and sometimes i just sits » photography by ferraby ling

Side profile of the convict-built church at Port Arthur.
It was one of Australia’s first non-denominational churches, built in a gothic style. Attendance of the weekly Sunday service was compulsory for the prison population.

Unlike most of the structure in Port Arthur, the church did not undergo reconstruction. This is because even in its relic condition (roof-less), it is still clearly a church. Thus a roof is not imperative for visitors to understand the historic function of this building.

The remains of the roof of an abandoned car wash.
One of it’s pillars can be seen in my other post, Incidental Frame.

Pandanis along Ronny Creek, Cradle Mountain National Park.

Pandani (Richea pandanifolia)
Found only in Tasmania, the pandani is the largest heath plant in the world. Although it resembles its near name-sake, the pandanus palms of tropical Australia and South-east Asia, the pandani is in no way related to it. Pandanis are not confined to rainforests, but can also occur in sub-alpine communities. The long, sharp-edged leaves are retained on the trunk to provide insulation. The water that collects in the axils of pandani leaves provides a special habitat for some distinctive invertebrates.

[Excerpt from Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania]

I like eating rice. Brown rice especially.

Brown rice is unpolished whole grain rice that is produced by removing only the outer husk. It becomes white rice when the bran layer is stripped off in the milling process. Compared with white rice, brown rice is more nutritious because it contains bran, which is a source of fibre, oils, B vitamins, and important minerals.

In much of Asia, brown rice is commonly associated with poverty and wartime shortages, and in the past was rarely eaten except by the sick, the elderly and as a cure for constipation. This traditionally denigrated kind of rice is now more expensive than common white rice, partly due to its relatively low supply and difficulty of storage and transport.

Well…… i am not sick, not elderly and certainly not constipated. 

Go out and try some today !!