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The most amazing sunset pattern

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Sunset - Kinabatangan River

We’d been on another boat cruise along the Kinabatangan River and were going back upstream to our accommodation. The pygmy elephant sighting we’d just witnessed was apparently quite rare and we thought that was it for the day.

Everyone had put their cameras away and were enjoying the scenery and the wind whipping in our faces.

We turned a corner and saw the sunset and clouds doing this. I’ve never seen anything like it and immediately got my camera back out to take photos of it. The other passengers did the same.

I have no idea what caused these stripes in the sky but it was pretty amazing.

Sunset - Kinabatangan River

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Majestic

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There are some massive gum trees in my neighborhood.

My neighbourhood was built up in around the 1960s and 1970s so it’s relatively new. Luckily, so far, it’s escaped the knockdown the old house on the big block and sub-divide into two or more houses like many other suburbs around the place are undergoing.

When I was house-hunting I’d look at those cookie cutter houses on the small block with virtually no greenery around them and didn’t even look at one. Maybe one day I’ll be ready to move into a house like that where I don’t have to do much maintenance but when that’s becoming the norm in suburbs nearby I’m not super keen.

I remember driving past housing developments when I was a kid and mum would say the same thing. Although those places are probably very established now with various plants to attract some wildlife.

The tree in the photo above was probably here before the houses were. It’s near an oval and not near any houses so it didn’t need to be cut down I guess. When I drive past it I have to slow down because one of its roots grows underneath the asphalt making a big bump giving me a chance to check it out its majesty. I’m sure it’s seen lots of changes over the years and will probably see more over years to come. It will hopefully be here as this suburb moves onto its next phase.

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Sunset slowdown

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Love you sunset.

The other night I met some friends at Plant 4 at Bowden for a catchup and some dinner.

It was pretty busy when we arrived around 6.30pm with everyone buying food so I’d recommend ordering your food, go the wine stall and grab a glass of wine to sip on while you wait for your food to get ready. That’s what I did anyway.

I had a Japanese cabbage pancake with squid, okonomiyaki, which I’ve never tried before and it was delicious.

We found a table outside and ate and chatted – a lovely Wednesday evening.

I drove home just before sunset and Adelaide being Adelaide I got stuck in a roadworks slowdown. I couldn’t stop looking at the gorgeous sky so snuck a photo while stopped in traffic. Seeing the sky like this almost made it worthwhile being stuck in traffic and for a change I didn’t get annoyed at the snail pace movement. I enjoyed being able to lose myself in the gorgeous clouds and colours of the spectacular sunset.

All too soon I crawled through the 25km/hr section of the road and was home in no time. The sunset was pretty much over by then but I got to relive it by posting my image to social media and enjoy other photos too.

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Brighton Jetty Classic Sculpture exhibition

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Every year now the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club puts on a sculpture exhibition to help raise money for its club. I first heard about it through friends who had a part in organising an aspect of it and also through a friend who’s had pieces in it and now I visit it every year.

The outdoor sculptures are placed along the foreshore near the Brighton Jetty and many of them are themed to fit in like the pelican, or the deep sea diver or seagulls and this year there were dogs made out of rubber boots which add a touch of fun to it.

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We visited the exhibition the morning after it opened and it was good to see the amount of sold ones already. Prices range from a few hundred dollars to quite a few thousand dollars. If I had the money I’d love to fill up my backyard with some of them.

Resin sculptureTic-tac-toe

You can vote for your favourites from outside or inside which is really hard to do. I liked many of them. This was one of my favourite outdoor ones though.

Through the looking glass

There are some on display in the surf life saving club upstairs and in a marquee out the back of the club.

Found fish

It’s on until 5 February. More information.

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PJ Harvey performs

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It was a hot night outside and an even hotter one inside Thebarton Theatre – no air conditioning and a couple of ceiling fans doing not much.

I saw a friend before the show started and we’d both been to a previous show of hers at Thebarton when PJ wore a yellow dress. Neither of us could remember how long ago that was but maybe pre-kids, so some time ago. Both of us were very excited to get another PJ fix.

I hoped she’d do some songs I know from my favourite album of hers ‘Stories of the City, Stories of the Sea’ – but not one did she do and in the end I didn’t care.

She came out on stage with her 9-piece band. They all stood in a row and did ‘Chain of Keys’ from the Hope Six Demolition Project album (her latest). I was sold.

For me having seen her however long ago it was, it was quite different but spectacular nonetheless. The hour and a half they performed went far too quickly and before I knew it they were off stage before coming back on to do 2 more songs.

Last time I saw her in her yellow dress it was great, but quite different. She played the guitar and had nowhere near the 9 band members she had this time. This time she played the saxophone for some songs and made holding a saxophone between songs look really cool. She held it alongside and upwards as if it was a talisman she was showing off.

A friend later thought that she was a bit aloof on stage. She may have appeared that way but it wasn’t just a woman with a band singing some songs. It was a show. A show that has stuck in my mind nearly a week later. I think that was how it was supposed to be.

We walked out of the theatre and it had been raining. Actually it had been quite stormy and we were completely oblivious of what was happening outside. We had experienced our very own perfect storm.

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Skipped a beat with #nanowrimoprompt

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Lost my mojo with this writing every day thing. I was all right with the first 10 days where it was more about feelings. The next 10 days of places doesn’t really suit me. Perhaps it’s the type of places? After all, I did some of them but got stuck at the ‘your bedroom’ one. My bedroom is my sanctuary and it’s with great pleasure I get into bed every night and usually with great reluctance I get up every morning. I treated myself to a new bed when I moved nearly a year ago and thank goodness I chose well. My favourite time is when I’ve got clean sheets on the bed. If I had a daily housekeeper I would get them to do clean sheets every day or at least every second day.

But because that bit felt a bit short I’m going to tell you a bit about today. This morning I dropped my son off at his job, came home and did some housework and pottered around for a while. I thought I’d go a bit early to pick him up and have a look around at the shops as he’s working at Glenelg. As I don’t go there that often there’s always something new to check out.

I walked into shops that cater to people with way more money to spend than me. I wouldn’t spend $70 on a cotton scarf. Didn’t stay long in that shop.

I always gravitate towards the back of shops where the clearance items are because sometimes you can find a bargain. I ended up buying a pair of sandals that were less than half price. I don’t know about you but every time I buy something that’s heavily marked down the sales assistant tells me what a bargain it is. I know! That’s why I’m buying it. It’s like they’re pointing something out you didn’t know. Truth is I usually wouldn’t be buying it if it were still full price. So now I have a pair of sandals I wouldn’t have bought if they weren’t on sale, but they’re cute and comfortable.

Oh, and then I went to 3 supermarkets on the way home trying to find pizza dough! Third time lucky otherwise no pizza for dinner.

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