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.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. Each year as the Enlighten festival draws to a close my city holds a Balloon Spectacular. And spectacular it is.
I am a confirmed balloon tragic and go every year. Usually twice. There are usually twenty or thirty balloon and at least one 'feature' balloon. This year the main feature balloon came to us from Canada. T-Rex was HUGE, at over 38 metres (nearly 125 feet). The days I went the conditions were not good enough for it to take to the sky, but it did inflate.
It is expensive to go up in a balloon, but watching them inflate (and hopefully fly) is free. Despite the early start (just before dawn) hundreds (perhaps thousands) of people came to watch. And cheer.
Many photos follow.
Being inflated.
It was impressive in silhouette too.
Since it was too gusty for the giant to take to the sky, it was deflated - which I found strangely moving.
She looked sad at T-Rex's death didn't she?
T-Rex had a small cousin in the crowd too. That cousin head-butted me in the fundament to get me to move. I did.
I smiled at this father entertaining his daughter (and the crowd) as well.
Naturally I took photos of the other balloons too, and they will get a post of their own later. I haven't forgotten the rest of Enlighten either. My camera has had a work out in recent weeks.
As Covid 19 spreads I hope this finds you all safe and healthy.
This
meme was started by Delores a long time ago. Words for Wednesday is now provided by a number of people and has become a
movable feast.
Essentially
the aim is to encourage us to write. Each week we are given a choice
of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image. What we
do with those prompts is up to us: a short story, prose, a song, a
poem, or treating them with ignore... We can use some or all of the
prompts.
Some
of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on
their own blog. I would really like it if as many people as possible
joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants. If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.
The prompts will be here this month but are again being provided by Mark Koopmans.
This week's prompts are:
- Nuclear
- Foxtrot
- Klan
- Rollover
- Utilities
- Xeroxed
And/Or
- Audacious
- Zinc
- Plastered
- Identification
- Wheeling
- Fixated
Have fun.
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.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. I am taking you back to Enlighten this week, but we are starting in town rather than in the Parliamentary Triangle. On my way to do my shift at Lifeline I spotted not one but three 'Illuminated Mini Beasts'. The beasts are brightly coloured neon insects, which will remain in the city centre as part of the Enlighten festival.
Starting with the Swallowtail Butterfly.
Then the Neon Cuckoo Bee which is apparently native to Sydney. They rely on other bees to raise their young and lay their eggs in the nests of others.
Finishing up with the Cicada. Apparently this cicada hums when touched, but I went past early in the rain and it refused to sing for me.
It was a very, very busy and draining shift at Lifeline so I was grateful for these colourful treats.
There is still more to come from Enlighten but it can wait for another post.
Keep your fingers crossed for me please. Our Balloon Spectacular started yesterday and I am heading off shortly before dawn (in a couple of hours) in the hopes of seeing them take to the skies.
This
meme was started by Delores a long time ago. Words for Wednesday is now provided by a number of people and has become a
movable feast.
Essentially
the aim is to encourage us to write. Each week we are given a choice
of prompts: which can be words, phrases, music or an image. What we
do with those prompts is up to us: a short story, prose, a song, a
poem, or treating them with ignore... We can use some or all of the
prompts.
Some
of us put our creation in comments on the post, and others post on
their own blog. I would really like it if as many people as possible
joined into this fun meme, which includes cheering on the other participants. If you are posting on your own blog - let me know so that I, and other participants, can come along and applaud.
The prompts will be here this month but are again being provided by Mark Koopmans.
This week's prompts are:
- Granulate
- Trial
- Serenade
- Billiards
- Cuss
- Avuncular
And/Or
- Vindicate
- Hotelier
- Junkie
- Metronome
- Questionnaire
- Exemplify
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Have fun.
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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.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. February/March are festival months in my city. Last night (continuing the light obsession of my previous post) we went to Enlighten, and spent a happy few hours wandering through the illuminated Parliamentary Triangle.
You will be shocked and surprised (not) to learn that I took a LOT of photos. This post is mostly devoted to quirky colour and fun.
This orb is a permanent fixture at the front of our National Gallery and I take a photograph of it each time I see it.
There were a lot of inflatable objects this year. I am not sure what these depicted, but I found them intriguing.
I liked the rainbow arch too - with old Parliament House behind it.
An inflated and colour-changing snail.
This peculiar contraption was a kaleidescope, and the next few photos show the images I took looking down the view finder.
There was more Enlighten colourful quirkiness (some of which I liked and some of which left me cold) both at the Parliamentary Triangle and in town. However this post is already on the long side, so I will hold off until next week.
I hope that you all have light, colour and fun in the week(s) to come.
I am going to finish on an excellent note. On Thursday the fire nearest to us, which had been burning for eighty days, was finally declared OUT.
