Some other left over pictures from when I went to the Opera House the other day.

From Wiki....

At the eastern end of Bathurst Street is an obelisk which was erected in 1857 and unveiled by the Mayor, George Thornton. The monument is actually a sewer vent, and soon the joke around town was to call it 'Thornton’s Scent Bottle'.[2] The obelisk is an ( Read more... )

A bird's eye view of Sydney. Actually a bit higher than a bird but you get my drift.  Up dawn's crack this morning to the airport for a day trip to Coffs Harbour, an hour and a bit up the coast.  It would probably be about 8 hours drive?  The trip up was awful, rain and wind all the way.

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Matinee at the symphony, feeling better after a few days off work with flu. Dosed up on antibiotics and cold and flu tabs. A double bill of Beethoven Piano Concerto Nr 4 then Richard Strauss's Alpine Symphony.  A musical orgasm really.


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Yum Cha with mates. Sydney has a tiny ChinaTown.

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Tomorrow is Australia Day. Fireworks and crowds to rival new year. Except it is pouring now and more expected.

Left work late-ish.  Must have been an accident or lights out somewhere. Heavy traffic - a 30 -40 minute journey took me 90 minutes.

Unbelievably - there is still a level crossing on what used to be the only east west road out of the city ( Read more... )

I was meant to going out straight from work tonight and planned my day with train travel.  Up early but stomach trouble meant i was just going to make the train. I set off, returned home because I forgot to take some tablets. Set off again, returned home again as I left my wallet on the table.  The train doors closed in my face - and there must ( Read more... )

Yes I mowed the knee-waist high grass.  With my new toy which I have to say is a brute.


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I was supposed to be on leave all this week but work is so busy I opted to just have Mon and Tue off, so I can mow the grass, which you can see is now waist high.  Added to that the swamp is looking more swamp like in that it now is growing grasses.  I suppose one day I will get it filled in. 
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My cats left me a new year present on the kitchen floor.  It went into an empty pizza box before the bin.  Not your typical pizza...this one is mostly protien, very little fat. 
Lucky the  bins are emptied tonight in my street.  I am calling this photo "Still Life in the Kitchen".  Wonder if I can interest the gallery of contemporary art?


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Its all over now in this time zone....

Fantastic turkey and 10 vege and roast pork and I'm a complete piglet.  Oh....and must have been the booziest Christmas ever at my folks place.  Sherry, martini's and lots and lots of champagne.  
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