Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

This past Saturday a group of friends and I went up to Toowoomba for the annual Carnival of Flowers. It was an extra special event this year as they were celebrating their 60th Anniversary. Plenty of things to buy and rides to go on if you felt like spending the money but also plenty of things for those not looking to spend a fortune. The flower beds were gorgeous, with heaps of different colours and patterns (and even a bed of cabbages as seen in the pic!). It was a great day and the weather was pretty good too, just too bad I neglected to put on sunscreen as my cheeks were a bit pink by the end!

There was a parade down some of the main streets of Toowoomba around lunch time, but we didn't stay for all of it as our stomachs preferred food after all the walking we'd been doing. Like any perfect day, it ended with ice cream before we headed back home :)

Dust Storm over South East Queensland

From my deck you can normally see all the way out to Mt Coot-tha, all the way across suburban Brisbane. Not so today as a dust storm which blew through Sydney has travelled north to us here in Brisbane. This picture was taken from my deck shortly around the time the visibility peaked at its worst and it has stayed about the same since then. Predictions are that it will clear tonight and I'm sure hoping so! Too bad they're not predicting rain any time soon to help clean the air.