tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66972694517035132922024-03-19T22:02:20.658+11:00Canberra Daily PhotoblogFionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-76669160501443060152009-10-16T18:57:00.002+11:002009-10-16T19:00:32.292+11:00It was all...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIq2yiTpPar1SbWmm-gO2QxS54j_5_WGHzN17NIktnIlb5uYhfguIcHplX0A9g5CexOxl6weNlFozKGjSOzzQUKyXsxc6Psb2bwLk00W0hrtOIfT5FQel0H8tQJ6jXECnx8saJJHyqdk/s1600-h/Image127.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIq2yiTpPar1SbWmm-gO2QxS54j_5_WGHzN17NIktnIlb5uYhfguIcHplX0A9g5CexOxl6weNlFozKGjSOzzQUKyXsxc6Psb2bwLk00W0hrtOIfT5FQel0H8tQJ6jXECnx8saJJHyqdk/s400/Image127.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393104247739246354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Something about the bright yellow paint job and the slick grey asphalt/building just makes my eyes happy.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-32531503891538718312009-10-11T19:01:00.005+11:002009-10-11T19:07:05.426+11:00The end<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNcgWmA_OEaz4kRAPb4OuHXYfKuIFemcYa_iqDGVhrZgjPRzsF5685z-X6b67uK5wyDEDpkXkxsAK1L5CrIp9U6OCLyaj3RGGNM4QoBmJyrjESPsqx3kYqtEdNnludMhZfhl3NYNdlyQ/s1600-h/Image032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPNcgWmA_OEaz4kRAPb4OuHXYfKuIFemcYa_iqDGVhrZgjPRzsF5685z-X6b67uK5wyDEDpkXkxsAK1L5CrIp9U6OCLyaj3RGGNM4QoBmJyrjESPsqx3kYqtEdNnludMhZfhl3NYNdlyQ/s400/Image032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391250588627348402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbjBL3l6AIjl3U9ncLT1k_nItq2wQ0sfH4nixw0hVO_NCN-qIMFtRMKCCCynnR3xUEP30ClHUeScbmZvF6UYk7VkMmgyxQC4o30lN_fBWdtbwqr0y03ceP05VRlpIUJMuxpk35zwfckY/s1600-h/Image031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbjBL3l6AIjl3U9ncLT1k_nItq2wQ0sfH4nixw0hVO_NCN-qIMFtRMKCCCynnR3xUEP30ClHUeScbmZvF6UYk7VkMmgyxQC4o30lN_fBWdtbwqr0y03ceP05VRlpIUJMuxpk35zwfckY/s400/Image031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391249949126888834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY3yOjpvBKp2BH2ANNrinKBZlKh25TrsWeaS542gQkRpbv4sqX3QNNKEsPwCyu05Mu-U66QZ70nsFZq7VvRS1kpf3xoDPEFnCkSNLQXUMo-6BJD5WLZGs2jFN1ysP-trLaxQp68R2cKw/s1600-h/Image030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY3yOjpvBKp2BH2ANNrinKBZlKh25TrsWeaS542gQkRpbv4sqX3QNNKEsPwCyu05Mu-U66QZ70nsFZq7VvRS1kpf3xoDPEFnCkSNLQXUMo-6BJD5WLZGs2jFN1ysP-trLaxQp68R2cKw/s400/Image030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391249755975957538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">...of Floriade that is! Well, only until next year. Here's hoping it's a bit warmer!</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-45895117811986975802009-10-10T16:51:00.003+11:002009-10-10T16:53:43.045+11:00& turn into gold in the sunlight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9iEe6L9e0aKvOvrjvvWI4xxdn_O0RFXtcyg3BcEtkgd3ggZ5p3mPxG0-5FeuQjIZ6jv4KakffMhZVEPP6nlY1gnB1cQ-fcsG9TWp3tHFSUtQ2iYDzZigBOM8dtIrMgcW436WT-Mo-K8/s1600-h/Image022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9iEe6L9e0aKvOvrjvvWI4xxdn_O0RFXtcyg3BcEtkgd3ggZ5p3mPxG0-5FeuQjIZ6jv4KakffMhZVEPP6nlY1gnB1cQ-fcsG9TWp3tHFSUtQ2iYDzZigBOM8dtIrMgcW436WT-Mo-K8/s400/Image022.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390845275817090994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNz8pyB5GBCEeV0OEbRY4oEzyNoWcxviKv2LjyGkAJruA5P_fd-mMhBmAcNEfCdSj9cbPKRwY6Dh-ksPCj3P3JRojNBbN7Xd9XGbsrC2KVUkad3sdv2KvgYDvVcWB5xmLOJBdfx94Xfk/s1600-h/Image023.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNz8pyB5GBCEeV0OEbRY4oEzyNoWcxviKv2LjyGkAJruA5P_fd-mMhBmAcNEfCdSj9cbPKRwY6Dh-ksPCj3P3JRojNBbN7Xd9XGbsrC2KVUkad3sdv2KvgYDvVcWB5xmLOJBdfx94Xfk/s400/Image023.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390845125455926418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">More floral loveliness from Floriade.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-72067502476537174912009-10-09T09:57:00.002+11:002009-10-09T10:01:20.723+11:00You spin me right round<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm367FAgwRUA2Rebj83PT_GLEbsgXdL0Q3noUhcGJzo2aoSla54ALTiXp_9vFPm6A13NaGDuP6NJyc2qqrF2Jl4dsWYiyl-IF4VUfKpdDKZaso5_YbZIhLYge1YalRyKSAsidAR-h2sWA/s1600-h/Image025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm367FAgwRUA2Rebj83PT_GLEbsgXdL0Q3noUhcGJzo2aoSla54ALTiXp_9vFPm6A13NaGDuP6NJyc2qqrF2Jl4dsWYiyl-IF4VUfKpdDKZaso5_YbZIhLYge1YalRyKSAsidAR-h2sWA/s400/Image025.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390367429715930562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Giant Ferris Wheels like this actually freak me out, but all the kiddies and their parents seemed to be having a grand old time up there seeing the flowers from a different angle. It's lit up at night, but unfortunately camera-phones are useless after dark!</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-81137445353581602152009-10-08T23:43:00.001+11:002009-10-08T23:46:16.654+11:00Rainbow connection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9qKOinmmBTfTDrDOr2SReNwDUU8bG_8TBm0xgemjWtb8JO0LJLTz35nBUIJrOajFJXrDTK6sKm4dRalTF60MzxH-gI-ij9fMDUsOKC4KzOgRD59BzadMnVu7WfhqN43kdDoZsfxGWxs/s1600-h/Image034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9qKOinmmBTfTDrDOr2SReNwDUU8bG_8TBm0xgemjWtb8JO0LJLTz35nBUIJrOajFJXrDTK6sKm4dRalTF60MzxH-gI-ij9fMDUsOKC4KzOgRD59BzadMnVu7WfhqN43kdDoZsfxGWxs/s400/Image034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390209410317074226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">One of the many colourful stalls.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-801547526184971062009-10-07T19:23:00.000+11:002009-10-07T19:25:16.523+11:00I see red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMZcaAVojnfTFAYo4Zpos4GuuBpNZ8s-8nalMj1TThi1M_eYO9sOfE1H4dQrGBCYhIVoN958dmOOjjfFtAEHEcgTd76PHxLZW_knfIjpFAcgzvBDtWdEO_C0TKTyfJ7AueysXjvqv0F4/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMZcaAVojnfTFAYo4Zpos4GuuBpNZ8s-8nalMj1TThi1M_eYO9sOfE1H4dQrGBCYhIVoN958dmOOjjfFtAEHEcgTd76PHxLZW_knfIjpFAcgzvBDtWdEO_C0TKTyfJ7AueysXjvqv0F4/s400/Image005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389770878918995874" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This looks a bit scary and hurts my eyes, but I still like it for some reason.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-7518650662681810322009-10-06T21:28:00.004+11:002009-10-06T21:37:14.250+11:00Bright Grey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvedZP60258I1SZjX-uGoGac4ai8vdKGIyodPU1N9GranGBJtjjbQ34IhDs_M25Szjt4tHH3U2a-Chgjq_qu_alXBC1SBZJy7vD-Ghp33bKdzM4sXHLKPdnZzAfx3E8HVUsU3177k8Lc4/s1600-h/Image002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvedZP60258I1SZjX-uGoGac4ai8vdKGIyodPU1N9GranGBJtjjbQ34IhDs_M25Szjt4tHH3U2a-Chgjq_qu_alXBC1SBZJy7vD-Ghp33bKdzM4sXHLKPdnZzAfx3E8HVUsU3177k8Lc4/s400/Image002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389432784472562018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIwZOsUCE4Tmd1vbV9RI55rkSUwwQZh2ohMuSRUbNk5upyOcO0zjZzMPvjU5bFoAaha8vh_fxKKcY7lXvTAv_e_JuJvMi8_qq4NPZzGxV3mXpd27JD3rS21zVW8IC56_JCJEIWHu0KeU/s1600-h/Image001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIwZOsUCE4Tmd1vbV9RI55rkSUwwQZh2ohMuSRUbNk5upyOcO0zjZzMPvjU5bFoAaha8vh_fxKKcY7lXvTAv_e_JuJvMi8_qq4NPZzGxV3mXpd27JD3rS21zVW8IC56_JCJEIWHu0KeU/s400/Image001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389432636078518354" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This week is the final week of Floriade 2009, so I thought I would celebrate it by posting a few pictures from the festival over the coming days. The last time I visited was for a school excursion goodness knows how many years ago, so it was interesting to come back and see it from a fresh perspective. I was going to write a spiel about Floriade, but their website does a much better job, so I pinched something from there:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Floriade began in 1988 as a spectacular commemoration of Australia's Bicentenary and Canberra's 75th birthday. Floriade blossomed for the first time with a stunning floral display of exotic bulbs and annuals, which grow beautifully in Canberra's climate. The community embraced the inaugural Floriade, making it such a success that it became an annual event - Australia's celebration of spring. Since its beginnings in 1988 Floriade has been held in the city, in Canberra's Commonwealth Park.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></i></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Floriade is Australia's premier spring festival and a world-class floral spectacular. More than one million blooms create a stunning backdrop to a month-long festival filled with music, cultural celebrations, horticultural workshops, artistic displays, entertainment and recreational activities. Floriade runs from mid-September to mid-October and attracts more than 400,000 attendees.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Check out the Floraide website <a href="http://www.floriadeaustralia.com">here</a>.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-83756183376678291872009-10-05T18:09:00.003+11:002009-10-05T18:11:40.794+11:00Angular<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgPIgHZb8uSxeHwE82QUbYXFYBcJHd_x0VsAUdN7AkFgc46b61nt2MfoBDbuojFk_HRBk3rcc1rCUQBEk-956Omif9H8fQKNFrZTLpGJqrR0xE6x5CaGBgTboYPzpiJtmT4JZLyeYRgo/s1600-h/Image145.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgPIgHZb8uSxeHwE82QUbYXFYBcJHd_x0VsAUdN7AkFgc46b61nt2MfoBDbuojFk_HRBk3rcc1rCUQBEk-956Omif9H8fQKNFrZTLpGJqrR0xE6x5CaGBgTboYPzpiJtmT4JZLyeYRgo/s400/Image145.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389009646221295346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Corner of Alinga and Mort Street, Civic</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-89938498473997569422009-10-04T23:26:00.003+11:002009-10-04T23:31:29.650+11:00A matter of perspective<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx8_hr5i0yFBr9wW44FTCZuyp3iUWkOywKU17OWQMC2v7m6OXiXw-ToaA4E4N75UMtd2ACbekloQsdU9XKefhbPQF09qZQ0S1vvHCC0PxALi_255SnxcaW4gdF53KRuHpouOhp7AhyRI/s1600-h/Image140.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx8_hr5i0yFBr9wW44FTCZuyp3iUWkOywKU17OWQMC2v7m6OXiXw-ToaA4E4N75UMtd2ACbekloQsdU9XKefhbPQF09qZQ0S1vvHCC0PxALi_255SnxcaW4gdF53KRuHpouOhp7AhyRI/s400/Image140.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388720577905262226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Putting yesterday's sign into (a much larger) context. Giant insect/plant mural found in the city near Garema Place.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-91075582530578547112009-10-03T22:47:00.002+10:002009-10-03T22:51:46.937+10:00FYI<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBAJ64hpo5bslmRivcHH4gKdpi8_omuPGskaL_8rU4ubbX_DEf7oMPcKnCFrYL8RQCgmRG3e_Yiqms1E-7yefaN95QB96kQDzPGNFTMiUb6CUt9fsVTmQsD197Ra46w-atfsg1RQauLM/s1600-h/Image142.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBAJ64hpo5bslmRivcHH4gKdpi8_omuPGskaL_8rU4ubbX_DEf7oMPcKnCFrYL8RQCgmRG3e_Yiqms1E-7yefaN95QB96kQDzPGNFTMiUb6CUt9fsVTmQsD197Ra46w-atfsg1RQauLM/s400/Image142.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388354831595981634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This no standing sign in the city has become something of a haven for stickers and general randomness on an otherwise mural-ised wall. Confined to the sign only, I like the respect shown to the artwork.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-6899727010983518042009-10-01T18:25:00.003+10:002009-10-01T18:33:44.419+10:00Through the looking-glass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxQCgH3oJvde0HqCeDxLLtcI264K75WWq-ufMMid-2PUff44IKcAqWHrsQXgfWdfITug4NKrARgqBGYdNzutcaDS7ixnhPutnTisZXocBkvINHewiRE7QRnhmw1d_Gml6M4bc-uSaPTA/s1600-h/Image014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxQCgH3oJvde0HqCeDxLLtcI264K75WWq-ufMMid-2PUff44IKcAqWHrsQXgfWdfITug4NKrARgqBGYdNzutcaDS7ixnhPutnTisZXocBkvINHewiRE7QRnhmw1d_Gml6M4bc-uSaPTA/s400/Image014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387545685425829458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">City Daily Photo theme day this month is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">contrast</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. Natural meets man-made at Floriade in Canberra. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=34"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants</span></a></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-67531807208000097722009-09-30T22:48:00.001+10:002009-09-30T22:51:07.996+10:00Facades<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pPUf_iuXiTLtQHQhucFclZRsajMDuKJq5JY4iKSRMVwYuGNP0JP_gTaECF7tCd76G3xH80gD0OKS1M70ZBdT5eDWX2S3NjuWSaOrCFsuKo96eXKStsKGrBV3Gq4Vmy7nY086UC0UJ9M/s1600-h/Image046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pPUf_iuXiTLtQHQhucFclZRsajMDuKJq5JY4iKSRMVwYuGNP0JP_gTaECF7tCd76G3xH80gD0OKS1M70ZBdT5eDWX2S3NjuWSaOrCFsuKo96eXKStsKGrBV3Gq4Vmy7nY086UC0UJ9M/s400/Image046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387241935376079362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Outside the NGA</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-37276372716016986922009-09-30T10:37:00.001+10:002009-09-30T10:39:28.390+10:00Pre-loved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EFxyEUYOwPZM31q9wCOXOMG7w5DPhNFcQxcy-jFKcCrxZzQg2f6p5xj2EpOfUbJT-DnxXCsfp9eEHr7QmO7P34l_ZCumoaKdXPslTbuX9c36j-hgSm-WDIh2OL5Um7PLLNRcYXkhVUg/s1600-h/Image124.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EFxyEUYOwPZM31q9wCOXOMG7w5DPhNFcQxcy-jFKcCrxZzQg2f6p5xj2EpOfUbJT-DnxXCsfp9eEHr7QmO7P34l_ZCumoaKdXPslTbuX9c36j-hgSm-WDIh2OL5Um7PLLNRcYXkhVUg/s400/Image124.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387053292101952850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Indeed, Kim's Chinese Grocery was immediately to the right of this picture. Garema Place, Civic.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-80791986271501450842009-09-29T23:29:00.001+10:002009-09-29T23:35:55.177+10:00Mixed Messages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61iGhUp-rWb_taRGxhgewjNcWL9NALXkM4-aLE-r1gejM8OIqcO2lVxsIPMWgZhGDcUL5u3TmQ1pWJOsO9vK2MDNWVO_Ds8a29xCURbmhjNQxB4jqXYLD9Ok9fEQrPcbSvDIfafhZtEk/s1600-h/Image123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61iGhUp-rWb_taRGxhgewjNcWL9NALXkM4-aLE-r1gejM8OIqcO2lVxsIPMWgZhGDcUL5u3TmQ1pWJOsO9vK2MDNWVO_Ds8a29xCURbmhjNQxB4jqXYLD9Ok9fEQrPcbSvDIfafhZtEk/s400/Image123.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386881123700906594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Alinga Street, Civic</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-31140943239817641942009-09-28T11:37:00.002+10:002009-09-28T11:51:18.839+10:00Awesome Chips!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiaUDzg9ETGt7qrWBQ4P13m4BxWZ5iZmqnxMNB4AkTrkzIraPjGR5SLRoROeaHJjw2hlEhrMc_7XcaWRQBpEw2vgMvl6QeE5EeQDy2Ki9AK4mCsQ13lk94s_PsNk04UB3JOT3jdvya5M/s1600-h/Image131.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiaUDzg9ETGt7qrWBQ4P13m4BxWZ5iZmqnxMNB4AkTrkzIraPjGR5SLRoROeaHJjw2hlEhrMc_7XcaWRQBpEw2vgMvl6QeE5EeQDy2Ki9AK4mCsQ13lk94s_PsNk04UB3JOT3jdvya5M/s400/Image131.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386326783328334834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">This weekend just past I was visited by my fellow Photo-Blogger, French Sydneysider of <a href="http://my-anz.blogspot.com">My Down Under</a>. Of course Canberra, as usual took a break from some lovely balmy spring weather to welcome her with lots of rain and cold wind. In conversation she made passing mention of experiencing something "exclusive to Canberra," so when we took refuge from the cold in the Canberra Centre while waiting for her bus home, we stumbled upon an exclusive Canberra experience: Kingsley's Chicken. Though a chain, it is located exclusively in Canberra. