valley - Video of Veteran and Vintage Chevrolet Association show and shine, Wingham -

August 2012 - Video of the All GM Day, Old Holdens Show 'n' Shine, Cundletown - An album of stills from the Old Holdens shoot -

July 2012 -  A walking tour (plus train/bus) of Sydney city (video on Youtube) - Stills taken during the video shoot of Sydney -

June 2012- A collection of 1930s Fords from a newsgroup - Video of my ride aboard the steam loco 3237 in Taree - Video of driving around Taree (Youtube) -

May 2012 - Pics of Chateau de Mobile, my new/used slide-on camper - Photos Worth Your Time, a collage of interesting photos from around the world, sent by NC Art - Talawahl Nature Reserve and Breakneck Lookout overlooking Taree - Sunset over Taree and the Manning River -

April 2012 - A detour to Crowdy Bay National Park and Crowdy Head on my way home from Port Macquarie hospital after my final radiation treatment - The renovation of Taree Courthouse over a 14-month period -

March 2012 - Three days in Port Macquarie for my second radiation therapy but this time I took a tour of some of the local beaches - When it's okay to use the F Word - How Times Change... a bunch of old ads that would never cut it today -

February 2012 - Four days at Rotary Lodge in the grounds of Port Macquarie hospital for my first radiation therapy -

January 2012 - Two weeks in Royal Prince Alfred hospital Sydney for cancer operation -

December 2011  Train trip to Sydney for an appointment with the doc and a photo shoot of the city on a bleak, rainy day -

November 2011 - My latest set of wheels, The Ute, a 1993 Ford Falcon XG Longreach utility - 1925/6 Dodge Ute in original condition and still going in Queensland - LP gas tanker crash outside my house in Taree -

October 2011 - Rail Motor Society's historic Class 610 arrives in Taree (as well as the XPT) - A 1918 Chevrolet in original condition -

September 2011 - Queensland's oldest pub, Nindigully - Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland, an astounding underground cathedral -

August 2011 - Old Holdens Show & Shine, Cundletown - Kookaburra at Old Bar plus a few other shots -

July 2011 - South Africa's new airline, Kulula - Guest Traveler - Australia's first caravan, built in Tasmania, 1926 - Pru and Mike and their Winnebago

June 2011 - Taree flood - Roadworks outside my home -

May 2011- Bootawa Dam, Tinonee/Mondrook -

April 2011 - Taree to Tamworth to buy a campervan - Pics of the campervan - 'Bush Rally', 100 years of Automotive History including a 1909 Stanley Steam car.

March 2011 - Taree and District Classic and Vintage Motorcycle Club rally - Heart Attack story posted -

February 2011 - An assortment of pics of tropical cyclone Yasi downloaded from the net - Artisans Retreat & Gallery at Mondrook near Tinonee -

January 2011- NSW Rowing Association Point Score Regatta, Manning River, Taree - Cars caught in the Queensland floods -

December 2010- Scrapbook Parts 9, 10a, 10b, 11, 12a, 12b, 13, 14, 15 (final) - Posters for Garage Doors to impress the neighbors -

November 2010 - Taree's jacarandas in bloom - Hegarty St Glebe (my old house) - Scrapbook Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 -

October 2010 - Lansdowne and Coopernook -

September 2010 - Trip to Old Bar and the mouth of the Manning River - Guest Traveler-Jan Gray's trip to Kakadu and the Kimberley -

August 2010 - Lindsay and Sue depart Taree Airport for London - My birthday and a couple of funny b'day vids from TX Greg -

July 2010 - Steam loco 3237 returns to Taree  and I get a ticket to ride -

June 2010 - Citroen prototype car, Revolte - Montage of my pix put to music in a video for Youtube - Winter Orchid Show, Taree - Old Holdens Show 'n' Shine

May 2010 - Steam loco 3237 arrives in Taree - Steam Loco video on Youtube - "War" video on Youtube -

April 2010 - Montage of various shots around Taree during April - Dumaresque Island

March 2010 - Montage of various shots around Taree - and another montage.

