tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36320364163736723722024-03-18T18:30:12.696+11:00Daily Photo Canberrakarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-44536528004876870052015-05-01T20:11:00.002+10:002015-05-01T20:11:37.165+10:00Hotel Hotel - on the inside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love the use of timber on this staircase in Hotel Hotel, NewActon.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-16537996472701549522015-04-30T18:28:00.000+10:002015-04-30T18:28:22.919+10:00Hotel Hotel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.hotel-hotel.com.au/" target="_blank">Hotel Hotel</a> at NewActon Nishi. It's been open for a while, but I hadn't been there until recently when I won movie tickets to the theatre within the building (and what a fabulous <a href="http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/" target="_blank">theatre complex</a> it is!). karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-41515830418953207472014-03-13T20:21:00.000+11:002014-03-13T20:21:03.505+11:00nudie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One more balloon from the Balloon Spectacular 2014 :)karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-32309265811412563432014-03-12T16:07:00.000+11:002014-03-12T16:07:16.635+11:00Skywhale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Skywhale balloon coming to life on Canberra Day. Controversial? Yes, but I love her :)karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-57023956124039176072014-03-11T11:46:00.000+11:002014-03-11T11:46:00.441+11:00Balloon Spectacular 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year in March, Canberra hosts a hot air balloon festival. We got up early yesterday - Canberra Day - to be at the launch site between Old Parliament House and the lake by soon after 6am, along with hundreds (thousands?) of other keen onlookers. As the sun arose, so did the balloons ...karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-64700469230190490632014-03-08T15:16:00.000+11:002014-03-08T15:16:52.076+11:00Girl with antlers and carousel dogs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Other Side of Midnight (2012, bronze & stainless steel). Anne Ross, b 1959. City Walk, Civic.<br />
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<a href="http://www.questacon.edu.au/" target="_blank">Questacon - the National Science and Technology Centre</a> - is located in Barton, next to the National Library. It's been operating since 1988, and as well as this very popular centre, also has an outreach program which reaches towns all over Australia and the fairly new <a href="http://www.questacon.edu.au/qtlc" target="_blank">Questacon Technology Learning Centre</a> in Deakin. Plenty of hands-on opportunities for fun and learning :)karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-51604309030651698952014-02-09T09:55:00.000+11:002014-02-09T09:55:30.286+11:00National Library of AustraliaIt's been a while, and I doubt that I'll go back to posting daily photos, but I am going to start posting more photos of Canberra as I have the opportunity.<br />
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On Tuesday I went to the '<i>Mapping Our World</i>' exhibition at the National Library of Australia. It's a free exhibition, running until March, but you need to book timed entry tickets. It includes the fabulous Fra Mauro <i>mappa mundi</i> (world map), from 15th century Venice, which has never before left its home city. This map alone is worth the effort to get to the exhibition - just beautiful!<br />
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The area where the National Library is situated - the Parliamentary Triangle - is full of art, and much of it is outside the galleries and exhibition spaces. Right along from the library is this stunning piece: <i>fire and water</i> (artist: Judy Watson, sound designer: Michael Hewes, cultural advisor: Matilda House).karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-55890067284800459272012-06-11T17:55:00.002+10:002012-06-11T17:57:44.553+10:00Teepee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a teepee on Lake Ginninderra for a few months - a student protesting about the cost of student accommodation. These photos were taken in April, and I assume he's no longer there - we've had quite a few nights below zero, and it would be a wee bit chilly on the Lake!<br />
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I am admitting defeat on the daily photo front - just too much going on for me at the moment. But I will keep this blog going - it will just be more like Occasional Photo Canberra.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-23288353104050039922012-05-13T16:55:00.000+10:002012-05-13T16:55:40.310+10:00Diddams Close Park, Belconnen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a section of the bike/walking path around Diddams Close Park. The park is a peninsula in Lake Ginninderra, and the path continues around the lake through John Knight Memorial Park, along Emu Bank at Belconnen, and through the parklands on the western side of the lake. It forms a popular walking, running and cycling circuit, especially on sunny weekends.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-41052969552115197342012-05-12T17:36:00.000+10:002012-05-12T17:36:39.399+10:00Easter was HOW long ago?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So much for getting back into the swing of daily blogging, but life's like that sometimes. Hopefully I'll do better this time :)<br />