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A fast food institution of sorts, Kingsley's does all the regular chicken fare, as well as <i>"salads, delicious Chicken Gravy and, of course, Kingsley's Awesome Chips - which many customers claim are the best in Canebrra, if not the world!"</i> Wow! </span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-13339655508054492802009-09-27T23:02:00.004+10:002009-09-27T23:07:34.873+10:00Gimme shelter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SxqJzDQP8iC7F4NIUKl32nPsGI7Zmj28D052A-h3aEXc-siZf5giXtmerIwz4d7g4kh_I1bC7NK3hCZFWt95Kq9QwLmVXvEvMXUpRqsWZ_RIR236yQEQklTBmvxCuRh5KZjS9tc9Q1Y/s1600-h/Image108.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SxqJzDQP8iC7F4NIUKl32nPsGI7Zmj28D052A-h3aEXc-siZf5giXtmerIwz4d7g4kh_I1bC7NK3hCZFWt95Kq9QwLmVXvEvMXUpRqsWZ_RIR236yQEQklTBmvxCuRh5KZjS9tc9Q1Y/s400/Image108.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386132436142652066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Discovered these two pigeons huddled on a tool box in a vacant shop space at the Jolimont Travel Centre in the city this afternoon. I can't blame them - it was bitterly cold outside. How they got in? Another eternal mystery...</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-53101120039142590402009-09-24T21:34:00.001+10:002009-09-24T21:38:07.014+10:0024/7<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX282jGKRV0Nxhz8vnfnTYfPBBdVvgJVYEiYPTKhAeQ85g5FUrkGkitYVXD4MqIAUVczZYxrk5xbP3me5Qf5bhqsyA5a6S3dGDzJH6w6vlYC9eFwiEQALDt0dAjNw-tCtwXcXa8lT4IJs/s1600-h/DSCN0207.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX282jGKRV0Nxhz8vnfnTYfPBBdVvgJVYEiYPTKhAeQ85g5FUrkGkitYVXD4MqIAUVczZYxrk5xbP3me5Qf5bhqsyA5a6S3dGDzJH6w6vlYC9eFwiEQALDt0dAjNw-tCtwXcXa8lT4IJs/s400/DSCN0207.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996470071758226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">24 Hour Carwash, Weston.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-48092923957318820332009-09-23T16:46:00.002+10:002009-09-23T16:56:57.278+10:00The eternal question...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz-YP7cteIrSPkMWQpTFVwAdHgLyQX_NJ0uD1pkhH-1qfc1bf7YVzFoGtxXWFIyB_CFMoGkNQ19terJ8BC6WjEYVvkkQT4RTHrvYAHZfcQVa3YagEkcM0GxG9aqaMOwVH5Qz8LGsvNOY/s1600-h/DSCN0183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgz-YP7cteIrSPkMWQpTFVwAdHgLyQX_NJ0uD1pkhH-1qfc1bf7YVzFoGtxXWFIyB_CFMoGkNQ19terJ8BC6WjEYVvkkQT4RTHrvYAHZfcQVa3YagEkcM0GxG9aqaMOwVH5Qz8LGsvNOY/s400/DSCN0183.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384551759366423762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">For those of you still bothering with this little photoblog, my deepest apologies for the massive and unannounced halt in proceedings. A fortnight ago I was knocked well and truly for six by what was apparently a nasty bladder infection which also entailed 4 sleepless and rather desperate nights in a row due to nausea or unbearable stomach cramps or a joyous combination of the two. At one point I honestly thought I would have to be propped up by buscopan and maxolon for the foreseeable futue. Such was my delerium. Not fun. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">In the meantime I have recovered (and learnt how to sleep properly again!), but am still without a car! Maybe I need to bite the bullet and take a bus into the city one Saturday. Anyway, here we plunge back into the routine. </span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-64316943745579221822009-09-08T20:17:00.004+10:002009-09-08T20:26:06.503+10:00Complementary Opposites<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGK2li8WpNZLt2Bsr13Jl7ObtjL5x22AD2SVjXJACXTRynuAixxHM__HhxwuSEYRyxWzVOuIpOSkrcTQW75vswMwxp2QZ37ouEV9sko-sUZzU8t7Ak2I_BpgDQ1CHLCQ5OHm_p-ebtGs/s1600-h/Image007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGK2li8WpNZLt2Bsr13Jl7ObtjL5x22AD2SVjXJACXTRynuAixxHM__HhxwuSEYRyxWzVOuIpOSkrcTQW75vswMwxp2QZ37ouEV9sko-sUZzU8t7Ak2I_BpgDQ1CHLCQ5OHm_p-ebtGs/s400/Image007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379039093281901826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Who knew a giant pile of gravel could be so aesthetically pleasing?