Old Wives at Port Noarlunga

Old Wives (Enoplosus armatus)

A very common fish in South Australia. They can be found in small schools or individually.























Yesterday there were a number of pairs sitting quietly along the bottom edge of the Port Noarlunga reef. This pair were sheltering under an old ship's anchor located on the SCUBA diver's trail at about 4-5m depth at low tide.
I was only snorkeling but I was able to dive down a number of times to get several shots. The fish didn't swim away so I assume they were preoccupied and the pairing has something to do with mating, but there wasn't anything obvious I could see they were doing. These individuals are about 300mm long.
There were several other pairs just out in the open above the sandy floor.








Some Australian creatures are not as innocuous as they might seem. The Old Wife has poisonous dorsal spines which have given a few fishermen painful jabs, but they are perfectly safe to swim with (as far as I know).

The Falke Flies Again

How many people does it take to change a lightbulb?
Not as many as it takes to get the Motor Falke In the air again. Finished the 30 yearly, finished the reweigh, even finished the paperwork. Will it ever fly again?
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Seems to be OK (so far).




















Back on the ground again and everything works. Kevin seems a lot happier than me, but that's probably because he doesn't want to work on the aircraft anymore.
Whew, just in time for the Air Force Cadets bivouac this week.

Fish

A "Strong Fish" or "Dusky Morwong", Dactylophora nigricans, near the reef at Port Noarlunga

--- Air Show ---

--- more Air Show ---

One more image

Uschi flies a glider

I'm not sure the picture is the right way up here...

Yes, that's better.

On the weekend...

...towing at Adelaide Soaring Club

Crabs at Marino Rocks.

Snorkelling at night again. No fish to be found but there were a few crabs hiding in the dark between the rocks.

Thailand - The Reclining Buddha at...

...Wat Pho.

Difficult to show the scale of the statue here. It is 45m long and about 15m high. In the photo you can see people way down by the feet. The plinth is about shoulder height for an adult. The feet and eyes are inlaid with mother of pearl.

The site is also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon.

Thailand - Chao Phraya

A long Boat on the Chao Phraya

Someones castle.

Some fishy stuff out to dry over the family washing