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Hope everyone has had a safe and Happy Easter, and a little fellow called the Easter Bunny came to visit?  Only three days left of a Year through the Lens to go.  Safe travels if you have been away for break.  :)

Day 362 – Copperlode Dam.

 Cairns water supply comes from Copperlode Dam located up in the Lamb Ranges just west of the CBD.  A long winding road heads from suburbia through rainforest, breaking out onto the top of the mountain range.  It sometimes goes by the name of Lake Morris too, after city engineer Mr F Morris who was assigned to find a suitable area for new water supply, for the city in 1935.  Once found and paperwork complete; budget was 3 million, by the time it was completed in 1976 it had blown out to 6.5million.  It is a beautiful place to rest and relax, after a wee stroll up the hill.  :)

Day 359 - Good Friday.

  TGIF, and the start of a four day weekend.  It also means a very holy day on the Christian calendar.  Bare branches are giving way to new life on the trees outside the church.  Set alight by afternoon sun.   People sit inside and reflect what Easter means to them.  Whatever your beliefs on this day; travel safe if taking off, for a four day adventure, treat each other with kind words, actions, be thankful for loving family and friends that surround you.  Happy Easter everybody.

Day 5 - Macro Hume Highway.

Day 5

 
The macro world is always one that fascinates me.  A whole other universe that exists beneath our huge clod hopping feet.  Busy going about their day.  For us a trip across the backyard ends in a few steps; for them it takes a lifetime.  Yet the patterns the macro world offer are something special that can lead your imagination into a different orb.  Yep, still think I'm on a sugar high from Easter.  Or, just maybe, I'm using the other side of my brain today. :)

Day 4 - Happy Easter

So how did the Easter Egg come about?  Well there are several theories about this; but one is that Christian customs connect the egg to some extent adaption of several ancient pagan rites.  Ancient Egyptians believed the Phoenix raised, burnt and was reborn with the egg left behind.  Hindu scriptures believe the world was developed from an egg.  With the rise of Christianity over time, the egg representing new life, the Resurrection.   The earliest Easter Eggs were duck and hen eggs decorated with dye.  17th and 18th Centuries egg-shaped toys were given.   

Chocolate started to creep in the Victorian age, and the beautiful carved Fabergé eggs in the 19th Century.  Cadbury made their first Easter Egg to be sold in 1875.  Oh an a little PS for the health conscious today, 200g of Easter chocolate may equal a 3 hour jog not to hit the waistline...arh man.  I better get jogging, might be in Port Douglas by tomorrow with all the chocolate that has passed these lips.  Happy Easter Everyone. :)

Day 2 - Good Friday

Day 2

 



One of the most important days on the Christian calendar.   Many will visit churches today, some will take advantage of the four day weekend.  To be with family and friends.  Whatever you choose to do this weekend have a great one.  Be mindful of others, and travel safe if going anywhere.