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A new car -1960’s style

17 Wednesday Nov 2021

Posted by RuthsArc in photography, remembering / musing

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Cars, family, Sydney

I’ve been looking through old family photo albums and came across this photo of me with my granddad and his new car.

I’m linking this to Jude’s “Life in Colour” challenge for black or grey transportation.

Another photo is this view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Golden Hour

25 Saturday Sep 2021

Posted by RuthsArc in all about me, one with nature, photography, remembering / musing, weekly photo challenge

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beach, Sydney

Pacific sunrise at Manly Beach. 

Six months ago, this was the perfect way to celebrate the end of hotel quarantine and getting back to my Aussie life.

I’m joining HeyJude’s challenge, “Life in Colour” at https://traveltalk.me.uk/2021/09/22/life-in-colour-84/

Changing Seasons – Sculpture by the Sea

30 Saturday Nov 2019

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, photography

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art, seasons, Sydney

The highlight of our month was a trip to Sydney to stay with our daughter, son-in-law and two year old grandson but also to visit “Sculpture by the Sea”. This was our first time at this annual art exhibition which began in 1997, along the coastal path and beaches between Bronte and Bondi. It was a lovely day out with art to interest each of us.
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We had a couple of hours in the city before our flight home, where the jacaranda trees were beginning to flower.
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This is my contribution to Su’s Changing Seasons post.

An early family Christmas

10 Sunday Dec 2017

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family, Sydney

We’ve just had a fabulous early Christmas weekend, with our daughter, son-in-law and grandson in Sydney, along with our daughter who is visiting from London. It’s nine years since we’ve been together for Christmas.

We began our Christmas Eve by decorating the tree then watching the movie “Love Actually”. A firm favourite to get us in the festive spirit.IMG_E8213

On our Christmas Day we shared a late breakfast out on the deck.IMG_8231

Our girls grew up in the UK with Christmas in winter. So a fun gift of long stripy socks each year became a tradition. Now aged 27 and 24 years of age and in a summer Christmas, they wore the socks! Bless them!IMG_8241

We exchanged gifts and spent time “reviewing our year”, unwrapping photo or word prompts about the special times we’d each experienced during the past twelve months. Holidays, new jobs, successes, friend’s wedding, theatre shows, baby showers. We had a seafood dinner later in the day, prawns, scallops, morton bay bugs, with salad.

Our grandson is almost four months old. Boy and dog are best friends. The dog keeps an eye out and tickles the baby by licking his feet. They are both rather cheeky.

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We finished the trip with a ride on the Manly Ferry across Sydney Harbour. A perfect weekend.IMG_E8579-2IMG_8585-2

What unusual family traditions do you have?

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I is for … Indigenous Art

11 Tuesday Apr 2017

Posted by RuthsArc in 52 challenge, creativity, days out

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A2Z Challenge, art, Sydney

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http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com

Thursday Doors – Painted Ladies

08 Thursday Sep 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, photography

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doors, Sydney

These two doors are at the Quarantine Station in Sydney.

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Sydney Vivid

12 Sunday Jun 2016

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Sydney

We took a Vivid Cruise which was an excellent way to get a feel of the size and scale of the festival and to see the city lights from the harbour.

The focus is around Circular Quay with one side of the Opera House illuminated and one side of the Harbour Bridge. But there are numerous locations of light installations around the city.

It was intriguing to actually cruise underneath the Harbour Bridge.

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This year is the 200th anniversary for the Botanical Gardens so they are participating in Vivid. This arch of lights was just one of the attractions there. The crowd sauntered through the arch, six people across, taking photos as we went. Also in the gardens, there were light effects on trees and grass.

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Various buildings were flood lit with moving images. Some art installations were interactive, reacting to movement, or linked to music. We spent two evenings in the city and still didn’t experience everything.

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All the while, Sydney Ferries continued their regular dance across the harbour, joined by multiple cruise and private boats.

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Sydney Opera House during Vivid Festival

11 Saturday Jun 2016

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Sydney

Sydney Opera House is an impressive building at the best of times, but during the city’s Vivid Festival, it is awesome with the light show projected onto it’s sails.

Here are just a few of my photos.

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After the Storm – Sydney Northern Beaches

07 Tuesday Jun 2016

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B is for …

02 Saturday Apr 2016

Posted by RuthsArc in 52 challenge, photography

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A2Z Challenge, Amsterdam, architecture, London, Sydney, Tasmania

B is for … Bridge
… in my second post for the Blogging A to Z Challenge.

Let’s start in London, with the iconic Tower Bridge.

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This is the Wobbly Bridge, also in London. It’s official name is the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian suspension bridge across the River Thames. When it opened, it swayed far too much and closed for months for modifications and stability.

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This is a bridge that is intended to sway.

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Amsterdam has many bridges over it’s canals, but this “Skinny Bridge” – Magere Brug – is a beautiful historic swing bridge.

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On this side of the world, Sydney Harbour Bridge is another world famous image.

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Tasmania has Australia’s oldest stone bridge, in Richmond. It was built by convict labour in 1823 and still carries traffic.

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Another convict built bridge in Tassie is Spiky Bridge. It was built in 1843, using stones from the fields, without any mortar or cement. Stones on the parapet are laid vertically, hence it’s name. It is suggested that the vertical stones were to prevent cattle falling over the sides of the bridge. Others claim that the convicts placed them vertically in some minor rebellion against their supervisor.

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