It never fails to give me a buzz if he is.
This week I was there for the choir - a drop in choir in a 75 min session.
It was great fun and amazing how quickly it all came together - songs in 4 part harmonies.
We did two songs, including this one.
As for the season, I can see the time is changing. The mornings are getting lighter later, as we head to the big daylight savings shift.
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I love daylight savings, it's like a reward for life in winter. While winter tries to reward me with more sunrises, it's not the same as having hours of sunset to enjoy the evening.
The seal is cute! I love the views of Sydney! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
ReplyDeleteWonderful sight of the Opera House and the sundowner (I think so). I had to consult the translation app for knowing what seal means. A nice "Robbe" in german :-). Have a good time and all the best
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Probably not a word that comes up much in daily conversation! HA!
DeleteWonderful to see the seal and the beautiful Sydney skyline.
ReplyDeleteI'll get back to you a little later with a proper comment 😊.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! Today you're showing us several things I'm really happy about: the opera house, which we got to see with our own eyes, the seal that unfortunately hid during our visit, and a song I really love, in a fantastic version I hadn't heard before: The song "Shosholoza" has been with me since my earliest youth. That's because an Austrian band – the "Schmetterlinge" (Butterflies) – covered it in 1971 and had quite a bit of success with "Tschotscholossa". I love this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xq_QDB5Z64
ReplyDeleteDid you know that it's a Rhodesian song sung by workers building the railway – and the lyrics mean something like "Steam through Rhodesia, railway"? 😊 It's great that you have an open choir! Maybe I'd even dare to sing along to this song (although I unfortunately have absolutely no singing talent)...
All the best from Austria,
Traude
I did know about the rail workers (it replicates the sound of the train). I now think it's associated with Mandela (and that football match in particular). I beleive it's their second national anthem, so to speak...
DeleteThough I thought South African not Zimbabwean - will have to google.
DeleteAccording to wikipedia (and it then goes on to the sporting event) "Shosholoza" is a traditional miner's song, originally sung by groups of men from the Ndebele ethnic group that travelled by steam train from their homes in Zimbabwe (formerly known as Rhodesia) to work in South Africa's diamond and gold mines. The Ndebele live predominantly in Zimbabwe near its border with South Africa.[1] The song uses Ndebele words and is Zimbabwean in origin even though the Zulu and Zimbabwean Ndebele ethnic groups are very similar (see Nguni languages).[1]
DeleteSome people argue that the song describes the journey to the mines in South Africa, while others say it describes the return to Zimbabwe.[1] It is also sometimes sung "stimela siphume Rhodesia".
It's interesting because I never hear about other seal sightings around Sydney.
ReplyDeletehow cool!!!
ReplyDeleteSometimes when my wife and I walk in the evening we hear seals but it's too dark to see them.
ReplyDeleteLovely shots and the seal is marvellous! Have a good week, Lydia, and thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it's always the same seal at this location? Beautiful photo of the opera house!
ReplyDeleteThere are two apparently, it's usually one but sometimes there's another one.
DeleteGreat shots.
ReplyDeleteThat seal knows how to chill.
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Beautiful picture at end
ReplyDeleteAmazing views, Loved the seal. Great clicks.
ReplyDeleteLove all the captures and the choir event sounds fun.
ReplyDeleteHello Lydia,
ReplyDeleteI love the cute seal and the beautiful views. Wonderful photos.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great day and happy week ahead.
I love your seal. It is amazing to me when I visit the west coast of the US that seals just help themselves to piers and such.
ReplyDeleteI believe there is one that frequents the Hobart waterfront too....I've never seen it! lovely sky shots
ReplyDeleteThat's exciting. I'm heading down for Dark Mofo so will keep an eye out for it!
DeleteSeals are fun to watch and if there are a lot of them they are very noisy. Makes me think of the seals in San Francisco.
ReplyDeleteThank you for joining the Awww Mondays Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week, Lydia. Hugs. ♥
oh fantastic love that seal He seems confortable We were at that spot about half a year ago. I love that choir Beautiful music
ReplyDeleteAre the seals there often? I think that's great, and the sunset behind the skyline is lovely too!
ReplyDeleteMost days....but only for a bit.
DeleteA plus for me as I've aged these eyes aren't as sharp as they use to be so Daylight Savings and the later sunsets allow me to go away or come home later in the day. The bright lights of oncoming cars especially in the rain make it harder than when I was a youth. I saw the seals for the first time when my son lived in California and I visited. That was a plus of the trip. Lovely sunset photos.
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