Sydney city before 9:00 pm fireworks on New Year’s Eve 2015
Setting sun
The sun going down for the last time in 2015, Sydney Harbour Bridge taken from Kirribilli.
Jolly or macabre
A dead tree on Norton Street adorned with baubles; jolly or macabre?
Rara paisley
Rarasaur inspired this paisley shape. Originally coloured in orange, green and purple, I inverted them to achieve the above combination.
Stowed
There were plenty of walkers and joggers on the Bay Run yesterday; not much sailing.
Eat me
While growing up in the UK I would make multiple Christmas cakes, puddings and chocolate logs for friends and family. Since living in Australia, whenever moving house we have tried to reduce the volume of chattels. The various sized round and square cake tins went to the charity shop some time ago.
To celebrate the visit of our niece from England for New Year, I have come out of retirement, so to speak. The above is the result of a trusted Harrods Cookery Book recipe after I burnt Delia’s; it wasn’t her fault, I had the oven too hot. Most of my cookery books predate modern fan forced ovens. I was amazed to find the decorations in the biscuit tin where we keep birthday cake candles, piping nozzles and cutters.
As I enjoy a second mince pie for breakfast this morning, the pudding and cake are silently calling “eat me, eat me”.
Celebrate
At this time of year
My heartfelt greetings to all.
Celebrate with cheer.
In hope of peace, I call,
“Happiness is everyone’s right;
Live in love, in light”.
Warm wishes, Robert
Labyrinth
In the six or so years since leaving UTS (University of Technology, Sydney) progress in line with the University’s tag line, think, change, do and the Campus Masterplan is impressive. The above is taken from the top floor of the Engineering and IT Building looking down towards the ground floor. This description is taken from the UTS website:
It accommodates the Faculty of Engineering and IT, along with the majority of its specialist facilities, for the first time in the faculty’s history. Rising 13 storeys above the ground, the building, designed by Melbourne-based architects Denton Corker Marshall, is encased in a dramatic ‘binary screen’ and features state-of-the-art teaching, learning and research spaces throughout.
Related:
Blue – orange
Hard – soft
Shiny – satin
Crazed, glazed – smooth
Man made – natural
Tough – fragile
Dead – alive
Breathtaking contrast
Note to self
When walking between meetings at work remember to look up.
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