The view from my "office"

[OATEK]

Does anyone here read 'willow' ?

Well, looking at the thickness of the pieces they are not the fine china of today. I have a couple of Japanese cups/saucers from 1800s which are much thicker than modern pieces. As I understand it most of the Blue & White that was produced 200 years ago came from China. Perhaps these items started out as ballast on ships returning to England from the Far East, and then accompanied settlers on the journey back here. Likely very well travelled.

 

[RooFlyer]

Well, looking at the thickness of the pieces they are not the fine china of today. I have a couple of Japanese cups/saucers from 1800s which are much thicker than modern pieces. As I understand it most of the Blue & White that was produced 200 years ago came from China. Perhaps these items started out as ballast on ships returning to England from the Far East, and then accompanied settlers on the journey back here. Likely very well travelled.

Thanks. I haven't done any reading on it yet, but I guess I'll have to get into it, although I'm hoping the Decorative Arts guy at the Tas Museum and Art Gallery might be able to tell me something. There are only fragments, unfortunately, but a fair few of them.

Actually, a quick Google (!) tells me that there was English Willow being mass produced (transfer 'painted') by 1800, and this would be the most likely source - just taken to and sold in Van Diemen's Land. This was the site of a very humble (but prominent) farmer, maybe 20 years in huts there and finding 'china' was a bit of a surprise!!

 

[Flashback]

My local village getting ready for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. Going to miss living here when we move, sigh! Keep calm and carry on


"God bless the Queen"

 

[serfty]

Lovely day in Melbourne today, not a cloud in the sky.

I was doing some scouting for a walk through the Gardens for FlyerTalk OZFest next Saturday.

Autumn is finally starting to kick in.

 

[love_the_life]

My local village getting ready for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations. Going to miss living here when we move, sigh! Keep calm and carry on
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"God bless the Queen"

Looks lovely. Is the new place also in a village or something larger?

 

[JohnM]

@JohnM - Mate it must be getting close to Carnivale time in PD ?

It’s on this weekend. We didn’t go downtown last night but could hear the crackers going off. Just on the way back from a long day in the Daintree now but the word is that restos will be a zoo tonight, so will give downtown a miss until tomorrow night.

 

[craven morehead]

It’s on this weekend. We didn’t go downtown last night but could hear the crackers going off. Just on the way back from a long day in the Daintree now but the word is that restos will be a zoo tonight, so will give downtown a miss until tomorrow night.

Good idea mate. Did you enjoy the Daintree trip?

 

[JohnM]

Good idea mate. Did you enjoy the Daintree trip?

Sure did, mate.

Highly recommended. It’s not WH-listed for no reason - but the complexities of rain forests are perhaps not as easily observed as other ecosystems, so they generally don’t appear as ‘pretty’, but there is a lot going on.

Managed to get a quick sighting of a Cassowary. Not sufficient to photograph, but it was a big win.

 

[craven morehead]

Sure did, mate.

Highly recommended. It’s not WH-listed for no reason - but the complexities of rain forests are perhaps not as easily observed as other ecosystems, so they generally don’t appear as ‘pretty’, but there is a lot going on.

Managed to get a quick sighting of a Cassowary. Not sufficient to photograph, but it was a big win.

Definitley a special part of the world. I've only seen a Cassowary once in my last three trips Glad you had a good day!

 

[Flashback]

Looks lovely. Is the new place also in a village or something larger?

It's up a rather steep hill from the village, so a bit different but nice and secluded enough all the same.

 

[JohnM]

Cape Tribulation and one of the Daintree locals.

 

[RB]

It is one (another) of those days at Port Macquarie

 

[JessicaTam]

Welcome to summer in the UK

Go for a trip down Regent Street too, Union Jacks all the way overhead.

Is it 3 o’clock on the 20th of May already?

 

[marki]

Walking thru international T Melbourne

 

[Flashback]

Wandering around Dorset...

 

[TheRealTMA]

Bistro Molines in the rain.

 

[boomy]

Our office today - Hilton Sukhuvmit Bangkok



The view from our office

 

[JohnK]

Phone cameras getting really sophisticated they are capturing rain drops in better detail?

 

[Flashback]

Today was a visit to Henstridge Airfield, pretty much on the border of Somerset and Dorset and some flying of a different kind...... in a chopper.

We stayed overnight in Shaftesbury beforehand, so had a wander around the village and a full English breakfast prior to our lunchtime flight.




Our chariot awaits.

Lots of plane cough - you could do Tiger Moth flights too.


The views weren't too bad - was a nice day for it.

 

[RooFlyer]

Ooooh ... a hill-fort! Anglo-saxon?