You see strange things in the outback....  (above)

Long Hot Aussie Summer

Tibetan monks create a brilliantly coloured sand mandala at Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland

Tibetan monks create a brilliantly coloured sand mandala at Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland

Grange beach, South Australia...minutes from down-town Adelaide

Grange beach, South Australia...minutes from down-town Adelaide

Father Peter, priest at Coober Pedy's 'Church of the Catacombs', in his rectory.

Father Peter, priest at Coober Pedy's 'Church of the Catacombs', in his rectory.

Landscape outside the 'dug out' house

Landscape outside the 'dug out' house

Band gig at Thredbo Blues Festival (photo by Murray Foote)

Band gig at Thredbo Blues Festival (photo by Murray Foote)

Drummer Mark Grunden, Thredbo Blues Festival (photo by Murray Foote)

Drummer Mark Grunden, Thredbo Blues Festival (photo by Murray Foote)

Kitchen inside a 'dug out' house, Coober Pedy

Kitchen inside a 'dug out' house, Coober Pedy

The 'Break Aways', in the South Australian desert outside of Coober Pedy

The 'Break Aways', in the South Australian desert outside of Coober Pedy

The Big Prawn, Ballina, New South Wales, part of Australia's on-going fascination with roadside attractions known as 'Big Things'.  This Summer I also got pics of The Big Winch, The Big Galah and The Biggest Playable Guitar (!)

The Big Prawn, Ballina, New South Wales, part of Australia's on-going fascination with roadside attractions known as 'Big Things'. This Summer I also got pics of The Big Winch, The Big Galah and The Biggest Playable Guitar (!)

Home orchard...

Home orchard...

Figs from the garden, Clare Valley, SA

Figs from the garden, Clare Valley, SA

With the Preacher before the Prominent Hill Mine gig.

With the Preacher before the Prominent Hill Mine gig.

Outback picnic

Outback picnic

Western Austraian bandmates - Hans (bass), Ali Penny (keys) and Chobby (drums).  Ali's band also represented Sydney, Aust at this years International Blues Challenge in Memphis,TN!

Western Austraian bandmates - Hans (bass), Ali Penny (keys) and Chobby (drums). Ali's band also represented Sydney, Aust at this years International Blues Challenge in Memphis,TN!