Edith Cowan.. social campaigner.

It was almost impossible from yesterday's reflections to guess that they were university related :) Building 1 of the Joondalup campus at Edith Cowan University is strikingly dramatic and as much as I would like to relate a little more about what inspired the architectural design I could find nada, niente, zilch! Very frustrating! Whenever I drive past along Joondalup Drive I see the spine of spires rising and think armadillo. Behind the steel structures, softened by a lining of beautiful wood, to the left the Chancellery building and to the right the art gallery 

Joondalup campus is one of three ECU campuses in WA, named after Edith Cowan, advocator of women's rights and the first woman to be elected to an Australian parliament in 1920.. here beautifully etched into the glass above the stadium below. If any Perthites out there can fill in the architectural details I would be thrilled.. Hope you've had/are having a good weekend, happy Monday, take care and stay safe...

Lofty reflections...

Yesterday was the perfect Perth winter day, the skies were blue and the weather a crisp 17C, parfait! I've wanted to stop and take a shot of the architecture above every time I pass but always seem to be in a rush. Yesterday I made time but here's the thing, I'm going to leave you to guess what it might be and will show more tomorrow, believe me when I say it really is an astounding sight! Oh ok, I'll straighten it up for you.. there, did that help :)  Happy Sunday, take care and stay safe...

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When in doubt.. wear red!

I'm sure I've used that title before! Believe it or not.. would I fib :) I snapped these only a few hours after yesterday's misty morning shots. Arriving home the sky was clear blue, photo untouched, and the Chinese Tallow tree in my front garden was blushing shamelessly! Could it be that the tree I've been searching for has been here under my nez all along! Apparently the Chinese Tallow is considered a pest in some parts of the world, I really can't imagine why, it's a delightful, deciduous tree and quite popular here. I love having deciduous trees in the garden, sometimes it's the only way to tell it actually is winter in Perth's moderate climate :) Hope you have a wonderful weekend, take care and stay safe...

'Encumbered by the morning mist'..

"...careful the morning lest it wake from slumber the city 

half-encumbered by the morning mist..." John Geddes.

After a 7.05am appointment earlier this week.. peak traffic time on the freeway meant I had to set off just after 6am (see last shot) and even then I juuuust made it :) The reward for my before sun-up jaunt was a stop in at Kings Park on the way home in time to enjoy the spectacle of low clouds swirling through and around the tops of the city skyscrapers. Early morning is the best don't you think! Happy Friday, take care and stay safe... P.s. bit different from last two colourful posts :)

'Vivid' glimpses of my favourite bridge...

The arrival of our grandson last week coincided with the annual Sydney event 'Vivid', a fantastical light show extravaganza and although the Opera House and Harbour Bridge are the divas of the show it was an illuminating experience to walk through the cathedral of lights below, an experience 'shared' with thousands of others walking in the same direction.. there was no stopping to compose a shot, it was a case of camera up, click and hope for the best :)

So many people.. can you imagine how many images were floating around the hemisphere via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter etc. I lost count of the number of people taking selfies :)

Over on the far side of the harbour below the Museum of Contemporary Art appropriately dripping with illusionary paint..

To end my Sydney sojourn on a tasty note a stroll along to the Bourke Street Bakery, well let's be honest.. there was more than one visit :) always on the top ten best bakery list I don't think I've ever passed by when there wasn't a queue. Back to Perth goings-on tomorrow, happy Thursday, take care and stay safe... p.s. bear with me while I catch up!

Bright lights and beautiful babies!

Home from a wonderful week in Sydney for the arrival of our second grandchild.. mother and baby both well! Very much enjoyed spending quality time with my delightful two year old granddaughter who below, getting used to the idea that her eagerly awaited baby brother is now actually here, is going to be the best ever big sister! 

A much less spectacular event :) was also occurring while I was there, the annual light show 'Vivid'..

this year celebrating the spirituality and culture of Australian Indigenous art. Unlike the man on the steps above left in the first shot I wasn't, as usual, prepared with a tripod.. I did the best I could, hope you enjoy..

Personally the Opera House has always been second best to the Sydney Harbour Bridge but even I have to admit for this event the Opera House was the star.. nevertheless, I did take a few shots of my very favourite bridge, show you tomorrow as I think I may have already exceeded my limit of shots :) Looking forward to catching up today and seeing what you've been up to while I've been away, happy Wednesday, take care and stay safe...

CDP Theme.. Shadow & Light!

It's officially the first day of winter in Australia and it's getting a wee bit nippy early morning and as the sun goes down, I like it a lot! June 1st theme for CDP bloggers is 'Shadow & Light'.  Couldn't decide and as I'm heading over to Sydney for the next week I'll leave you with four to check out. Above the early morning sun rising up behind the pinnacles of St. Mary's Cathedral. Aimee is the perfect 'muse', she's extremely patient but throws me shade, below right, when she's had enough :)

Below 'garden-nymph' Aimee! It's so much fun playing around with double exposures. I enjoyed the contrast between 'happy to help Mum' to 'enough already Mum' in both shots :)

I took the shot below back in April before the sun came up as we arrived in Kings Park for the Anzac Day Dawn Service. Although this is my last post for ten days I'm definitely stopping by at CDP headquarters tomorrow to check out your take on the theme. When I return I will be 'Gigi' to a second grandchild, how exciting is that right! Happy next ten days, take care and most of all stay safe.. à bientôt! p.s. did you notice I didn't mention how terrified I am about flying... oops just did :)
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