ÿþ<html> <head> <meta name="keywords" content="miniature railway, bush, continuous gradient, 7-1/4, 1-1/2, bush, Bensville, Barchester Towers, Central Coast, Gosford, NSW, train, BTR, generic electric, Plum Cove, gecko"> <title>Barchester Towers Railway - Scrapbook Page 6: 2011</title> </head> <body background="../others/SayakaFaint.jpg" text="#000f0f" > <font color="#000f0f" size="4" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>Our scrapbook - Barchester Towers Railway (Page 6 - 2011 and 2012)</strong></font></p> <p><font color="#000f0f" face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="-1"> Started in February 2006, these scrapbook pages are where we can put some of the photos and stories that don't belong elsewhere. If you want to print these photos, you might care to ask for the original as the ones on this page are compressed for display. Of course if you have any story or photos to add please send them to us! There are some YouTube movies on this page - you might have to tweak your browser to see them. <br><br> Back to <a href="../index.htm">Barchester Towers Railway</a> home page. <br><br> <font size="+1"><a href=../others/scrpbk06.htm>Page 1: 2006</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk07.htm>Page 2: 2007</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk08.htm>Page 3: 2008</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk09.htm>Page 4: 2009</a>. <a href=../2010/scrpbk10.htm>Page 5: 2010</a>. </font> <hr> <b>Summer holidays, 2011</b> - Not a good start to the year. We thank everyone for the sympathy expressed..<p> <center> <img src="1186Valentina.jpg" height="336" width="448"><br> In this place the line passed through some creeping vines. Rather than clearing them we hope to be able to train them out of the way of the trains (Valentina inspecting). The truck load of bricks is for proving the bridges.<p> <img src="1199deer.jpg" height="633" width="342"><br> Here's why growing fruit around here is not such a good idea. These young deer are feral, their parents are worse. <p> <img src="1201Alopi.jpg" height="336" width="448"><br> Alopi, Madeleine and Rani at the top end<p> <img src="1204mudnest.jpg" height="405" width="465">...<img src="1205mudnest.jpg" height="399" width="472"><br> Willy wag-tail in her mud nest.<p> <img src="1206boat.jpg" height="336" width="448"><br> The boys helped Maddy to make this catmaran.<p> </center> Sometimes it feels like we need to wear earmuffs. The Barchester Blowflies are upon us ... <center> <img src="1144phoneCicada.jpg" height="275" width="448"><br> and on the phone ...<p> <img src="1139spannerCicada.jpg" height="251" width="448"><br> and checking a spanner.<p> </center> An ABC story about cicadas is <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/February2001/default.htm"> here</a>. <hr> Shizuka's first visit - not so much light at this time. She does seem to be enjoying herself while driving from bottom to top. We have had a record wet autumn so the bush is quite green for winter.0Other than a dead juvenile red-bellied black snake, there was not much wildlife this trip.<p> <center> <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DlETZW5FmWU?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7K6MzsavtD4?fs=1&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object><br> <b>W0Z0K0U0“0o0ïSaD0m0ÿ</b> <p> </center> Later we found that the snake was made of rubber, probably dropped by a disappointed kookaburra! And later Shizuka decided that she had had so much fun down under that she came back from Japan - not once, but twice more within seven months. <hr> <b>Service Suspended!</b><p> <center> <img src="1569treedown.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> This tree came down in a spring storm, fortunately missing the rails, unfortunately falling foul of the track. We are not going to run short of firewood next winter. <hr> <img src="1570antechinusmess.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> October 2011; The antechinus was here.<p> <img src="1592parrot.jpg" width="448" height="301"><br> Green parrot<p> <img src="1599boat.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> Ha and Annie<p> <img src="1602bugs.jpg" width="386" height="336"><br> Caterpillar congress<p> <img src="1606cat.jpg" width="448" height="327"><br> Not my house, not my cat.<p> <img src="1608cuttingtree.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> Soon open for traffic again.<p> <hr> <img src="x2074siennadriving.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> January 2012: Sienna driving with Edith.<p> <img src="x2076siennacamera.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> Sienna with Edith's camera.<p> <img src="x2080legless.jpg" width="448" height="329"><br> They tell us that this fellow is a not a Brown Snake, rather it is a legless lizard! The difference is that we can see the holes which are vestigal ears. So watch what you pick up.<p> <img src="y0364johnC3trucks.jpg" width="448" height="336"><br> March 2012: John came to visit and so was conscripted to fill a few trucks.<p> <hr> <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7yKbysoaHLk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br> April 2012: Annie and Asami, including walk in Bouddi National Park <hr> <!-- (next topic here) --> </center> <p> <p><font color="#000f0f" face="Comic Sans MS">Back to the main page: <a href="../index.htm">BTR</a>. Scrapbook <a href=../others/scrpbk06.htm>Page 1: 2006</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk07.htm>Page 2: 2007</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk08.htm>Page 3: 2008</a>. <a href=../others/scrpbk09.htm>Page 4: 2009</a>. <a href=../2010/scrpbk10.htm>Page 5: 2010</a>. <p><font color="#000f0f" face="Comic Sans MS">This page is: <a href="http://dazed.org/btr/2011/scrpbk11.htm">http://dazed.org/btr/2011/scrpbk11.htm (Page 6: 2011 and 2012)</a><font color="#000f0f" face="Comic Sans MS">.</font></p> <hr> <p><font color="#000f0f" face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>This line last edited: 24 April 2012. </font></p> </body> </html>