27 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 146 Something Sweet

Every morning, I head over to the coffee shop, to get a coffee and a bit of morning tea. Sometimes, its savoury be it a Ham, Cheese and Tomato toasted sandwich, or a Ham & Cheese Croissant, but sometimes, I want something sweet... The order of the day - a Rhubarb and Apple Crumble

Rhubarb & Apple Crumble

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26 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 145 12 O'clock

Cheers

Bernie Beer

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25 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 144 Unusual

Kinda says it all really...

Ghostly Ghouls

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24 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 143 Something New

In some ways, carrying on from the last post (Technology) this is a 'New' and 'Old' photo and it shows just how the technology has changed over the (many) years! To the left, we see the new South Coast Daylight Express train, whilst on the right, we have the old railmotors that use to service the NSW Railroads. I've not yet been on the new models, but if they are anythin like those in the UK that I have been on, they would appear to be pretty comfy. As opposed to the older Railmotor, which bounced its way along the railrs from Central down to Bombaderry (Nowra) on the tour we did back in Janruary 2011.

New & Old

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23 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 142 Technology

I am constantly amazed as to how technology is working, both domestically and in the industrial world. In some ways, I wonder if "we're just playing god" in the many ways we can manipulate the weather, and can cast additional UV light, and heat, onto playing surfaces so as we can extend (or bring forward) a playing season to suit our needs...

This is no more evident than in Europe (mainly, although the same technology is used here at home in Australia) where the use of lighting booms on playing surfaces, in order to promote the active growth of the turf so as the shading from the large grandstands is counteracted. Here we see the lighting booms in use at K.A.A Ghent, in Belgium.

K.A.A. Ghent (Light Booms)K.A.A. Ghent (Light Booms)

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22 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 141 Pink

June 2010, whilst in Berlin, I had arranged to go to the Tierpark Zoo. It was a great day, I spent it with MB who was also there with her dog Miss A who was over for a breeding service. Anyway, during the day, and it was a hot day, we got to see many animals... Here is a couple of Pink Flamingo's, whilst we have them here in Sydney (Taronga Zoo) they were still great to see...


Tierpark Zoo Pink Flamingos Pond

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21 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 140 Where You Stand

Last year, when in china for the World Horticultural Exhibition, I got to visit the Terracotta Warriors, also in Xi'an's Shaanxi province. I was in awe of the site, and in NO way, does my photo do it any justice what's so ever... Seeing the way the soldiers were standing, en mass, I was standing myself just in sheer bewilderment of it all...


Terracotta Museum - Pit No. 1

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20 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 139 Something You Can't Live Without

Not so much the paper, and really the coffee is not that important, but there are days that I just DON'T function without a cafine hit...


Free Paper & Coffee

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19 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 138 A Favourite Place

A favourite place, for me, is many... But in many ways, onboard an aircraft, going somewhere, anywhere, is often a great place, and no sooner than my next trip for many reasons but to simply get away... Being onboard, gives you the sense of being taken somewhere, that whilst you know WHERE you will end up, you just don't know the way you will get there. The flight crew do, or may very well, but it is open to little challenges along the way. So for a time, you can sit back, chill out and relax, or at least, I can!


Onboard VH-XFD SYD-PER

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18 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 137 Something You've Made

Whilst not really something we made, but we did build the veranda...

Back Verandah Dinning Lounge

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17 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 136 Snack

On the day trip to Thirlmere for the Festival of Steam, we were given a little 'snack box' both for the morning trip down and on its return in the afternoon...

Morning Tea Box

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16 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 135 What You're Reading

STILL reading this book - Maybe I will read it on my upcoming trip to Norway...


We need to talk about Kevin

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15 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 134 Love

Clearly, in love (or are they having a lovely time?)


Lady Beetles01

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14 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 133 Grass

Yes, this is grass, and its at work! It is also in the middle of the drought back in the summer of 2010 when we, as with all of Sydney, were under water restrictions. Doesn't look very good for a major garden to have its lawn looking like this now does it??


Landbridge

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13 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 132 Mum

Mum, she really is the world to me... Here are some shots of her...


Mum Searching

Mum Windjammer

Mum in Roman Baths

Mum with a Knight

Rhodes Mum enjoying a break

Alexandria Mum in the bus

Sicily Mt Etna Mum

Dubai Atlantis Aquarium MUM

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12 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge Day 131 Something That Makes You Happy

Although, I WISHED it was not her in the Mondo Grass in the Garden...


Bronty in the Mondo Grass

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11 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 130 Kitchen

Nothing fancy, its well laid out and easy to get things done in... And yet, regardless of distance, MB in NH has a very similar kitchen as well, almost the SAME cupboards!!!


Kitchen

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10 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 129 A Favourite Word

I find myself saying 'Cheers' a lot, even when closing a telephone conversation... Cheers Mate... So, with that in mind, I will now say cheers...


Moet & Chandon

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09 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 128 Something You Do Every Day

Sit in traffic, only the depth of the traffic varies...


Travelling to work

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08 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 127 A Smell You Adore

Firstly, I thought, how do you take a photo of a smell?? So a little 'outside the box' thinking was needed for this one. A smell that I do adore, apart from the standard perfumes etc (Michael Kors being VERY high on the list) is that of flowers, and more so, the smell of freshly cut grass. No surprises there hey?


Turf Trials

I don't know what it is, I just like the smell of fresh cut grass, much the same as a storm that is not to far away. Also, again weird I know, but in the middle of summer, on a hot bitumen road, when it starts to rain, again when there is a storm nearing, ahh the smells of summer...

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07 May, 2012

Photo a Day Challenge - Day 126 Someone That Inspires You

Someone that inspires me, as in present form, or in the past tense? Lets do both, shall we?

In the 'past tense, its kind of a no brainer as the single most important person, who not only inspired me, but also had confidence in me to do the things I wanted to do... That is, L...


Louise

Now in the 'present', this is a little more difficult, as there are many who inspire me, drive me to try new things and to achieve a lot more than I thought I ever could. Also, not just that, but in a lot of ways, maturity beyond their years as well... BUT, they know who they are and exactly WHAT they mean to me, as I have told them of this...

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