City Views

We were in the city to go to the theatre and it just shows that you should always have a camera handy.

This is a sculpture by Jimmy Durham called (appropriately) Still Life with Car and Stone.

The sun was setting and the Sydney Harbour Bridge always looks great from any angle

A view of the bridge not often seen in postcards

Similar colours but actually a reflection from a table at the restaurant.

These photos by the way were taken with my (often derided) 2.1 megapixel camera on my iphone.

A Walk in the Gardens

A beautiful Sunday in Sydney and it was time to go for a walk in the Botanic Gardens. They are right on the edge of the Harbour next to the Opera House and certainly a perfect place for inspiration.

This was a display of Ikebana - the traditional art of flower arranging which had been assembled out of bamboo and palm husks. It was going to be pulled down at the end of the day. This is definitely a wonderful variation of the art form.










We weren't the only ones having a walk in the sunshine. We followed her to the lake and watched as the mother jumped in and then straight out. She then took her brood on another trek. Maybe it was too cold for the little ones.


The Botanic Gardens are having great trouble with the fruit bats who fill many of the trees. The smell warned you of their presence well before you see them.

This tree is so old that its trunk is hollow. They have had to fence it off in case of the branches drop on someone.

Nice Day at the Office

Ok this is not quite the office but as it was such a warm sunny Sydney day we thought we would go out for lunch.

This is Botany Bay where Captain Cook first landed when he discovered Australia.

Today is is often full of boats, swimmers and parasails with the main Sydney Airport runway reaching out into the bay. Can you see the Qantas Jet on the runway - it is the LA flight getting ready for take off.

Does this make you Northern Hemisphere readers crave the summer?



The seagulls enjoyed the leftovers of our fish and chips.