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Light Fall of Snow

Our first light fall of snow appeared overnight. The Malvern Hills behind Malvern showed a thin scattering of snow this morning.

Arriving at Paddington

With over thirty hours of travel behind us, we reached Paddington Station in London. Despite a lack of sleep over the past days, the architecture of the train station still managed to capture my attention and my camera’s focus.

Surviving Long Haul Flights

Long haul flights are never enjoyable. The term long haul is apt and descriptive. I have travelled back and forth from Australia to Europe enough times to know that every extra comfort is worthwhile.

Kangaroo Paw

A photo of an Australian Kangaroo Paw taken in Bathurst.

Visiting Friends in Bathurst

Bathurst is an Australian town in New South Wales. Getting to Bathurst by train and bus takes about four hours. The scenery on the way is beautiful and rural.

Happy New Year

Wishing you a happy new year and all the best for the year to come.

Vacuum Bags

I do not remember when I first encountered vacuum bags. It must be many years ago now and I can not imagine moving or travelling without them.

Vacuum bags are designed to reduce the storage size of your bedding or clothes. They are plastic bags that allow air trapped inside to be pumped out. You put your clothes or linen inside, then you vacuum out the air. The result is an impressively shrunken rigid bag.

Native Australian Flowers

Megan had a surprise farewell lunch at work and brought home a beautiful native Australian flower arrangement. Having grown up on the other side of the planet, this arrangement was a delight to see and touch. Plants in Australia tend to be much more hardy; they have thicker and broader leaves to cope with the harsh sun and dry regions.

Christmas Show at Crown Casino

Oddly, Melbourne’s casino has a Christmas show aimed at young children. We caught the lunch time show along with crowds of tired parents and little ones. Australia has a strange relationship with gambling. I managed to film the entire show. You can watch it below.

Butterflies

Yesterday, we managed to capture some footage of the butterflies I mentioned in my previous post. The butterflies were clustering in doorways and windows, presumably attracted by the office lights.