February 2010 - Roadworks and footpath

January 2010 - Manning Sailing Regatta - LOOK road signs -

December 2009- Our New Blue Loo! - Albert's Christmas in Denmark - (Bluey page)

November 2009 - Bits & Pieces - Country Energy (new power pole) - Wild parrots feeding time - Water lilies and lotus at Booroowhangary - Classic and vintage Ford Show

October 2009 - Upper Lansdowne - Bits and pieces around the backyard (Taree) - Bluestone fence, Taree, and flowering Jacarandas.

September 2009 - Manning Valley Cruzers club Show 'n' Shine - Bluey page - Final visit to Booroowhangary Rainforest Gardens - Manning River south bank walk

August, 2009 Long walk (along the banks of the Manning River) - Another visit to Killawarra and Mt George -

July 2009 - A walk in Fotheringham Park, Taree - Tinonee Orchid Farm III - Andrews Park, Taree West - Around the local hood - Taree Fishermen's Co-op and old Dairy factory.

June 2009 - Phil and Rose and their motorhome - FX & FJ Holden champs, Wingham - Saltwater Wine Surf Classic, Old Bar - Tow Truck outside my house - Saxbys Soft Drinks, Taree - Cundletown with Graham and Irene - Lansdowne

May 2009 Alpaca expo at Ghinni Winery - Guest Traveler (Josh Maguire, camping at Smiths Lake) - Manning Valley Home & Lifestyle Expo -

April 2009. The saga of the Taree fence (updated May 16)

March 2009.  Stebercraft Marine No.3 (launch of the Steber 4700) - "Wheels on Fire" exhibition at Manning Art Gallery (Taree) - Nabiac Swap Meet (motorcycles) - Taree Dragon Boat Regatta - Taree Airport

February 2009 - Guest Traveler (Josh Maguire - Kangaroo Island) - Auto wrecks - Stebercraft Marine No.2 - Harrigans Irish Pub at Harrington (vintage cars)

January 2009 - Croc Stars (Taree Mall) - Huntsman in the mail box -

December 2008? Oops! Diddly squat. Sorry 'bout dat but I did update the Waffle page a couple of times.

November 2008 - Booroowhangary II (water lilies) - Cody's Special Place, Cape Town South Africa - The Royal NSW 41st Battalion, Taree - A 1963 Toyota Tiara outside my house - The Rail Motor Society visits Taree - Booroowhangary III (lotus).

October 2008 - Old Bar Festival Parts 1 & 2 - Wingham Akoostik Music Festival & Smokin Joe Robinson - Timber Town (Wauchope)

September 2008 - Tinonee Orchids (2) - Wingham sheep exhibition - HMB Endeavour, Hastings area/Port Macquarie

August 2008 - Taree Model Railway & Hobby Exhibition - Taree Dragon Boat - Taree Championship Dog Show - Manning Valley Cruzers Club (hotrods) Show 'n' Shine

July 2008 - Booroowhangary Rainforest Gardens - Gangga Marrang Aboriginal Art exhibition - Manning Kart Club, Wingham - Beaut Utes Show, Wingham - Taree Showjumping (horses) - Guest Traveler - Road Trip to Colorado

June 2008 - Pampoolah, Roy Cross Timbers - Tinonee Orchids - Stebercraft Marine, Taree - Mike from Tasmania

May 2008 - Taree Lookout (Breakneck Rd) - Beef Week, Wingham - Taree Historic Motor Show - Tuncurry & Wally III (lobsters)

April 2008 - Kr8er King, Tuncurry - Old Bar Surf - Taree Collector's Club - Mt George II

March 2008 - Wingham Brush - Elands, Bulga - Martin Bridge Taree - Taree Art Gallery - Seal Rocks

February 2008 - Tapin Tops - Laurieton II

January 2008 - Nabiac - Old Bar II - Manning Point - Ghinni Ghinni

December 2007 - Brimbin - Mt George - Boorganna - Blackhead Beach

November 2007 - Coorabakh - Forster/Tuncurry

October 2007 - Ellenborough Falls - Barrington Tops - Laurieton

September 2007 - Taree - Old Bar

 

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