I used to live on Amiens Road, and remember often looking North to the amazing electrical storms. That, the names of the nearby towns, and the anti-hail cannons going off on one Armistice Day brought to mind what it might have been like in No Man's Land those many years ago. I note your post was made on Anzac Day.

Great pics.

I dunno if it's strictly an OZ-ism, but just in case, for non-OZ readers, (nihao `}, such fallen branches are called widowmakers, for obvious reasons.

It's a magic part of the world you are in there.

Keep an eye out for specimens of Border Boronia, ( Boronia repanda ), related to Granite Boronia. B. R. is an endangered species.

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/s ... n_id=21315

Here's a picture

I don't know about this one, but other boronia's are famously perfumed.

It occurs in the Cotton Vale, Thulimbah, Passchendaele and Stanthorpe districts with a range of less than 20 kilometres...in sandy soil among granite outcrops, in rocky crevices and scree, associated with the rare Grevillea scortechinii. Careful with those boots Eugene.. apols to Pink Floyd.

More Good Luck to you.
daniel