Child of the Planet

It’s taken me a week to get the videos cut up (filling in the spaces in-between bursts of gainful employment.) This event was held on Sunday off Sydney’s Eastern beaches. The course is drawn between the first two Surf Life Saving clubs in the world. Starting in front of Bondi Surf Club, it runs out from Bondi, around McKenzies point and down the coast into Bronte Beach. A distance of 2.2 - 2.5km (depending on the positioning of the buoy off McKenzies point). I was pretty impressed watching this mass of people swim out of the bay, down the coast, and then back in to shore. There were young ones, oldies, chunky and thin. They were carefully watched the whole time by the ‘water safety’ folks.

Here are some photos... This event was held on Sunday off Sydney’s Eastern beaches.

Continuing on from the previous post… Time-lapse video set to music, of the Sculpture by the Sea event in Sydney Australia. Last years video had a bit of Time-lapse at the end, and being strapped for inspiration this year, I decided to use the technique all the way through.

This is one of my favourite events in Sydney. Sculptures are placed either side of a path that traces the cliffs above the coast, to the East of Sydney city. I went with some friends of mine who regularly buy pieces if they find something that appeals. Unfortunately this year there seems to have been an increase in the prices, and a decrease in pieces that piqued an interest. I’ve posted some photos in the gallery. Some at a stupid resolution so zoom in and check out the details. I was a bit disappointed by the standard of works this year so it was thin pickings.

Twas a very hot day and I scored a sunburn despite the posh Nivea sunscreen lol While looking for a coffee, I discovered a stall selling ‘non colonialist’ coffee and chocolate. www.mayancoffee.com.au Great coffee (I went back for a second later in the afternoon) All the staff looked like they were volunteers, and I bought a bag of chocolate coated coffee beans with a hint of cinnamon and chilli. They were canvassing for volunteers to travel to Guatemala to teach English and suchlike. Boy the French must be pissed that English and Spanish became the international languages.

Over the summer months there will be many festivals. Some will be free, and others will cost (usually and arm and a leg.) I like the free ones. I think it has something to do with my negative reaction to 'over professionalism' in society these days. First up, a couple of videos of musicians that played at the Surry Hills street festival that was held a couple of weeks back.

LINKS back-to-whales whale-holiday-part-three more-of-whale-holiday http://www.oceania.org.au