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Thursday, January 13, 2011

A River of Stones #13 ~ Concrete Miracle

Pic by Gemma Wiseman - from TV coverage of the Queensland floods.
At first, it looks like a rather ordinary image.
But this is a 300 tonne concrete floating pier that is usually attached to the river bank of Brisbane River.
Here, it has broken loose and is floating down the river.
Harbourmaster Captain Richard Johnson said this unnamed man steered a tug, nudging the pier from smashing into bridge pylons and moored boats.
(He said the man's name would be announced later.)
An incredible feat!
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A River of Stones #13
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Brave tugboat and pier
Like David and Goliath
Concrete miracle
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman from TV coverage.
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Archive of Blog Quotes

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul. - G.K. Chesterton
Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
Winter is the fire, simmering lonely in the soul ~ Gemma Wiseman
Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman