Free Press Leader, 04 May 2011. Pages8 - 9

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Free Press Leader
04 May 2011

Day 365 - a whole year and now it's all over

Drove to the airport AGAIN (to take Penelope and Isaac for their flight to India via Singapore.) All went smoothly and I have just picked up a Facebook message that they arrived in Singapore and were about to have a massage.In 3 hours they will fly to Kolkata (Calcutta) for their first Indian experience.
Other pics show cityscapes we passed to and from Melbourne airport. Lots of rain and hail today - a very atypical summer's day!

Well this is it folks- I have achieved the challenge of posting a pic or 2 or more a day for ONE year. This was mainly an enlightening and expanding experience and it will feel strange to no longer be looking for significant photography subjects each day. Maybe I will start up something else - time will tell. I will let you know if there is something else madly interesting that you might like to have a squiz at. Thank you to all my loyal followers over the year and especially to the select few, special individuals who took the trouble to comment on my pics - you made the whole activity that more special and fun!
Yasas, adio and goodbye.

Day 364 -the penultimate pic

Her bags are packed, she's ready to go. Our two young people set off on their great adventure tomorrow. I wish them a safe journey.



This is Smudge, my mother's cat. We are minding him for a couple of weeks and he is clearly quite at home here.

Day 363 - Farewell party

Last night we had a little gathering to farewell Penelope and Isaac who leave for 2months travelling around India tomorrow.The young people had a bit of a jamming session towards the end of the evening and Penelope danced with her father.

On Cloudehill

Visted the Cloudehill nursery/gardens and restaurant today with Sue and Tania and enjoyed a dreamy experience wandering through the thoughtfully created arrangements of plants, paving, statues, water features etc.Tania and I went a bit crazy snapping delectable shots so what you see here is only a selction of 56 photos! We even snapped a bridal party. It was overall a delightful day and a special opportunity to have a quiet chat and share experiences f2f for a change.

Day 361 - Off to Warby again

Drove to Warburton today with Penelope who needed to say goodbye to the folks there before she leaves for India on Monday.She won't see her baby nephew for another two months.

Day 360 - Day trip to Canberra

Today I did the next best thing to travelling to Paris to see some amazing pieces of art - I flew to Canberra for the day to view work by renowned post impressionist artists on loan from the Musee D'Orsay - Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat, Pierrre Bonnard, Claude Monet, Maurice Denis and Edouard Vuillard.
Of course I couldn't take any photos of these masterpieces but there was a children's playroom where they had re-created van Gogh's bedroom in 3 dimensions, a wall display of his Starry Night and a Gauguin jigsaw puzzle and I was permitted to take photos in here.Other photos show the features in the Sculpture Garden (including fog sculpture)and the plane journey.