Sunday, 25 October 2026

Suburban Street Art


Our beautiful dog had to be hospitalised over the weekend, while waiting to pick her up, I wandered around the streets trying to distract myself.

We have spent too much money over the last three months because no one told us to do what I suspected needed to be done back in July and what I think we will be told after we get a medical specialist to take a (probably) final look over the medical history and many results from July until now. Back in July I said to my husband I didn't want to spend a lot of money to make her suffer, and yet that is exactly what we have done. I am angry about this so more will come on that, but for now I am just too sad. I kept getting bad advice from vets and doing more and more tests that ended up with her so sick she had to be hospitalised 3 months later, so much sicker than she was in July, and in so much more pain. 

(Note for locals, we have changed vets, so these pics are taken near the good vet). We were given hope when we shouldn't have been and so far that has cost us the equivalent of  the cost of a new small car. That would be fine if she was better but she's far from it.  So we have basically paid to have her distressed and in pain for a few months.


At least she is home and eating. We can give her the love and comfort she deserves for giving us so much love and happiness over the years.

Sorry for the bleak words, feel free just to look at the pictures and go. My heart is breaking, for what we've done to her, what I KNEW we should have done in July but kept getting encouraged to hope that one more test would be the solution, and for what we will have to do. I'm also angry that we paid money we couldn't afford to spend to do this to her. I wish I'd just insisted at the time, instead of wanting so badly to be wrong and letting poor practice management misguide me.

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Pineapple for Prestige

 Someone posted about royalty and Pineapples in the Victorian era and I commented that people used to throw parties so you could get a photograph holding the pineapple and some of our iron fencing had pineapples on them - here is one.


I can't find an official explanation but it is most probably a decoration chosen to imply prestige or to honour royalty (as I think a park near us has it too - will check on that)

Linking with #WeeklyWonder


Friday, 23 October 2026

Reflections in Aomoriya

 

In the north of Japan I stayed in a fun hotel with gorgeous grounds. 



Even the rainy weather didn't dampen the beauty!


Linking with #WeeklyWonder


Further posts on this Hoshino Resort are:

Rainy day in Misawa

The Grounds of Hoshino Aomoriya Resort

Rainy day in Misawa (Aomoriya)

While no one wants rain on their holiday, I have to say it made the light quite stunning for a photographic exploration of the grounds of Hoshino's Aomoriya resort.

Linking with #SundayBest & WeekendReflection.






Further posts on the resort are:


Monday, 19 October 2026

Start of the Festival Season

Sydney has opened the run of outdoor concerts and festivals with Anyma's Aeden in the Domain. A screen the size of a tennis court dwarfed the DJ and the lasers, fire, and smoke all worked with the images. It was spectacular.

Personally, I still prefer less effects and more energy in the crowd but I was glad I went.

Still hoping Ely Oaks gets announced soon (I see you over there in NZ on NYE!! We're just a hop over the ditch!)


Harbour Life and Hypersonic are on the same day!

Field Day has a corker of a line up!

Festival of Sydney announced it's dates, but for now I'll be away for a lot of it (That trip is up in the air so may have to be cancelled).

Taronga Zoo has dropped it's summer line up.











Sydney is gearing up for holiday season...(More talk on Festivals here)

My Insta clips are here and here and there are some great youtube clips here.

These pics below are from the supports, including Argy who I missed at Parookaville due to taxi problems...


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Sunday, 18 October 2026

Still of the night

Walking home from a massive concert in the Domain, I passed the fountain and suddenly the big noisy night in the middle of a crowd dissipated and suddenly I seemed alone in the still quiet of the night. Peaceful in the big city lights.

It was a moment. I wasn't really alone, there were floods of people heading the same way but the beauty of the light on the fountain just narrowed my focus.

May you find peace in unexpected moments.

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Friday, 16 October 2026

Reflection

While visiting Mushrooms, I played around with the shadow and reflection on the other MCA harbour sculpture. 

It's so beautiful. 




And while not relevant at all, I'm LOVING this ode to Outkast (at least, that's how I think of it!). Brilliant song!


Have a great weekend, everyone!