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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What season?

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It's ridiculous. After a sweltering night on Monday, it's back to winter clothes today.

I'm at a gig in the Domain this weekend and am now wondering how muddy it will be.

There's been 43 people bitten by bats on the Central Coast and in the Hunter as they are staving to death and fall to the ground (and they try to help them - leave it to the vaccinated professionals as they have a type of rabies that can't be treated once the symptoms start - so if you do get bitten, go straight to hospital). The dengue fever in Florida and the rise in bear attacks in Japan are all in part due to climate change.

We will die a slow death due to unforeseen effects.

We went to see Digger, which is a great film. It's very funny, though grotesque. However, it's bleak - and it doesn't hold back. As someone who does what they can to reduce their environmental impact, I still had a moment of mea culpa. And I think that's why it's getting criticised. No one wants to admit they're part of the problem. The righteous want to feel righteous and judge others, but it doesn't let you. Go and see it, don't read anything about it because you don't want the spoilers. 

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Exam Season - HSC

 

84, 000 kids sit the HSC this month, starting Tuesday.

This is just a reminder to all those kids (and the parents of those kids) that it really only matters for the three or so months after you finish school. It doesn't change your life, just the very next step. Do you go straight into the course you want at the Uni of your choice or do you take a more scenic route? Or in the case of one of my friend's kids, do you scramble to get into a course that you thought wouldn't be an option for you, when your mark exceeded the predictions of your life long learning difficulties?

The HSC doesn't measure smartness, just persistence and application. The ATAR is merely the cut off due to demand of places in a course (Not how smart you have to be to do the course). If you miss out on your dream, most Universities have a day in Dec or Jan where you tell them your mark and they build a pathway to get into your course eventually.

A reminder to parents to celebrate the child that has finished school, and the world opening doors for their shiny adult life that awaits.

To the kids, whatever you do next, further learning, apprenticeship, training or working - enjoy it. Your life is going to change in so many ways - speak up when it's scary or overwhelming, well adjusted adults do that, but mostly, appreciate this exciting time. Opportunities, new responsibilities, new friends or meeting new people, maybe even a new home. 

This is a sparkling time in your life when the world is your oyster. Don't let exam stress (or societal pressure) take that away from you.

The photo is from the Archibald, Sulman and Wynn exhibition - if you know the artist, please let me know so I can credit it. But kids, you now follow the sign posts of your making.

Good luck, do your best and remember it's not the be all and end all, it's just the beginning!

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Wild Things - International Kids Festival

From the 26th September until the 11th October, the Opera House is hosting a kids festival with plenty of theatre shows and free activities aimed at children. See what's on here! 

One that will appeal to all ages is the Iwagumi Air Scape by Eness. As you move through the rock formation on the Forecourt, a soundscape of native birds, frogs and streams is triggered. After dark it lights up, melting into different colours.

A delightful art addition to an evening out. Lights off at 10 pm.

Don't miss it!

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“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” ― Virgil A. Kraft

The flowers all over the neighbourhood are definitely making me forget the woes of the world at least for a few moments in the sunshine as I tear down the street for the bus or amble about with the dog.

What can make you happier than a new burst of colour suddenly appearing?

It's like a little journey of discovery that changes almost daily.

Even the roadside strawberries are getting ready for harvest (though I'm not sure about eating inner city verge produce??)

“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”
― John Muir, The Wilderness World of John Muir

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Sydney Fringe Festival

 Last night we headed out to catch some global comedy as part of Sydney Fringe Festival. It's a low cost investment for an hour of laughs at the Newtown Hotel.  We were offered discounted tix to a later show (if you wanted to make a night of it) but we left it and were home by 8pm. Fringe is a great way to get out and about on a weeknight without being exhausted the next day or spend too much money.

So take a punt - there's over 300 shows in the month long programme, all different kinds of performance. Tickets are here. 

Last night I saw My Grandpa doesn't follow me on Instagram. This show is funny, heartwarming and very joyful. On until the 26th Sept. Tix are here. It's the winner of this year's Fringe for me.

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Sydney Marathon

The Sydney Marathon is now a world major, and one of the prettiest, according to my husband who has run over 20 and has all the Abbott Stars (Though I think he forgets how beautiful Paris was - and as a spectator, how easy Berlin was to get around, but I digress).

The city is abuzz on the Sunday in late August, moved due to the terrible heat a few years back. It was a perfect day.

With Father's Day the following week, it's really been a fortnight of celebrating him!

Are you a runner? Do you run distance or marathons?

Throwback to last year's Marathon here. You can sign up for next year's Ballot here.

My favourite costume was the Monkey King from Journey to the West (I think that's who he was meant to be, and the cricketer who very excitedly took a selfie outside the SCG).

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Daffodil season

Late Winter, early Spring means you'll start seeing these lovely flowers popping up in the streets of Sydney. This was in the verge garden on my dog walk. It made me smile.

Coincidently, my husband was at a funeral at the same time where they were given a single daffodil in remembrance of their friend who died of cancer.

The cancer council is shy of their Daffodil Day fund raiser so you can still donate here if interested.

It's definitely daffodil season here, one way or another.

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