Kirra Beach

Queensland, Queensland, Queensland - Now you are in Queensland with north facing coastline and aquamarine water. What's not to like about it.... Tom went surfing and while the lifeguard called over the loud hailer for him to move back into the centre of the beach I quickly got into my wetsuit and went into the water with him. The water temperature was around 21 degrees. It was a great swim and we surfed the white water three sets out for an hour.

Byron Bay in Winter

28'39'0"South - 153'37'0"East = Byron Bay, NSW

Northern Rivers Markets

Groovy waistcoat in a wraparound three button style
Crystal sun fairy for a window

Juice anyone

There are lots of buskers and musicians

Fudge in five different flavours at $2.50 a slice

Byron Bay Artscape

Alex, Nick and Tom at sea

Byron Bay Artscape Biennale of Sculpture is on. The walk goes along Main Beach to Clarkes Beach. It was a sunny afternoon and we enjoyed walking among and interacting with the art.

Youth Group goes to Ten Pin Bowling

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.

Body Pacifica at Casula Powerhouse

We waited for the Samoan warriors to reveal their tribal tattoos on the stageAnd here they are at

Casula Powerhouse
In addition there were Pacific Islander musicians, dance performances, Maori hangi, Samoan umu cooking, and the proud and masterful Greg Semu's photographs of Pacific Islander men well known in the roles they take within their communities and in NRL sport.

In the City

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

http://davincisydney.com.au/

It was a good day to get into the City and check out the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition from the Florence Museum. This will be the last time that the exhibits are shown in Sydney. Reproductions of all of Da Vinci's major oils and frescos are shown. As well as robotic models and the anatomical work. The exhibition is alive with the feeling of Da Vinci's hands and mind.