Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This last week while himself's uncle has been staying with us we have been playing Tommy Tourist. The last time he came to my city was slightly over sixty years ago. He hadn't been back because it is tooooo cold (I wish) and he is afraid of getting pneumonia.
From Red Hill Lookout. We are known as the bush capital - and the photos do show just how much greenery we retain here. Which I love.
This cafe/restaurant has been at the Lookout for as long as I can remember. It may even have been there on his last visit... Probably not though.
The Arboretum. Another grey day which peeved our visitor.
Looking down on our Governor-General's home by the lake.
The wide brown land sculpture - which is in metal and stands about twelve feet tall, comes from a Dorothea Mackellar poem which, in part, reads:
'I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me!'
I do love the detail etched? into the railings here.
'Nest' is a favourite. I take new photos every time I see it.
Tree torture.
Inside the Visitors' Centre
A bearded raven sitting on a sign in the carpark.
And, because it was raining (which I loved and he took as a personal affront) we went to the Royal Australian Mint. All the coins we use in Australia are made here, commemorative coins and coins for some other countries too. And our Olympic medals.... The notes are made on the other side of the country.
I loved the Safety First, Last and Always sign.
This representation of our dollar coin was a seat in the viewing area.
The Great Barrier Reef commemorative dollar coin is a beauty isn't it? How I would love to see it in general circulation.
No free samples issued. Sigh.
And a spectacular sunset.
He will have left us by the end of the week, and I hope to visit your blogs again. I have missed you. I will, as always, respond to comments but it is likely to take longer than usual. When the rest of the household wakes we are continuing the tourist trail.
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
Like River I usually run with a theme. This last week while himself's uncle has been staying with us we have been playing Tommy Tourist. The last time he came to my city was slightly over sixty years ago. He hadn't been back because it is tooooo cold (I wish) and he is afraid of getting pneumonia.
From Red Hill Lookout. We are known as the bush capital - and the photos do show just how much greenery we retain here. Which I love.
This cafe/restaurant has been at the Lookout for as long as I can remember. It may even have been there on his last visit... Probably not though.
The Arboretum. Another grey day which peeved our visitor.
Looking down on our Governor-General's home by the lake.
The wide brown land sculpture - which is in metal and stands about twelve feet tall, comes from a Dorothea Mackellar poem which, in part, reads:
'I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me!'
I do love the detail etched? into the railings here.
'Nest' is a favourite. I take new photos every time I see it.
Tree torture.
Inside the Visitors' Centre
A bearded raven sitting on a sign in the carpark.
And, because it was raining (which I loved and he took as a personal affront) we went to the Royal Australian Mint. All the coins we use in Australia are made here, commemorative coins and coins for some other countries too. And our Olympic medals.... The notes are made on the other side of the country.
I loved the Safety First, Last and Always sign.
This representation of our dollar coin was a seat in the viewing area.
The Great Barrier Reef commemorative dollar coin is a beauty isn't it? How I would love to see it in general circulation.
No free samples issued. Sigh.
And a spectacular sunset.
He will have left us by the end of the week, and I hope to visit your blogs again. I have missed you. I will, as always, respond to comments but it is likely to take longer than usual. When the rest of the household wakes we are continuing the tourist trail.
