Weekend day and a planned visit with my wife's son and grandson. Idea is to go to Sydney Fish Markets. Decided to make a different idea. While my wife drive down to puck up Ollie and Byron, I caught the

A different start to a Saturday - walked up to the church for the fortnightly op shop sale. It is a busy gathering of bargain hunters. Not my idea of fun. We wandered into the centre for a cooked breakfast.

My wife headed out for her sewing session. Gave me the morning clear tinhead out for a walk. Was doing investing stuff - decided a blue sky day had to be used. Maybe a chance to find white fingers orchids

My wife has some art stuff do on her day off. Gives me a window to go to pickleball. Chose a drills and play session to start working to the next level - tactics. Have learned that pickleball days are

There are quite a few smaller place around Australia (and the world...) where I could swear that I've never played in.

An update on the colouring book i am creating atm in Procreate.

Werrington lakes Reserve parkrun was the second half of our New Year's Day double back in 2020 it was my 46th different

The sun came out. Did some laundry to use that time. Not organised enough time get out on the bike - not ridden in Sydney since November. All a function of living in a place that is not safe to cycle.

Wake to a damp morning. Chose to do a car shop-walk thing - take an umbrella. Headed out to Berowra Heights to see if there were any flying duck orchids open. They have been seen further up the coast Lots

Two birds I found and shot with a camera (a Fujifilm X-T5 with the 100-300mm zoom lens for those who care) in Berwick Botancial Gardens which is on the outskirts of Melbourne in Australia. Photos are mind

English Melbourne: British Design, Urban Relaxation, and Contrasts Melbourne is one of those cities that seems to have it all. Suddenly, you find yourself in front of buildings that look old—some of which

Has there ever been a time that the cops chose the side of the people over the side of their paymasters? source Not once in sufficient numbers to bring change. You are as much an orsini slave as you have

Wake to a rainy day. My wife will be working from home when she gets back from the dentist. Best way to work that is to do investing accounts stuff for last week. Should really be clearing away tax stuff.

Notes This so many times before and yet I seek it out in other lands, think it is something amazing, unique, special because of novelty, but it was there, everyday for 3 or 4 years, this stop. SettingsF3.2,

The good old days way back in 2020 when parkrun used to do double events back-to-back on New Years Day morning. They wer

A day in a few parts - pack up for the return to Sydney A different view of Coolangatta Mountain on the way to the bins. The climber with the orange flowers reminds me of the I grew up in all those years

You cannot believe how nice it is to wake up before the sun rises without being woken up by the 5am toilet flush upstairs and the periodic slamming of the sliding doors and windows. Been nearly 3 years

Got moving early to pack for a drive down south. Enough time for coffee with a friend and a shopping stop in Chatswood to buy a Chinese cooked duck. Got to Shoalhaven Heads with time enough for fish and

Notes A spaceman in the shadows in an inner city location, that I assume is Windsor, but I'm not really sure, I really have to stop leaving these photos untouched for so long SettingsF13, 1/500, 320ISO,

Today I went for a short walk around Maddingley Park. It was not a big trip, just a simple walk to enjoy the nature and get some fresh air. The weather was nice and the park was feeling peaceful. I walked