Duck by the Pond

Duck, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

There were ducks and Ibis at the Pond in the Gardens.

Bush Chapel at the Botanical Gardens

Bush Chapel, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

This was a beautiful special spot.
I stayed there at the Lectern for a long time absorbing the serenity of the Australian Bush.
This was church time.
I felt the peace and felt close to God.

Canopy Above

Gums Above, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

The eucalyptus trees are very old and very big.
This is looking right up above me

Bush Walk

Bush Walk, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Botanical Gardens in Hervey bay

Tides and Tide Table for Urunguan Hervey Bay Queensland

Very low tide of 24 September, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Tide Predictions for Queensland

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/oceanography/tides/tide_predications.cgi


TIDE PREDICTIONS FOR URANGAN
SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER - 2009
Mon 28 Tue 29 Wed 30 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4
Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht
0434 2.45 0528 2.66 0019 1.06 0054 0.90 0127 0.76 0158 0.65 0228 0.56
1025 1.37 1118 1.19 0609 2.87 0645 3.07 0719 3.25 0753 3.40 0827 3.51
1707 3.01 1751 3.16 1201 1.03 1241 0.89 1319 0.78 1357 0.72 1435 0.69
2341 1.24 1829 3.30 1901 3.39 1932 3.45 2002 3.46 2032 3.44
Further information on tides for Queensland

Learn Metereology
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/

In this section of our web site we would like to help you find the information you want quickly and easily. Along the way we hope your awareness of what the Bureau of Meteorology has to offer will increase, and perhaps you will understand the field of meteorology better. Consider the following information as a starting point.


Climate & weather: what's the difference?
There is a variety of ways to explain the difference. Here are a few that may shed some light:
Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.
Climate is about long-term records, trends and averages;
weather is the day to day experience.

Tides
http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/tides/MAPS/qld.shtml

Soldier Crabs

SoldierCrab Droppings, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Hervey Bay is full of Soldier Crabs

This entire exposed island at low tide is all soldier crab droppings.

This video of the soldier crabs at Hervey Bay is fantastic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWM8K4YShc0

Sand Yabbies...Yabby Pumps

Yabby Pumps Sand, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Hervey Bay is a Great Place for Fishing.

The main tool needed to collect yabbies and worms is a yabby pump, a sieve and a bucket or two to store the bait. At times when I?ve been pumping yabbies I?ve come across soldier crabs running across the sand flats. These pretty little purple/ blue crabs make good bait for big elbow slapping summer (sand) whiting.
http://www.marinews.com/fishing_details.php?recordid=173


All those holes in the sand at Low Tide,  are airholes for the sand yabbies that live in the sand.
A great bait for fishing is the sand yabby.
The puckered sand are from Soldier crabs.
Hervey Bay is full of both Soldier crabs and Sand Yabbies.

Here a fisherman uses a yabby pump to get yabblies.
He showed me one at the bottom of the bucket.
The Pump is pushed into the sand, and the core is squirted onto the sand and the yabbies jump around ready to be collected.
There weren't many yabbies right at this time, and rather than disturb the guys I took the photo and moved on with the dogs I was walking on the beach.
I found out what all the bubbling holes in the sand were.

http://users.tpg.com.au/dtdan/yabpump.htm