Annie's Blog

Had the wonderful fun of accompanying a little grandson on the city cat along the river leaving Southbank where we had found a playground, eaten an icecream, but didn't swim at the little beach, because of a bad cough past the Performing Arts Centre and the Museum, Art Gallery and State library complex..all newly renovated after the big flood...guess some of those roof gardens didn't need watering for a long while under one of the many bridges...I never know their names, I'm sorry past this funny little structure near a factory on the other bank and an old lighthouse and coming up past the Regatta Hotel loved the historical picture of the very first cross river ferry...where people had to jump into the rowing boat whatever the level of the river... another City Cat arrives the finish line for the famous Regatta races they had every year...wonder do they still hold them, thought they shifted out to somewhere else once? and walked past the old Toowong library where I took so...

Only one sunset photo amongst my week's photos. Most unusual. The skies must have been just clear or smoggy, for there to be no sunset photos! Yesterday I had to go to Toowong. And managed to capture some sky pictures while attending to some chores. As I look at these pictures, I stop and suddenly wonder ...I wonder how the man is, who slept and lived here opposite this spot on the footpath for years and years, surrounded by his many bags of possessions. It seemed for a long time no-one was able to convince him to move on, but amazingly, after many years (I think at least fifteen?) they did. And now I wonder, where has he gone, and how is he? I hope he is well and happy. And maybe able to live a more normal life perhaps? Ziggy is the name I think they used to call him. People wandering along the street always used to stop and chat. Or ignore him. I was very surprised as I crossed the road to see a poinciana starting to flower. the seedpods from the jacaranda were quite startling in...