Photo a Day Challenge - Day 35 Stranger

This pic is of a friends puppy... He's only had her a couple of weeks, and she is only 3 months old. But her temperament is as though she's been mis-treated by the previous owner, poor girl... She really is a sweetie, and after some bribery and corruption from treats, she started to become friendly. BUT, when I took Miss Bronty over, she became REALLY friendly indeed! They played, ran, Bronty was slobbery like no tomorrow, and everyone wore some of it!!!

Sophie

So, whilst not really a stranger, to HER, I was the stranger...

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 34 Hands

I had an idea today as to what to do for 'hands', my hands, not that photogenic, I thought of having a 'hand' using a deck of cards, couldn't find a deck of cards, so I had to think for a bit... I was lost, so I rummaged through my flickr account for something. You know what, there wasn't much to pick from!

Now, Geoff Field (2dayFM news reader) is a friend of mine, and in March 2009, he did a promotion for a charity event, and Jeff Fenech (3 x World Champion, Australian Boxer) was there as well. I can't for the life of me remember now, but there was a few people there!! I also love it how Geoff (news reader) is wearing a pair of very fancy sunnies!!! Luckily for both Geoff's, he has padded boxing gloves to protect his 'hands'!!

The 2 G(J)eoffs

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In other news, today is KW's b'day, so I wish him a very happy birthday - I hope you've had a great day mate!!

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Its also STILL raining here in Sydney - I'm now officially over it! But, its forecast to be this way for some time to come :( so we had better get use to it I suppose!

Jasmine is curled up in a ball next to me on the lounge, whilst Bronty is snoring away in her bed... Its dark, no lights on in the lounge room and the cricket (20/20) is on the TV. For what its worth, Australia looks as though it will go down in this match against India :(

I'm also considering, and entertaining the thought, of a new car... Not that there is anything wrong with the Suzuki, I just thing that before it depreciates to much, I might update! I had a twin of it parked in-front of me today at work!

Suzuki Twins

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 33 Words

Today I finished a game of 'Words with Friends' with Lynne, whilst I might add from her hospital bed with a 'dickie heart'!!! It apparently races away, for no good (or bad) reason, and it was her 3 ambulance ride in just 5 days!! That'll teach her to play WWF with me!!! hahahah

WWF Lynne W

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I got home yesterday, to a notice about going through a toll without my tag. When in fact, it was on my arm as I was on my bike! Today though, I got ANOTHER notice for a different toll saying I hadn't paid... Its a simple matter, put my tag number on the paperwork and send back, but OMG what a hassle I have to go through to do it!!!!!

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 32 Your View Today

Ok, its a new month, which means, a new list...

Feb Photo a Day

BUT today, I forgot to get a photo of my view from my office. BUT, also in my defence, it was raining for almost ALL of the day :) So, as soon as I got home I grabbed a pic of a section of the garden that has a lot of the same plants that are in the garden outside my office window... So, will that do?

Garden View

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 31 You Again

The problem is, when YOU have the camera, how do you get a photo of you... AGAIN! Simple, you get someone else to get a shot of you, so here we have several from 2010...

Australia (Sydney)

Departing Sydney

International Air Space (EK419 B77W)

EK419 BKK-DXB

United Kingdom (Liverpool)

BPS Dinner Liverpool

France (Angers)

Angers Turf Conference Dinner

Italy (Florence)

Me atop Duomo

Vatican City (St Peters)

St Peters Square

Egypt (Cairo)

Egypt Pyramids

United Arab Emirates (Dubai)

Dubai Dunes Safari

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 30 Nature

Hmmm... What is 'nature'? Is it Flora or is it Fauna?? Lets have a go at both!

Date - May 22 2010, Newnes. I thought I would go up to the Glow-worm tunnel... It is an easy drive out there, taking the turn-off from the Bells Line of Roads at Clarence Station (of the Zig Zag Railway. I use to camp and 4wd up here a lot, so it really was my 'old stomping ground'... That is, was! I was heading out to the 'Ruined Castle' when a small puddle presented itself. I had driven through a couple on this day, and this one looked no different. I drove, slowly, to the side when I slipped into the hole... And then I was stuck. Resting on my chassis rails I was spinning on all fours! Oh well, I got out in the end...

Newnes Tunnel Entrance

Dirty GV

Newnes Carpark

Wet Muddy GV

Date - April 15 2011 London. I was in London, after being in Ghent Brussels for a Turf Meeting. I had also met up with a mate, KW! I seem to be meeting up with a lot of fellow Aussie mates whilst overseas lately, but I digress... We were out and about and spotted these lovebirds having some 'fun' whilst walking towards the Tower Bridge...

Lady Beetle Blue

Lady Beetles01

Anyways, thats 'Nature' for you, both Flora AND Fauna!

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 29 Inside your Fridge

Well, its not all that exciting inside my fridge, and rather than having a separate 'beer fridge', not that I am a big beer drinker, it has some beers, mixer drinks (Coke to add to my Bourbon), left over salad from dinner tonight, and some cheeses... Eggs as well for my protein meals, and 2 x 3l of milk which will be lucky to last 3 days at best!

Inside your fridge

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In other news, today I got to meet some of the other girls from our DIG. J, who is home from Japan for a few months, as well as some other Sydney based mums and families, all met up for a brief get-together. I say it was brief as the ranger chucked us all out at 5pm! Its daylight savings for goodness sakes, whats with the rush to evict?

Even though I had my camera bag with me, I didn't take a single shot as I was in shock we were being 'booted' out, so apologies for no photos...

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 28 Light

Last year, I went to Ghent in Brussels for a conference on Turf Management, hosted by the European Turf Society, of which I am a member. We visited the home of football in Ghent, K.A.A Ghent, where due to a lot of circumstances (namely old grandstand design) had issues with shading. To overcome this problem, many stadiums worldwide, using light booms to asset and promote turf growth. Here, the lighting booms were on and in full action, shedding lots of light onto the pitch...

K.A.A. Ghent (Light Booms)

I had a great time in Ghent, its a lovely city, and the Belgians are lovely people. A place I will definitely love to go back to!

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 27 Lunch

I forgot all about getting a photo of lunch today (bad me) as I wassomewhat busy looking at some sandston for a garden bed I am thinking of dong in-front of the spa house. But during the lookng, a watchin the people shift them, a littlespider came ono my arm/hand, and as thi really was at 'lunch' time, I HAD GRABBED A SHOT OF IT for a potential other post, but I will do it for this one instead...

Here is the original shot of it on my hand. I think it is called a jumping spider, and it has four eyes, which can be seen on the second photo...

Spider on arm

Spider on arm

And, by the way, it was really tny and harmless!

Hoo roo for now...

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Photo a Day Challenge - Day 26 Colour

Today is Australia Day, and is celebrated by all, generally with a BBQ. Australia Day, 26 January, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union Jack at Sydney Cove by its commander Captain Arthur Phillip, in 1788 . There is also the Australian Day Awards, where extraordinary people are rewarded for what they have done, both to the community and to Australia as a whole.

It is also a day of throwing a 'snag' on the barbie, or lamb! Lately, Sam Kekovich releases a new video!

BUT, there is also another side to 'Australia Day', and that is to the indigenous - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, to which I would like to pay my respect to, both past and present.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Flags

So, its been a colourful day, both Sam's video and the colours of the flags above. I hope you have had a great Australia Day!

Hoo roo for now...

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