Home, Garden and Sydney
A routine ANZAC Day (April 25th) is an important date in Australia, so the 100th year anniversary of WWI receives particular attention and in Bundeena they held their service a week early. All the armed services were represented, including a fly-past. The Bundeena Band (of which I'm
Home, Garden and Sydney
On our regular Tuesday 'blokes' walk, we saw a great sunrise and rainbow--even a double rainbow. There was a lady doing 'sand pictures' on the beach, as well. I include a pic from last year taken 'inside' a wave --how I did that
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
Bushwalking
I left at 6.00am and met cousin John at Blackheath--we began walking with 10 other members of the bushwalking club at 9.00am, to look at the route. Just for once, someone else was taking pics so most of these are not mine. I knew it would be
Family
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
Spectacles
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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
Spectacles
Happy Christmas! Joyeux Noel! Lights from our suburb
Spectacles
Today at Cronulla, by the sea, an HD motorcycle group appeared, touring the coast around Sydney, all dressed as Santas. At 29 Deg C they looked very hot!
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
The Saturday was wet but Sunday was a fantastic day for weather. A huge variety of stalls, buskers and entertainers were all there for the crowds, in the pedestrian mall of Cronulla, Kirrawee High School band and singers were excellent. There was a reptile display, including a snake that found
Music
Tonight the Sutherland Shire Choral Society presented a medley of songs from popular musicals--to a packed house and to great acclaim. Other pics include son-in-law Will planting a fruit tree --a present to Mary, a heron near the sea-front and an amusing but accurate T-shirt