Bjarki and Naes' Incredible Numerical Challenge (Part 6)

It's time to get mathematically challenging once more on the Other Side! For those who have tuned in late, the Incredible Numerical Challenge is about taking photos of numbers (or things that represent them) in the everyday. Numero 5 was a little on the industrial side, number 6 goes back to nature, nestled amongst the banksia.

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Take a stroll down one of the many laneways in Melbourne to Hell's.
Drink of the Mountain Goat, tell your tale and watch as the city crawls by.

Post(card) History: Episode 3

Welcome to Adelaide, South Australia. If you always wondered what a bus looks like in Adelaide, this one's for you.

Adelaide History is littered with firsts, including:

1854: First public animal-powered railway in Australia opened, between Goolwa and Port Elliot.

1867: First croquet club in Australia formed at Kapunda.

1891:Cremation was legalized, an Australian first.

1938:The first talking fire alarm in the world was installed at Woodville.

A talking fire alarm yesterday.

Sources:

http://www.history.sa.gov.au/history/sa_history/sa_firsts.htm

www.flickr.com/.../in/set-72157601849831831/

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At the Melbourne Design Market held on the weekend there were many beautiful and clever items and ideas available to buy. This yellow arrow, however, was by far the most interesting thing there. Alas, it was not for sale.

Bjarki and Naes' Incredible Numerical Challenge (Part 4)

You'll have to squint..

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A handy reminder for those who like to read while walking.

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At $1200 (o.n.o) and with oil prices skyrocketing, this could be the transportation solution for you!

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Come on up to the safety house, dear.

Bjarki and Naes' Incredible Numerical Challenge (Part 2)

I call it... brick wall with mop.

The ball is in your court now bj.

Ha!

Driving on the Other Side

A few random shots from my travels round the country way back in 2001, involving a lot of driving. 18000 Kilometres yo be exact. Cheating maybe but these pics have been in the shoebox since then and when they heard we were doin a driving article, wouldn't stop nagging.

'are we there yet?...are we there yet?'

Post(card) History: Episode 2

As you might notice, this is the 'popular' bowling green in sunny Mildura, about 4 hours north west of Melbourne. The town's 'unpopular' bowling green, located across the tracks on the the other side of town, recently raised their beer prices by 20 cents.

There seems to be some debate about the highest recorded temperature in Mildura, with 47.2 degrees celsius recorded on January 10, 1939. It might have reached 50.8 degrees once but no one there can tell me exactly when. Seems they were all at the popular bowling green knocking back some cheap beers..

^some Milduran meterologists yesterday. source: www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/mildura/history.shtml

Bjarki and Naes' Incredible Numerical Challenge (Part 0)

It's time to get all Mathematical on ya 'ere at the Exchange. The object of the Incredible Numerical Challenge (INC) is pretty straightforward; take a photo of an actual number or something representing that number, starting at the beginning and ascending in order until the marvellous and wondrous end of the universe! (or we get bored)

So without further crapping on, I present thee.. Zero! (Some might say that Zero is not actually a number, but I say let's get naughty!) Over to you up there bro..

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so you think you've got some cool arrows up there ey?

Natural Landscape from the other side

Don't jump!

This is the Mitchell River National Park in Victoria. A slightly hairy vantage point from the 'pink ribbon trail', a somewhat dubious track mostly followed by spotting random pink ribbons hangin off trees.

The rewards for a hard day's hike: blissful freshwater swimming and maybe the chance to see a rock wallaby or two.

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welcome to episode 1 of what will hopefully become a regular segment on the exchange..

this is a strangely birdless Southern Cross station in Melbourne.. maybe it's cos they've got nothing to eat.

The Local Market - Williamstown Australia

I've finally found meself a market! Held on the 3rd Sunday of each month about 15 minutes out of Melbourne, the Williamstown Craft Market features all handmade goods, some cheap plants, weird wooden stuff, snags cookin on the barbie and some beautiful trees to have a snooze under.. everything good in an Aussie market.

Post(card) History

Lamington National Park in Southern Queensland was named after Charles Cochrane-Baillie the 2nd Baron Lamington who was the Governor of Queensland from 1896 until 1901. He also gave his name to the Lamington, a ripper cake dipped in chocolate and covered in coconut, or as the Gov preferred to call them:"those bloody poofy woolly biscuits".

Welcome

Hello from down here on the other side.. and our first assignment for the Exchange.. a self portrait.. dancing with the bees.