Australia Day marks the days the First Fleet (British Ships) sailed into Port Jackson and Sydney cove. In Perth the whole city turns out for a fireworks show over the river with the City in the background. Despite being VERY HOT (41.5 C (roughly 106) at 5:00 pm!) it seemed like everyone had pulled up a picnic on the river shore, greeting stangers walking by with HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY. The "skyshow" was amazing. Felt good to be an Aussie.
The picture on the right is Thrombolites.
These "Blob Rocks" are the highlight of Nathan's Australia Day. Impressive huh? Thromobolites are mineral structures left behind from a microorganisms that are thought to be the oldest living thing on the planet. These are thought to be the key to producing oxygen for the atmosphere. Australia and all its creatures are old, old, old. But sometimes old isn't very impressive.
These "Blob Rocks" are the highlight of Nathan's Australia Day. Impressive huh? Thromobolites are mineral structures left behind from a microorganisms that are thought to be the oldest living thing on the planet. These are thought to be the key to producing oxygen for the atmosphere. Australia and all its creatures are old, old, old. But sometimes old isn't very impressive.
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