the last three days

i've had a wonderful few days of wandering around melbourne. the first couple of pics were taken on the way to work on friday. more ballooning going on, but i remembered my camera this day.

i had to go to a meeting off campus, to werribee mansion. only there for an hour so i didn't really get to look around too much.

if it weren't for the gum trees you'd swear you were in england somewhere. :)

these couple of pics were taken as i wandered over to rathdowne street on my way to a hair appointment.

this is my neighbourhood. i haven't taken a shot of the front of soph's and my place yet because we're still waiting on the owner's to rebuild the front fence, it's a bit messy at the moment.

today, being sunday has been my favourite of the days. besides being an absolutely beautiful 24 degrees out, i joined the art deco society last week and this morning took a walk with some of the group around south melbourne. looking at some of the inter-war buildings. here's a few of the shots i took.

after this i went to find some lunch. i think my camera will be a constant companion from here on in. snap happy i am. and i love autumn.

now for a little light reading before watching an arts program on the abc... i'm actually reading a book "the architecture of happiness" by alain de botton at the moment and this show touches on this. happy day to you.

on the way to work...

they were landing in a field that i drive by on the way to work. sorry about the quality though, it was with my phone camera through a very dirty windscreen. there were about 6 or 7 hot air balloons coming into land - a blue-sky day in melbourne, so the view of the sunrise must've been fantastic.

coupla cool things

april in melbourne

today felt very long indeed. i think it's because i did so very much. started off quite early at the melbourne international flower show at the royal exhibition hall in carlton. let me warn you right now, there are a whole lot of flower pictures to follow.

i love this building - it was completed in carlton in 1880, built for the international world fair that took place in 1888. it also opened the first parliament of australia in 1901.











wearable flora. pretty fantastic looking.





















this photo is for gail. jason from better homes and gardens.