Urbanfood in Canberra

It was a long road trip to Melbourne and back. Down the coast road through Eden on the way then back up the Hume Highway home. Both ways had their great moments. Travelling is the journey not the destination. The trams in St Kilda were a cool way to get in and out of the city. Now we are home again.

What is beautiful

 Alex, Nick and Tom

 Sugarloaf Mountain, Castlecrag

 Nick, Avalon Beach

 Balmoral Beach

Sydney sunset skies and its an early Spring

13 Rooms at Pier 2/3 Hickson Rd Walsh Bay 11-21 April 2013

 the queue

 into this popular art exhibit was worth waiting in

 John Kaldor, Australia's most influential patron of the modern arts

 inside each room had its own white box and a door, some rooms had their own queues

 Thirteen Colourful Inside Jobs 2013 by John Baldessari

 Twins 1992 by Damien Hirst

 Georgia and Paris Taia - who spoke when asked questions to

We went to 13 Rooms curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Klaus Biesenbach, the 27th Kaldor Public Art Project. There were lots of people queued up for this free event. One of the rooms was 45cm tall and had one person lying in it with a ceiling lamp. I didn't feel comfortable photoing this person in such an uncomfortable space. Another of the rooms I really liked as the artists were inside it on a small plinth - two young women - Sarah Clark and Nicole Beaumont - the artist was Clark Beaumont and the room called Coexisting 2013. The two women were twined around each other and spoke softly to one another. I thought that this room had a beautifully edged vulnerability and truth about it. This was my favourite room. I like the centreing effect of female energy.

Sydney Harbour from Milson's Point

Bebeah Gardens in Mount Wilson

 

 

On Easter Monday we travelled to Mount Wilson, to visit the Cathedral of Ferns and see one of the public gardens. We chose to visit Bebeah's 12 Acres of Magnificent Gardens, and they were magnificent. With walks and follies, a lake and a bridge. Maybe if you are in the Blue Mountains you can visit them for yourself. The cool climate of the Blue Mountains allows the early Autumn weeks to see in the first flush of autumn leaves and there is even a Turkish Bath House within the historical features of Mount Wilson. In the Church cemetary were the graves of past residents whose families listed the name of the properties they once lived in. The village is full of the trees of England and Scotland. Beyond the village is remnant Basalt capped soils leading to the rainforests surrounding this quietly beautiful place.

Happy Birthday Dad

Happy 72nd Birthday Dad, hope you have had a great day!!!

Anish Kapoor at MCA Sydney