</span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-48011305342716517382009-09-07T23:38:00.003+10:002009-09-07T23:44:18.220+10:00Running the angles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDNjKc7pXjPzL3FtSMqndh0Uz96CnsZoXpPRHJS-2fZ-RlE5lRPaJD2hfCzAzkowD8qI2rrRi5qkl5RBNGOHKOtvvcrKEXeocL-Z1pXzplRE0XPN_L7Ohq7l5_57D_PTVILdsXQgMZ-0/s1600-h/DSCN0228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpDNjKc7pXjPzL3FtSMqndh0Uz96CnsZoXpPRHJS-2fZ-RlE5lRPaJD2hfCzAzkowD8qI2rrRi5qkl5RBNGOHKOtvvcrKEXeocL-Z1pXzplRE0XPN_L7Ohq7l5_57D_PTVILdsXQgMZ-0/s400/DSCN0228.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378719820137816018" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Because I have found myself habitually taking pictures of powerlines and the like, I usually employ a bit of self-censorship and avoid them all together. This beautiful mass of angles, however, I could not resist. Found up the quiet end of Hindmarsh Drive.</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-73257430044406380092009-09-03T21:36:00.003+10:002009-09-03T21:38:22.516+10:00Hiatus (sort of)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'm heading for the hills this weekend, far away from my laptop and magical wireless USB, which is probably a good thing! As such, there wont be any posts until Monday the 7th of September. I think you'll cope.</span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-52913835435066450082009-09-03T18:28:00.005+10:002009-09-03T18:39:57.030+10:00Primary Colours<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zLDlgD-bvryWAqya1j0tK7CosYoG3k_WcUWoCjN3I0F-MgXSemj9zQezG7xHTDLz5AmHNEO2NpIC6MtNs6Q9gfErGjx9SOa4tYTWUxjz3XrrjRy7nAxJ5ifM5_1YErXA_xmeImG7T60/s1600-h/DSCN0174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zLDlgD-bvryWAqya1j0tK7CosYoG3k_WcUWoCjN3I0F-MgXSemj9zQezG7xHTDLz5AmHNEO2NpIC6MtNs6Q9gfErGjx9SOa4tYTWUxjz3XrrjRy7nAxJ5ifM5_1YErXA_xmeImG7T60/s400/DSCN0174.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377155483533032530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">These wonderfully co-ordinated pallette's and lifter out the back of a local nursery caught my eye the other day, not hard to see why. You may or may not have noticed that the majority of my posts in the last few weeks have come from a very limited area. I'm in the process of switching my registration between states and have been essentially without a car. This has forced to pay closer attention to my local area, to look beneath the seemingly mundane for an interesting image or story, and given me a greater appreciation for my little slice of the Canberra pie. </span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-62994967190524340742009-09-02T10:01:00.000+10:002009-09-02T10:03:44.923+10:00On the menu<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI09I_hYsw43r0jXaoebC8j4FQt1M3zhr2hrzDu9pBXKNKKgFzLArAbwMG7NpbfoYViA4P4cPdelYhZxME4tnp54MPRa8P9Mjgv3gRLHERn6LNIGLX8cva7bek8MJ22rc-vjUtnuD4U/s1600-h/DSCN0176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiI09I_hYsw43r0jXaoebC8j4FQt1M3zhr2hrzDu9pBXKNKKgFzLArAbwMG7NpbfoYViA4P4cPdelYhZxME4tnp54MPRa8P9Mjgv3gRLHERn6LNIGLX8cva7bek8MJ22rc-vjUtnuD4U/s400/DSCN0176.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376653642896069042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Found behind Domino's Pizza at Weston.</span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-65371986442530858572009-09-01T18:15:00.003+10:002009-09-01T19:59:32.961+10:00Big<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRP_fAdBgsOqI5Z6eshF5ZGh2Mpu0Tt_msTjjm_2to_3FL0EutsvAaR3_t2zPZbUXg4FQmsRKtuUrPVowa2HH5Nmc6_9V0zs0pcRLtmU-IBq50HYT_bkAIdF4igGsyGyOm2bi_ks3Oso/s1600-h/Image157.