Sydney Festival 2009

Playing Piano on the Streets of Sydney
http://www.streetpianos.com/sydney2009/

Play Me, I'm Yours: Sydney 2009.

In January, 30 street pianos will be delivered to the streets of Sydney and Parramatta for the Sydney Festival 2009. Located in public squares, bus shelters, parks, a tattoo parlour, hairdressers and even on a ferry, the pianos are there for any member of the public to play. Who will play them and how long they remain is up t0 each community. Feel free to personalise and decorate your piano.

Anthony and Belinda,
Sydney Ferries Customer Service Representatives
join in the fun on the ferry, 'Queenscliff'
10.40am trip to Manly

http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/wo_sydneycbd.aspx

Unfortunately due to do my own busy roster and picking up the work of workmate's-on-leave plus the high temperatures on Friday and Saturday. All the plans I had made for Oz Day went by the wayside instead I slept, catnapped and slept the day away I still feel pretty Ugh... and its back to work tomorrow with another full roster.
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I was going to put this in the comments section in response to a comment in my Bailey post but I thought I would put it on the 'front page'. I love to read what others have to say about my posts and the response in question I felt was very thought-provoking and I would like to reply with-

Australia Day Celebrations.

When I have gone out and celebrated Oz Day in the city and towns of Australia I haven't once come across any negative experiences from Indigenous Australians, White Australians, Asian Australians, Euro Australians, African Australian or American Australians as the people out celebrating are celebrating their joy of being Australians.

• Their joy of being in a country not wracked by terrorism, political upheaval or excessive poverty.
• Their joy of mingling with like-minded persons who are celebrating the Uniqueness of this Great Land so far from the rest of the world.
• We are encourage to stand up for ourselves.
• We have the Right to question authority if we feel it is being unfair.

"Professor Dodson accepted the Australian of the Year award at a ceremony outside Parliament House late yesterday in front of an enthusiastic crowd – several dressed in Australian flags. A self-described "persistent bugger", Professor Dodson said many
indigenous Australians saw Australia Day as the day
"our world came crashing down". "Many of our people call it invasion day," he said."

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24961907-421,00.html

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with
Australian of the Year Professor Mick Dodson
and cricketer Adam Gilchrist.

In my opinion, Professor Mick Dodson is the man he is today because he was not prepared to sit back and let others make his decisions and he has the Right as an Australian to question authority as any other Australian has.
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http://www.australia.gov.au/
http://www.nsw.gov.au/index.asp
Get Involved site
http://www.nsw.gov.au/getinvolved.asp

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ps I just saw the news about the trouble some youths have been making on Australian Day, according to police reports, the youth's were out-of-towners causing mischief. As someone who lives in a tourist coastal town I understand how much trouble out-of-towners can make thinking as the local police don't know them they can get away without being identified, they seem to forget that most shopping malls/beaches have CCTV coverage.

Bailey

Bailey(M) and Kahlua(F) are Maltese Terriors,
they were named by my sons, B & K had two male puppies
who were named Jack Daniel and Bundi.
Bailey is a wanderer so my yard has to be escape-proof and
Kahlua is a 'sook' who loves to have her tummy rubbed...lol...who doesn't.
Bailey and Kahlua

Like my cat Darcy, they were another rescued pets.

They belonged to an Elderly Lady who owned 7 dogs,
council rangers informed her after complaints from neighbours
she was only allowed to keep 2(3?). I was only after one
but EL said they were used to company so
I ended up going home with two dogs.

(3pm Saturday Afternoon)

Weather Pixie Gadget
Well! Obviously! she is not an Australian, at the present temperature of 41C she is standing out in the open with just a bikini and thongs (flip flops) on, if she was an Aussie chick she would have hat, cossie, sunnies, tshirt, sun screen lotion (optional extra-an umbrella) on ..
the dog has gone missing... was there at 38C ... flipping hell, at least, he has had enough sense to seek shelter in this heat.

Slip on a shirt,
Slop on the sunscreen,
Slap on a hat,
Seek shade,
Slide on some sunnies

Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, Slide

Update on Weather Pixie: If she takes any more off,
I am going to be very cross.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip-Slop-Slap

(10pm Saturday Night)

Yay, the heat has gone, it is lovely and cool now presently in the low 20Cs. I don't usually let the dogs in but it was too hot outside today even in the garage where their beds are.

Presently watching the Australian Open(Melbourne) on the telly, attendance for today was a record 66,018 people.

Watch

One year my children bought me a watch for Mother's Day... a Citizen... they all chipped in to buy it... unfortunately it only lasted 6 months before the glass fell out...I got it repaired a couple of times ... then gave up.

I decided to buy a cheapie for work and today I put a load of washing on, emptying the barrel later I found my watch... it was still working ... this watch cost me $3...and it is still working.

Jacaranda Tree

(stock photo)
This is such a beautiful tree.
My Mother-in-law had one in her front yard and when it was in flower
it spread over the entire yard.

Wow! Pink!
This new background is going to take a little getting use to but I must admit it is very summery.

This photo was taken in my garden.
The purple blossoms are from next door neighbour's Jacaranda tree.

My mum passed away on the 19th December 1998 and 10 years later on the 25th December 2008, the Hydrangeas she planted all those years ago are still going strong.

31st December 2008

This is a slideshow of photos taken on a early morning (8am) walk at Emerald Beach on the last day of 2008.

A Beautiful Day

ps:I also edited the 22 December post to include a slideshow.

Enough said.

It is 12.18am (Wednesday) and it is HOT.
I have to get up early to go to work I should be asleep but it is too hot.
Weather prediction of 34C for later today...
If it hits 35C ...I can officially stop work...aren't Unions great.
.......
But wait I will then have to cram the jobs I miss into my roster for the rest of the week.
Well it looks like the knees will be getting an airing
so it is off to wardrobe to find some shorts and a sleeveless shirt
and a wide brim hat and some sun block cream.
and before I head off to work will need to check
oil and water coolant levels in car.
......
Also drop into local shop and buy a sun protection screen for my car, we had so much rain (12months) after the 6 year drought that I have mislaid my old screen.
and I am sick of burning my hands on the hot steering wheel
after the car has been sitting in the sun for a couple of hours.
......
I think its time I went to bed now.

Night

I arrived back from my holiday to Emerald Beach yesterday and have spent most of the day just lazing until that is I decided to take up the old lino in my pantry... did I mention I go back to work on Monday. The top part of the lino was fairly easy but the backing is proving a bit of a chore but I will persist with the assistance of various tools ...hammer chisel jackhammer... you know the usual when doing a bit of reno.

As you see Darcy was excited to see me again and it looks like he found the tape measure I lost just before Christmas.

Happy New Year from Emerald Beach,
New South Wales, Australia.
It is 8.30am AEST on the first day of 2009
I hope everyone has a Wonderful year
I have taken some great photos of my holiday and will post some when I return home.
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This photo was taken on the evening of 1st January 2009.
It is a tree in the garden with the sunset shining through in the background.