I have not been around much lately. I have a good mate who lives near Laidely who reached the end of his tether last week and decided it was time to go to a better place. Luckily he phoned first to say goodbye and we got the police & ambulance there in time. He is back home now, but is still in a bad headspace, so I went out early yesterday and spent the day with him.
On the way home I decided to go via Esk & Kilcoy so I missed all the city traffic. There is a nice park by the Brisbane River just past Fernvale where Chris & I usually stop and have a cuppa when we are out that way. There is no more park and I stopped and took a few shots.
I saw plenty of destruction in the towns, people’s lives stacked in ruined piles on the footpath, a transfer station outside of Fernvale that was like a mountain. I don't like taking photos of people’s misfortune, but I shot these ones of the river to show the force of it. Everything was completely coated in dried mud.
All were taken just down from Wivenhoe Dam at a place called Wivenhoe Pocket Road.
This is a 2 lane tarred road leading down to a causeway, the causeway is completely gone!
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5391253790_103f07d886_b.jpg)
Crossing 1 by LJG_Images, on Flickr
A closer shot, you can see the drop off from the tarred road on the other side
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5391253580_523822aca2_z.jpg)
Crossing by LJG_Images, on Flickr
High tension electricity cables just laying on the ground
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5390647075_4f29a9fcef_b.jpg)
High tension wires by LJG_Images, on Flickr
Somebodies water tank, the only thing that stopped it was the fact it got qrapped around the high tension electricity cables.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5391254334_7213d46e60_b.jpg)
Tank by LJG_Images, on Flickr
On the way home I decided to go via Esk & Kilcoy so I missed all the city traffic. There is a nice park by the Brisbane River just past Fernvale where Chris & I usually stop and have a cuppa when we are out that way. There is no more park and I stopped and took a few shots.
I saw plenty of destruction in the towns, people’s lives stacked in ruined piles on the footpath, a transfer station outside of Fernvale that was like a mountain. I don't like taking photos of people’s misfortune, but I shot these ones of the river to show the force of it. Everything was completely coated in dried mud.
All were taken just down from Wivenhoe Dam at a place called Wivenhoe Pocket Road.
This is a 2 lane tarred road leading down to a causeway, the causeway is completely gone!
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5296/5391253790_103f07d886_b.jpg)
Crossing 1 by LJG_Images, on Flickr
A closer shot, you can see the drop off from the tarred road on the other side
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5171/5391253580_523822aca2_z.jpg)
Crossing by LJG_Images, on Flickr
High tension electricity cables just laying on the ground
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5390647075_4f29a9fcef_b.jpg)
High tension wires by LJG_Images, on Flickr
Somebodies water tank, the only thing that stopped it was the fact it got qrapped around the high tension electricity cables.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5391254334_7213d46e60_b.jpg)
Tank by LJG_Images, on Flickr
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