Street (and Lake) Art

Whether sitting by the lake on my lunch break or walking around the local district park at the weekend, there are always colours to see.

Making and Sharing Memories

The bedside book pile continues to evolve. Him Outdoors is constantly remarking on the potential hazards of such a pile, but I think he's just not seeing things from the correct perspective. 

Sky patterns above the lake keep me company in my lunch breaks at work. 

After booking in for a routine mammogram, I treated myself to breakfast at a local cafe, and then brought armfuls of flowers indoors from the garden and plonked them in vases. I may have mentioned that I have no skill in the flower arranging department, although I love the colours and natural shapes and smells. The cats, obviously, had to judge them. 

We had a gala night for the Canberra Repertory Society to feast and raise funds. Our cast and crew table for Dead Man's Cell Food were too busy with the frivolity and lacking in funds to be too much financial assistance, but we had a good time, and at least we raised some money by attending in the first place.

Chipz came round for afternoon tea and, although I have no photos of them or the cucumber sandwiches we ate in the garden, I do have images of the Pimms glasses full of fruity goodness.

Calamity Sue gathered some friends and family and we had a memorial service for General Philosopher, where we hired a boat and went out on the water to toast his memory and walk on Springbank Island. It was a beautiful thing to do and very emotional. Tears, laughter, and stories were shared. 

Playing Out

The reflections of the poplars in the lake at my lunchtime spot are rather glorious just now.

 

I had to go to Gold Creek for some reason, so I stopped off for breakfast at Pulp Book Cafe.

I walk/ cycle past this sign several times a week on my excercise route; it always makes me roll my eyes in a semi-indulgent, 'I guess we just never really grow up' sort of a way. 

I was doing a college assignment about cat behaviour; particularly bonding and allogrooming. Thankfully, I had a couple of willing study models.

My weekend walk around the trail at Mt Stromlo was accompanied by this mob. 

A controlled burn-off at Umbagonong District Park made for some interesting haze patterns with light and smoke.

And I still like the street art under the bridges. 

While Him Outdoors ran a race, I went for a walk on Cooleman Ridge and spectated.