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Apr 07 2013
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In the crowd at The Gabba

Saturday 6th April 2013, 4.45pm (day 590)

The Gabba, 6/4/13

One of the world’s more well-known cricket grounds, but Joe and I were not there to see cricket – the Lions are Brisbane’s local AFL team (Australian Rules Football) and we were both making our debuts there as they hosted the Adelaide Crows. AFL – yeah, an interesting sport, better than rugby, more flowing, but still gives you the opportunity to see large Antipodean men climbing on and hitting each other. I did get a couple of reasonable pictures of the action, but I like this shot: the kid seems to be wondering why his hand isn’t like the big red one to his right. It also encapsulates the fact that there were many family groups there, far more than you’d see at a football match in England.

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Apr 03 2013
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Behind the breakwater, Ballina

Monday 1st April 2013, 2.00pm (day 585)

Ballina beach, 1/4/13

Being as this is one of the world’s great beach countries it is perhaps a reflection of my own tastes in activity that a beach has not featured on here since February 28th: but let’s bookend the beachless month of March with a return to that environment for a few days, here at Ballina. This girl is collecting shells off the breakwater. I like the strange pose that she’s been caught in, a sort of sense of discovery about it.

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Mar 20 2013
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Queensland, the Sunshine State

Wednesday 20th March 2013, 3.50pm (day 573)

Umbrellas, 20/3/13

Irony warning…. I don’t mean to suggest it was like this all day, just this one heavy shower, but this is the only place I have seen rain in the whole 8 weeks I’ve been here, including in New Zealand.

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Mar 09 2013
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Hyde Park, Sydney

Saturday 9th March 2013, 2.15pm (day 562)

Hyde Park, Sydney, 9/3/13

This is definitely one of the world’s more photogenic cities – I got a whole bunch today that I might have put up here. I know there is a voyeuristic element to taking photos of strangers without them knowing, but look, they’re looking good and I hope I honour them by putting it up here. A fine city, yes. Lots to like.

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Mar 04 2013
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Research awayday, Charles Sturt University

Monday 4th March 2013, 2.00pm (day 557)

CSU research meeting, 4/3/13

Just to confirm that I am still getting on with the occasional day’s work while on this trip. In Manchester we are lucky if we can get a sight of the smelly and overtrafficked Oxford Road from one of our office windows, here at CSU in Wagga we have a view of miles of uninterrupted hills, scrub and vineyards.

Also a happy birthday to Joe today – 10 years old, born 04/03/03 (and yes, we have all sometimes regretted that he arrived 14.6 hours too late to have a really numerically cool birth date). Sorry I couldn’t be there, my son.

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Feb 19 2013
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On the bus to Invercargill

Tuesday 19th February 2013, 2.20pm (day 544)

Bus to Invercargill, 19/2/13

Since I took this photograph I have been speculating about the reason why this item of clothing exists, and I’ll be damned if I can work it out.

Still, it was more interesting than anything I could find in Invercargill tonight. On to Stewart Island tomorrow.

 

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Feb 12 2013
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Retro exercise, Botanical Gardens

Tuesday 12th February 2013, 11.55am (day 537)

Hula hooper, 12/2/13

 

Blimey. I haven’t seen anyone doing this seriously in years, possibly decades, have you?

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Feb 09 2013
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Jetty jumping, Glenelg

Saturday 9th February 2013, 2.20pm (day 534)

Jetty jumping, 9/2/13

 

What is it with Antipodeans and their urge to fling themselves off high places? Don’t expect any bungee jumping action shots from me on my upcoming trip to New Zealand, either. Glenelg is one of Adelaide’s beach suburbs, very busy today but it does have great sand so one can see why. Last day in South Australia, back to Brisbane – briefly – tomorrow.

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Jan 31 2013
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GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art), Brisbane

Thursday 31st January 2013, 3.55pm (day 525)

GOMA visitor, 31/1/13

 

This is an exhibit by (if I remember rightly) Tiffany Chung – who has cast literally thousands of little glass animals and arranged them in this twenty-foot long swirl. There were lots of interesting pieces in this place today, for the ‘APT7’ (Asia-Pacific Triennale) exhibition. I was more into taking photos of the visitors, though.

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Jan 29 2013
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Anzac Square, Brisbane

Tuesday 29th January 2013, 11.30am (day 523)

Anzac Square, 29/1/13

 

Brisbane has been spared more flooding, the sun came out, and there were lots of nice things to see. And, well, in the end it was a choice between a photo of her and one of a lizard. But I’ll catch the lizard again some time.

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