Richard and I looked at each other, we decided that we were Sydney's oldest youth group leaders on this wintry June Friday night. We took the St John's East Willoughby Church youth group to ten pin bowling at AMF Hornsby. The noise and the lighting were indescribable. The kids had two games each and really enjoyed competing against the others in their lane. Sometimes God moves in mysterious ways.
We waited for the Samoan warriors to reveal their tribal tattoos on the stage
And here they are at
Martin Place flower seller
King Street from the MLC walk over
Town Hall above the Druitt St entrance
The Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the Town Hall
Paul Morgan Deputy Director of SANE Australia met me at the NSW Art Gallery
to take my portrait and pick up a few other images for background detail
We used the Australian collection for backgrounds and I road tested some of the looks with a self portrait - here a Whiteley landscape of Bathurst and also a late Nolan mountain landscape captured in layers of spray paint.
We walked around the promenade to Shelley Beach from Manly, to catch the afternoon sun and to look at the ultramarine blue of the ocean. There were many snorkellers and kayakers out enjoying the water. Several sunbathers perched on the rocks. From Shelley Beach we walked up to the look out to see if we could spot any whales from the headland. Alas not. It was a good walk in one of Sydney's great locations to view the ocean from. 
The best place to wake up to the day in the winter sun in Sydney. Great coffee good company.
Charlotte is visiting from the UK. Today we took her to the Sydney Opera House for a closer look. It was a gorgeous Sydney winter day. We trekked through the MCA and the Botanical Gardens as well, finishing up the afternoon at Bondi Beach.
This afternoon the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio held an open afternoon. Sculptors were working on their modelling and refining. A documentary was being shown about his work in Canberra. A silent auction for several sculptures was being run. Books about Tom Bass and his work were for sale. A fund raising sausage sizzle was happening in the lane way. Music was playing and people were interacting with and talking about art. We met Elizabeth a sculptor who specialises in making busts for casting.
