Apologies for the lack of posts this week, I’ve not been well.

But my photos from last Saturday’s St Patrick’s Day Parade are on flickr. Click here to see all 50 photos.

As usual, you can see them in large sizes, watch a slideshow of the photos or download them for your own use.

Because Brisbane is built on hills, there are some steep slopes right in the middle of town. In particular, it is a very steep climb from Adelaide St to Ann St. This means that the back of St John’s Anglican Cathedral looks down onto Adelaide St from on top of a 5-metre high cliff. You wouldn’t even notice it unless you bothered to look up all the time. Click here to see the exact location of the cathedral.

[BTW, Anglican = Episcopalian, if you're from the USA].

Keep reading to see 19 more photos of the outside of the Cathedral.

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On Saturday 24th February, I went to Davies Park in West End, an inner suburb of Brisbane (click here to see the exact location), to catch the trial match between National Rugby League side Wests Tigers (from Sydney) and the Queensland Cup team Souths Logan Magpies.

There were three games on Saturday - a colts game (young, up and coming players) and a FOGS (A-grade citywide) match, both between the Magpies and local team Easts Tigers. Then there was the main game between Souths and Wests.

I couldn’t get many good pictures of the main game, because my camera isn’t too good in the dark. (I’m saving up for a new one, let me know if you want to help me buy one that costs about $A 450).

 But here’s 30-odd pictures including some of the early games, and a short video including some of the later game. Just keep reading…

By the way, this article would never have happened if not for Shaun at sidelined, the Australian sports blog.

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It’s Chinese New Year! I went down to Chinatown in the Valley on Saturday February 17th to take some photos for you, so here we go:

Keep reading to see 50 photos and two videos of Chinese New Year in Brisbane.

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Fantasy author Terry Pratchett, who is most famous for writing the Discworld series of humourous fantasy books, talked to about 150 fans and signed copies of his books at the Great Hall in Brisbane Grammar School, Spring Hill (click here to see the exact location) last Wednesday, February 14th.

DISCLAIMER - some of the links and ads in this article (including this next one) take you to Amazon.com, where you can buy copies of Terry Pratchett’s books.. If you do, I will make a commission which I will share with the publisher of Brisbane Is Home.

If you are in Brisbane, you should consider instead buying your Terry Pratchett books from Riverbend Books, who sponsored the speech. They are at 193 Oxford St, Bulimba, (click here to see a map of the exact location) and you can call them on 07 3899 8555 (+617 3899 8555). You can buy online or visit their store.

All these pictures from the speech are stored at flickr, the photosharing website. Click here to see the photos - you can see larger sizes, watch a slideshow, see the photos on a map, and download the photos for your own use.

Continue reading to see more than 50 photos, plus my report of Pratchett’s speech.

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