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRP_fAdBgsOqI5Z6eshF5ZGh2Mpu0Tt_msTjjm_2to_3FL0EutsvAaR3_t2zPZbUXg4FQmsRKtuUrPVowa2HH5Nmc6_9V0zs0pcRLtmU-IBq50HYT_bkAIdF4igGsyGyOm2bi_ks3Oso/s400/Image157.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376409844856912658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">First day of the month means theme day at City Daily Photo. This month's theme is 'big'. Ah! The glare! This is why I love book shops - coming to my rescue at the last minute with randomly appropriate covers and titles! I really wanted to post a picture of Mr. Big from </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sex and the City</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">, is that a bad thing? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.citydailyphoto.com/portal/themes_archive.php?tid=33"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.</span></a></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6697269451703513292.post-46728486588651937862009-08-31T16:07:00.002+10:002009-08-31T16:15:20.545+10:00I heart Parliament House<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsxdnx4Ia0V6B2rP-vNE5EtVPeih9M7ApazJqAi5OJXL3o8IC9TRYFJprtgtPXqLSFj1JNX9gat-7ae8R4egB4FUfeX1GerWb8IJOJdpxks4f-mEKc9oeXl2koXSCAASYNmVJuwoeJBA/s1600-h/Image112.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibsxdnx4Ia0V6B2rP-vNE5EtVPeih9M7ApazJqAi5OJXL3o8IC9TRYFJprtgtPXqLSFj1JNX9gat-7ae8R4egB4FUfeX1GerWb8IJOJdpxks4f-mEKc9oeXl2koXSCAASYNmVJuwoeJBA/s400/Image112.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376005932902926162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ok, so by now it's pretty obvious that I love taking photos of Parliament House! It's such a photogenic building, and there are so many different architectural and his</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">torical facets that make it so interesting to study. This little abstract is from one of the viewing rooms for </span><a href="http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/general/index.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Senate</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">. I'll let the government website explain: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>"The Senate is one of the two houses of the Australian Federal Parliament. It consists of 76 Senators, twelve from each of the six states and two from each of the mainland territories. It has virtually equal power to make laws with the other House of Parliament, the House of Representatives. It is elected by proportional representation, so that its composition closely reflects the voting pattern of the electors...</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>...Proportional representation also makes it easier for independents and the candidates of the smaller parties to be elected. In recent decades this has meant that the government party usually does not have a majority of votes in the Senate and the non-government senators are able to use their combined voting power to reject or amend government legislation. The Senate's large and active committee system also enables senators to inquire into policy issues in depth and to scrutinise the way laws and policies are administered by ministers and public servants. The Senate is thus a house of review and a powerful check on the government of the day. Detailed analysis of election results makes it clear that many Australians deliberately cast their votes in Senate elections with this review role in mind."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;">Yee-haw, I do so love the machinery of politics!</span></span></div>Fionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982124989398451259noreply@blogger.com2