Beach Bum

Before leaving for Europe and central Asia, I spent a bit of time at the beach. Not exactly busy, as you can see but perfect for walking.

Buckets hard at work

Is this the job description for a cat? Sleep, look darling, ask for food, then sleep? If so, I am applying for that job as asap as possible. The winter sun is so nice and gentle - he is making the most of it.

Bob and Randi at the gallery

Some nice shots of me with Bob and Randi at their gallery in winter (my tummy is making a special appearance in the shot with Randi).

An old friend

It was a surprise to turn the corner and see this rather nice and rather large sculpture by Clement Meadmore (also from Australia)in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Warm day as you can see.

Height of my sporting career - under 8s soccer

Sunset over Antarctica

It might sound like nothing, but flying over the Antarctic, seeing thousands of miles of white/blue ice is just amazing. It is "awesome" in the old fashioned sense of the word. But best viewed, I think, from the warmth and safety of a plane. This shot is from the flight from Buenos Aires to Sydney, where we dipped down so far south that the sun was setting in the middle of the day.

Big flower sculpture in Buenos Aires

This is a shot of a big flower sculpture that an architect designed, constructed and gave to Buenos Aires. There are always people there looking at it. It opens and closes with the sun. It looks like the tourists are praying to some ancient sun god or something. The shots also show what perfect weather we are having, part of the parks and how many tall buildings there are here - the city is full of large residential buildings. I guess that is how they fit 15 million people into the city.