Graham

Photos, stories, and news from Graham Miln.

Photos from the day after Melbourne's hail storm

Twenty-four hours after the hail storm, Melbourne appears mostly unaffected by yesterday’s spectacular weather. The signs of yesterday’s flash flooding in the city centre are minimal

Hail storm in Melbourne caught on film

This afternoon an unexpected hail storm hit Melbourne. Megan and I were lucky enough to be inside at the time. I grabbed the camera and we joined others in the building’s lobby to watch the storm build.

Property hunting in Lyon, Web::Scraper, and tbody tags

I found one stumbling block that took a while to overcome. After a little trial and error, I discovered the FireFox browser returned misleading XPaths for objects embedded in tables.

Japanese Summer Dance (Bon Odori)

This afternoon we visited Melbourne’s Docklands to see the Japanese Summer Festival 2010 (メルボルン夏祭り2010開催). I had fun capturing and editing together some of the summer dance performance.

A better source of SSL certificates

Thus, I was delighted to find StartSSL’s offerings. The prices are good and the service has been great.

Chinese New Year - 2010 Year of the Tiger

Today saw the Chinese New Year celebrated in Melbourne. Megan and I found ourselves in the crowds watching the performers and doing our best to keep out of the exploding fire cracker debris.

Happy Australia Day

26th January is Australia Day; Australia’s national day. Megan and I spent the day out and about exploring various events around the city.

New Year's Eve 2009/2010 Fireworks Over Melbourne

Megan and I ventured out to Docklands, Melbourne, Australia, for the New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Gingerbread Snowflakes

We made gingerbread snowflakes this afternoon. Quick, easy, and fun. Making gingerbread biscuits in the shape of snowflakes is set to become a family Christmas tradition.

Charlie and Rebecca's Wedding Celebration

Embedded below is a film showing a little of Charlie and Rebecca’s wedding celebration. Charlie’s family is Lebanese, and the celebrations followed Lebanese traditions.