Sunset

We spent a few days this week in Tingha, visiting Adam's pop who is unwell. It was a good trip, (despite the car overheating on the way there). This is a photo I took on the way, not too far from where we were heading.

We saw a fair bit of wildlife on the way, most notably a pair of eagles by the roadside. They were very impressive - would have been at least 60cm tall and with a massive wingspan. I couldn't get a photo, much to my disappointment, but it was pretty special to see them.

Watch me go!

I haven't been posting much lately, haven't really felt like it and I have taken a bit of a break over Christmas to reflect on how life is at the moment.

I've decided for the next few months, at least, to take it easy and only do the bare minimum beyond the essentials to keep life running. The last three months have been hectic and I feel a bit burnt out, so I'm culling my out of house activities in an effort to create some space to recharge.

I'll still blog, perhaps just a bit more sporadically.

A Speedy Trip to the Art Gallery

I went to town yesterday to see some friends, and I thought I'd make a day of it by going to the Art Gallery first to see the Monet exhibition.

Because I had Hamish with me, I rocketed through the exhibition in record time - there were lots of people there and I didn't want him to crack it and make a fuss which he tends to do if the stroller stops moving for more than 30 seconds. So I made my way through the rooms pretty quickly - in fact I think I was in there for less than 10 minutes. At $18 to get in, I reckon that makes it a $2 per minute experience.

It was good - the paintings were nice although not as impressive as I'd expected, I think because they are so familiar owing to their fame. Also they were mostly smaller than I'd expected. I went and had a look at the Australian impressionist stuff which I like more than the European paintings - it felt like I was visiting old friends and it was interesting to compare the two styles.

It was great to go to the art gallery, and more importantly the art gallery shop! I love it - bought some postcards and a magnet and glanced wistfully at all the other stuff that I didn't have the money for, or the means of getting home.

All in all I spent around half an hour there and it was lovely.

People person

Hamish loves making eye contact with, and then funny noises at, people he sees when we're out and about. On the train he likes to stand up, looking over my shoulder at people behind us. It is funny but on a long trip it gets a bit tiring.

So yesterday, when I caught the train home from the city to Gosford, I deliberately sat in a seat which had a wall behind it, so there was no-one for him to look at. Not to be defeated, this is what he did:

He hung over the side checking out the people downstairs!