f365: Day 032

I had two pieces of good news today. Firstly I have been made a permanent staff member at Virgin! And secondly, we are able to pick up our puppy "Bruce" tomorrow (originally it was scheduled for two week's time).

Today's photo centred around composition. I always try hard to look at things from different angles and look out for patterns and symmetry. I took this from near where I stand most days while waiting for the bus near Roma St station in Brisbane.

f365: Day 031

Well here we are at the end of the first month of my photo project. Probably the defining feature of the month was the intense rain and flooding occurring earlier this week.

I love architectural shots - the shot today is a "work in progress". It is the Infinity Tower, currently under construction around Roma St. Upon completion (2014) it'll be 81 stories - the second tallest building behind the Meriton Tower.

Anyway, I get a good view of this tower every day as I leave Roma St station so it had to feature in this project.

f365: Day 030

Ok, bad taste, but irresistibly too good to pass on...!

Wednesday night is our take out night - we usually either get Thai, Indian, pizza or something that makes mid week dinners more exciting.

We stopped off in Kelvin Grove on the way home and got pizza. Just as we were heading back to the car, Cookie obeyed a call to nature - or rather she noticed the deliberately altered sign and obeyed. You decide...

Definitely a contender for worst shot I'll take all year (at least from a "good taste" point of view).

f365: Day 029

I know I've already blogged a lot of shots in and around our property, but this was the sight that greeted me this morning - sun, sun, glorious sun! Hugely welcome after days of murky, sticky, wet weather.

It is hugely appreciated to have good weather as it'll certainly help the creeks, the river and flooding. The forecast for the next week looks pretty good as well.

Our office was shut today due to the flooding so I am currently working from home (also have not left the house all day!).

f365: Day 028

The rain continues, although finally the sun came out and it seems like the worst is finally over (at least from the rain and wind point of view). We were very lucky here with no damage or flooding so spare a thought for the less fortunate.

However the Brisbane River is expected to reach its tidal peak around noon tomorrow so we are not out of the woods yet. Thousands of homes have already flooded and many lost power.

This is the place where I work (Virgin Australia). Virgin HQ is situated next to Breakfast Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. Water surrounds the complex and I've been instructed to work from home tomorrow.

f365: Day 027

Ok, things are getting a bit nasty here. It has rained solidly now for 3 days and it has intensified today. The creeks are starting to overflow and roads are being closed.

We are reasonably high up here, but our backyard is saturated, complete with a mini pool and fast flowing creek!

Here are some shots - taken, not surprisingly, with my waterproof camera.

(Below two shots): Our backyard. Note how waterlogged it is. The far left corner is about knee cap deep! The second shot shows how heavy the rain is

(Below three shots): Ithaca Creek, about 200m down the road. Normally a very small stream flows through here.

f365: Day 026

Wet, wet, wet....! A quick synopsis of the weather here the last couple of days:

Step 1) moderate rain, continue several hours
Step 2) violently heavy rain, continue around 20-25 minutes
Step 3) moderate rain, continue several hours
Step 4) no rain, continue 10-15 mins

Repeat Steps 1-4 until a state of emergency is reached....It is supposed to rain here until around Tuesday, just at the end of our long weekend. On the brightside, our lawn is getting a soaking/flooding!

Picture today is of one of our drains, blocked and over flowing. A small creek is forming in the backyard.

Lastly I should add, Happy Australia Day!