Home, Garden and Sydney
The hot weather continues and the sea temperature is amazingly warm too. An hour at our 'backyard pool' today before seeing Caryl for her 40th birthday and Will, back from a holiday in Adelaide, where the temperatures reached 41 Deg C! Mary didn't swim as she
Home, Garden and Sydney
Today Mary and I paddled from Lilli Pilli to Winifred Falls in the National park, via South West Arm. The weather was almost perfect and the tides were helpful, for once, as well. After leaving, we discovered that one person in the group of 4 young people near us on
Home, Garden and Sydney
It started with me completing a 3 quarto page transposition of Mozart's fourth Divertimento for flute, oboe and clarinet. Very tedious. The celebrations at the beach were literally dampened by drizzling rain. The stage performances included bands from local schools and a famous Aussi Group--The Whitlams. We
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We took Jessica to see Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' performed by Opera Australia at the Joan Sutherland auditorium, Opera House, today. I was astonished to hear one of the songs -Pamina's Picture--which I have played many times on clarinet, without knowing the origin
Australian Holidays
On Jan 3rd we went with Michael and Mackays to this popular snorkelling beach, with it's small reef and many fish. I took an underwater pic of the sea grasses.
Australian Holidays
Against all advice (what's new?) I took the train at night, to the wicked city, to see the lights, mainly of close-ups of the bridge itself. The total ban on alcohol seemed to be the cause of reduced numbers and the place was filled with families from
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Over a couple of days, we visited Oak Park rock pool and Toby practiced using an underwater camera and I took some pics of him doing aquabatics. It took us some time to realise there is an 'underwater' setting the camera! There was also a dirigible floating past
Home, Garden and Sydney
All these pics were taken today, around midday. There are about 35 different flowering plants in the front garden, including the pond flowers, but not all bloom in October. The bottom left one is a huge (2.2 metre) hollyhock--from Jacqui and Tom's garden! And remember--Australia
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We Skyped with Jacqui and Louis last night--pictures of the computer screen not ideal. Today, after slaving in back garden all afternoon, I relaxed by my pond with cup of tea and took a couple of the views--including my feet on the Frangi Panni tree.
Home, Garden and Sydney
My father was ship's writer with P & O lines on the SS Stratheden, for many years. I still have his log book of journeys. He was a brilliant amateur photographer and was allowed a darkroom in the hold of the ship, where he developed many photos of
Home, Garden and Sydney
Late afternoon at Shelley beach, a small fishing vessel beached on the rocks. By the time we returned from our walk on the promenade, in the dusk, a surf rescue 4WD was hitched up and with a few rough jerks on the tow rope, it bounced up the rocky hill
Home, Garden and Sydney
Some of the local trees have become so large over the last 70 years that they have to be felled. Gum trees also drop large branches when stressed by drought, so become a danger. This one was felled today, near our house and required an 'abseiler' with a