Drool. With tobacco syrup too!
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Sculpture Garden
The National Gallery has an artificial mist going. Nice and cool in the mist as it is quite hot in the Capitol today.
Friday, 27 February 2009
Bug bites
Somehow Michelle has picked up dozens of bug bites. She's covered in them - face too. The restaurant maybe? Hopefully it's not bed bugs. Thankfully bugs don't find me appetising.
Update: We think it possibly could maybe with some reservations might have been an "allergic" reaction to the chilli.
Canberra - La Dolce Vita Italian restaurant in Kingston
After an easy 3 hour drive we've arrived in Canberra for the Degas exhibition at the National Gallery tomorrow.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Friday, 13 February 2009
Victorian Bushfires - update
| The number of homes destroyed has jumped to almost 2000 leaving 7000 people homeless. Today we were saddened to hear that one of those homes is one of the houses I grew up in. It has been more than 20 years since we lived there but you do have an emotional attachment to the place you grew up in as a kid. Google Maps and Google Street View have views of the house as it was [pictured above]. Thankfully most of our friends and neighbours who still live in the area survived and did not lose their houses. Unfortunately though there were two deaths in the Barwidgee Creek / Mudgeegonga area and more than a dozen other homes were destroyed. We can only imagine what these people have gone through and we're really sorry for their loss. Our thoughts are with everyone affected. In slightly better news apparently my uncle saved my cousin's house in Yackandandah from the fire. At one stage the house was surrounded on three sides by the blaze and he had to shelter behind the building because of the radiant heat. I'm not sure whether my uncle needs a medal or a kick up the bum for risking his life and staying and fighting. Here is the link to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal again. |
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009
Victorian Bushfire Appeal
Possibly 300 killed, more than 1000 homes destroyed and almost 5000 people made homeless in Australia's worst natural disaster.
The fires are still burning.
Try and spare a few dollars to help someone out.
Please note the Red Cross website has been extremely busy and it may take a while to get through.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Copernicus and the rodents
Apparently we have rats, mice or possums in the ceiling.
At least Perni has perked up a bit. He had to go to the hospital after midnight on Friday night with a urinary infection. He hasn't been a happy cat since - sleeps all day and complains when he is up. Poor thing. The vet told us today he has a staph infection in the nether regions so no wonder he hasn't been as vivacious as usual. He is on a course of antibiotics at the moment so hopefully that will clear things up.
Sunday, 8 February 2009
Duck
Pond above the indoor pool next to St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney. We're on our way to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition at the Australian Museum.
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Buses are boring
Still on George Street. Gerard tried to start a conversation with a Japanese girl - pimping for Adam (the one yawning). Unfortunately, fortunately for her probably, the Japanese girl spoke no English.
Davo's birthday cruise 31
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