Visited Mount Buffalo yesterday. Here’s a picture from The Gorge.
Early Fitzroy photos
Fitzroy is my favorite part of Melbourne, not just for the football team that once existed, but the character of the place. Here are some early photos that capture some of that, courtesy Picture Victoria. This shows Smith Street, with Fitzroy on the left and Collingwood on the right. Some of the crowd watching a [...]
Rare photo: Maggie’s dance concert
I don’t know how they did it, but someone managed to get photos of Maggie’s dance concert. We were given a framed copy of this picture for Christmas, showing Maggie on the left.
Roger Ballen photography
Thanks to an excellent article in The Age today by Gabriella Coslovich, I have discovered the wonderful photography of Roger Ballen. Born in New York, Ballen has lived in South Africa since the 1970s. He made a specialty of photographing everyday live in the dorps (villages) of the Transvaal. The pictures were controversial, because many [...]
Melbourne Ferris wheel
The Giant Sky Wheel in Melbourne is claimed to be the largest travelling Ferris wheel in the southern hemisphere. It comprises 36 gondola carriages, each able to hold six people. It has a 50-metre peak clearance and each ride is 10-12 minutes in duration. Michael and I rode the Ferris wheel on Friday evening before [...]
