If previous years are anything to go by, sometime in the next 24 hours I am going to witness an interchange along the following lines: Radio/TV/Television Announcement – “and for the first day of spring we are expecting a very pleasant temperature of…” Outburst from (American) David – it’s not spring! it’s still 3 weeks […]
My Surroundings
En route to quilt shops
Today my mother and I went fabric shopping for her quilt. After going through some magazines yesterday, it was clear that more traditional, medallion style quilts appealed and Mum had some palettes in mind so off we set. The first shop we visited is closed on Mondays so that was a false start. But between […]
Waving Whales
Yesterday’s memorable visitor waved his way across the bay:
And another one
OK, I am not ever going to win any nature photography award, and the distance is clearly more than my 12x zoom can cope with, but I couldn’t resist this morning’s early visitor: Fuzzy evidence of tail flipping, whale showoffery:
A Parade of Visitors
Not that you can tell from these photos, but there has been a veritable parade of whales traversing the bay today. Sometimes, all you can see is a spout of water. Other times, they are doing the flippy tail or quasi-somersault thing. Of course, the more spectacular stuff happens when my hands are full or […]
Who needs a gym?
when your local council provides your very own stairmaster: Actually, there are many sets of steep stairs around Copacabana connecting those from the “dress circle” to the beach. This particular stairmaster has 58 steps conveniently spaced a stretched stride apart with a wicked incline from about step 32. It seems like no matter how many […]