Love growing tomatoes, flowers and herbs. Photography as a hobby. Reading and collecting books. Collecting stamps. Baking. Love dogs. And little model electric trains 🚂 No DMs please. Canberra, Australiahttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3myqyzcil6k2mMy son has a physio clinic in Braidwood on a Monday. So I took a drive to have lunch with him. On the way I saw this elaborate Halloween installation. It even has a little solar lighting setup!! I don't understand it being celebrated in Australia. As a rural boy born and bred it was never a thing26 Oct 2026 05:38 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqyzcil6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3myngzqznwk2cSweet Ned cuddling some teddies #goldenretriever #dogsofbluesky24 Oct 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3myngzqznwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mybclxb7gs2rOur dogs sunbathing after the glory of a plush toy massacre #dogsofbluesky #goldenretriever #gsp19 Oct 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybclxb7gs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mxalmj2tos2lExcellent fridge magnet #fun06 Oct 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxalmj2tos2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mx243i2y322mWestern Australian one penny duty stamps used in placing a £25 deposit on a house in Cottesloe 6 Feb 1930 #philately04 Oct 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx243i2y322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mwmqzneni22rI am in Kiama NSW for a few days helping to pack up my mother in law's house. These stunning flowers are in her garden. A particularly fine example of a Bird of Paradise flower. She is a quietly accomplished gardener 🌱 #gardening29 Sep 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmqzneni22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mwhut26szs2mI have upped the testing of the Raspberry Pi DCC Command station by controlling two locomotives #dcc #roco #raspberrypi #pisprog3plus #modelrailway #modelrail #ho27 Sep 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwhut26szs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mwepl3kaek2oEucalyptus caesia in a suburban Canberra garden 🌱25 Sep 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwepl3kaek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mvyhikhuts2nSuccessfully running the Roco shunter on a Raspberry Pi 4B with the Pi-Sprog 3 Plus DCC Command Station hat on top. The learning curve was long for me and still going, however on this little test circuit the setup is good. #roco #pisprog3plus #modelrail 🚂21 Sep 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyhikhuts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mvuhqlw3es2pThese are my best tulips ever. I have to thank Monte Don of #gardenersworld for his guidance on growing them in pots 🌱. It's lovely to have warm Spring days and the sun on my back19 Sep 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvuhqlw3es2phttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mv4k3pykm224"The next stop is Bombo. Use doors on the left in the direction of travel". Bombo beach is a great place for walking dogs off leash. And for humans too of course 😊 #nsw #bombo09 Sep 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4k3pykm224https://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mv4jiqhxxs27Waiting patiently for departure from Kiama NSW heading to Sydney. I am using my Opal Gold card for the first time. Woo hoo! Public travel capped at $2.50 for the day. I am taking the Canon A-1 up for a repair job. Hopefully it can be done. Then catching up with friends for lunch #kiama #nsw09 Sep 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4jiqhxxs27https://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3muycscumas2uThis is from the first roll of film I put through the Canon F1. I used the Sunny 16 rule and results varied. Some of the neg images are so dense you could take shade from the sun under them. #filmphotography #blackandwhite #canberra T-Max 400 Canon F1 with FD 50mm f1.408 Sep 2026 05:41 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muycscumas2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3muxmpmt4322eStormy weather January 2012 #canberra #photography #blackandwhite07 Sep 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxmpmt4322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3muxmgvv57k2eI looked and looked but could not for the life of me find that pot of gold. However there was a lot of much needed rain following. Perhaps that was the gold. Canberra ACT Dog Park, Mitchell. #canberra #rainbow #photography07 Sep 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3muxmgvv57k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mubtj5l4r22aWe are down in Malua Bay visiting our eldest in his newly purchased first house. The weather, the place and the sea, are magnificent! #travel #photography #nsw30 Aug 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubtj5l4r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mu44oudymk2rMy latest acquisition. Not to say that I acquire photographic equipment regularly. This may be my last for quite some time. However I picked this one because it does not require a battery to work. The other two do. And all my existing 35mm lenses are Canon FD #photography #canon #canonf1 ♥️28 Aug 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu44oudymk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msurzyxg2s2wHappy to report that I was discharged from hospital today. I have some recovery to do yet and the doctors at the hospital have referred me for some tests. Now time to rest and recover. The cricket starts tomorrow with Australia v Sri Lanka so couch cricket should be plenty of exercise 😊12 Aug 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msurzyxg2s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mstkrkqky22xThe Brindabella Mountains in the distance are wearing the clouds well. The view from the sixth floor of the #northcanberrahospital emphasises the bush nature of the Canberra suburbs. This outlook encompasses one of the most densely populated regions in the city #camberra11 Aug 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstkrkqky22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mstjrexjvs2eMore visitors to the window ledge yesterday afternoon #northcanberrahospital #canberra11 Aug 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstjrexjvs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mstjlct2422eSunrise in the bush capital. The Black Mountain communications tower stands proud #canberra #blackmountaintower11 Aug 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstjlct2422ehttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msthobolhc2oSome random pics from around the ward, plus an added bonus of hospital socks #northcanberrahospital #canberra11 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msthobolhc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msr4xamofs26My first visitors of the day #whitecockatoo #northcanberrahospital #canberra10 Aug 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr4xamofs26https://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msr3uak3jc2sThis is the pro method for taking #paracetamol in #hospital #northcanberrahospital #canberra. I am guessing it is because I am NBM (nil by mouth). Though I am allowed to sip water sparingly. My first task in recovering is to "pass wind". Tick ✅10 Aug 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msr3uak3jc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msp3swjkts27I had an involuntary admission to the hospital on Sunday night. A condition I thought had been beaten resurfaced and ground me down with pain and nausea. However now I am safe and in good hands at North Canberra Hospital. The nurses are top notch carers in a tough environment #nursing #canberra10 Aug 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msp3swjkts27https://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msmmfqkefk2sFrieda is in heaven on this very cold, wet day. Snug on the lounge in her blankets and a human scratching her tummy #gsp #dogsofbluesky09 Aug 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmmfqkefk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msfv2v7tjc2mThe fire and the dog; #gsp Frieda loves heat. In summer she sleeps in the sunniest spot in the garden. In winter she moves to the fire and basks06 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfv2v7tjc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3msby4auuls25#dogsofbluesky #gsp #goldenretriever ♥️04 Aug 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3msby4auuls25https://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mrgrt25rkk2dHarden, NSW. It is on the main line from Sydney to Melbourne. I am here for a dog show however when I was passing near the station a freight train came through. How lucky is that! #freight #diesellocomotive #hardennsw25 Jul 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgrt25rkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/crobar.bsky.social/post/3mrgqhr2dx22dI am in Harden, NSW, for the weekend where my wife is showing Ned at the dog show. Harden is a small country town however people have come from all over for the dog show and it has a big attendance #dogsofbluesky #gundogs #goldenretriever25 Jul 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:d4wveph6ag3o7tncznyo62bq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgqhr2dx22d