Paul brought us back some yabbies from Somerset Dam

If I had been on the ball a bit more, I could have entered this one in the Animal theme day yesterday but my mind was elsewhere. They are like mini lobsters. As a matter of fact, I was tucking into some this time last year. Excellent in a curry or just chargrilled on the BBQ with lime and chilli. Mmmm.

Again, apologies to vegetarian readers.

Nearly To The Top

This isn't one of mine - I was forwarded this photo by email the other day. It shows how close the water in Wivenhoe Dam got to the top of the dam wall during the floods last month. If the water ever reaches the top, there is an emergency "plug" built into the design of the embankment wall. The idea is that the water reaching the top triggers the erosion of the plug, effectively acting as another gate for the water to escape.

Wivenhoe Dam is about 80kms upstream from the centre of Brisbane and holds 2.6 cubic kilometres of water.