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It's a bit out of date now, but I thought it was too cute to miss - Easter Bunny ears on the Bendigo Bank ATM at the Jamison Plaza, Macquarie.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0Jamison Centre, 26-32 Jamison Centre, Macquarie ACT 2614, Australia-35.252751119162781 149.07069683074951-35.254372119162781 149.06822933074952 -35.251130119162781 149.07316433074951tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-41259092875481990262012-04-20T17:27:00.000+10:002012-04-20T17:27:22.673+10:00Bridging the gapOops! I've been a little distracted by other things for the past few weeks, and this Daily Photo Blog has been not so daily. But I'm still here, and to - ahem - 'bridge the gap', here's a photo of Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, over Lake Burley Griffin:<br />
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The current bridge is the fourth one on this site. It was completed in late 1963, and connects Civic - the commercial centre of Canberra - with Parliament House. It consists of two separate carriageways, each with three traffic lanes.<br />
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Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies <a href="http://www.engineer.org.au/chapter01.html#footnote260" target="_blank">said</a>, in October 1964 at the inauguration ceremony for the new Lake Burley Griffin, that the bridge was ‘the finest building in the National Capital’. Not quite sure what that says about the rest of Canberra's architecture at the time ...karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-44320337976630250902012-03-29T16:53:00.000+11:002012-03-29T16:53:05.511+11:00Japanese Cherry trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9-YmshYQMlM/T3P383BnfSI/AAAAAAAAC2g/fOkJCSWxkQE/s1600/CherryGrove1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9-YmshYQMlM/T3P383BnfSI/AAAAAAAAC2g/fOkJCSWxkQE/s640/CherryGrove1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
The inscription pretty much explains it (in English below). On the north side of Lake Burley Griffin, near Commonwealth Avenue Bridge. <br />
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The Captain Cook Memorial globe at Regatta Point. This is only half of the memorial - the other part wasn't in operation on Saturday because of the wind. It's a water jet in the lake, which shoots up nearly 150 metres into the air. When it's windy, the water can blow across onto Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, and can be a traffic hazard, so you'll have to wait for another day for a photo of that.<br />
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The globe shows the routes of Captain James Cook's three voyages - you can see the red, yellow and blue lines better on the image below.<br />
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The National Library of Australia, viewed from Commonwealth Park on the northern side of Lake Burley Griffin. The trees are starting to display their autumn colours.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-63297092535039653502012-03-26T09:44:00.000+11:002012-03-28T11:45:53.274+11:00Waterlily<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ATPMXC-tsxQ/T3Je_hLh9YI/AAAAAAAAC14/HIgxLSwia4w/s1600/waterlily.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ATPMXC-tsxQ/T3Je_hLh9YI/AAAAAAAAC14/HIgxLSwia4w/s640/waterlily.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Waterlily on Nerang Pool, Commonwealth Park.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-76961414706860632482012-03-25T22:47:00.000+11:002012-03-25T22:47:49.331+11:00A Prime Ministerial walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UikpaTKAztE/T28D8rWFLVI/AAAAAAAAC1w/sEB01kG6pJM/s1600/Menzies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UikpaTKAztE/T28D8rWFLVI/AAAAAAAAC1w/sEB01kG6pJM/s640/Menzies.jpg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>I went for a wander around the lake while yesterday's birthday party was in process, and came across this fellow also out for a stroll. Apparently he's quite new, and there's no plaque announcing his identity, which had a few passers-by a little confused. But if you know anything about Australian politics, you'd have to recognise <a href="http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/primeministers/menzies/" target="_blank">Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) Menzies</a>, Prime Minister from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966 - the longest serving PM in our history.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-1510195221244880742012-03-24T19:32:00.000+11:002012-03-25T22:38:41.741+11:00A castle in Canberra<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvU-Utbeoy4/T28Cim08qgI/AAAAAAAAC1g/Onv6HnAOEgc/s1600/castle-playground1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZvU-Utbeoy4/T28Cim08qgI/AAAAAAAAC1g/Onv6HnAOEgc/s640/castle-playground1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Canberra is full of surprises, including this castle in Commonwealth Park, down by Nerang Pool. <br />
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It's a fabulous playground for kids, and I was there with the boy-child to celebrate his friend's birthday. Plenty to keep them amused here - tunnels, ladders and secret spaces to hide in.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-86889520678874488322012-03-23T12:44:00.000+11:002012-03-24T18:59:07.941+11:00Bus stop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jvbxKKHtdXc/T217lg9SLmI/AAAAAAAAC1Y/SpKX55uYdjo/s1600/bus-stop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jvbxKKHtdXc/T217lg9SLmI/AAAAAAAAC1Y/SpKX55uYdjo/s640/bus-stop.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
If you've been to Canberra, chances are you would have seen one of these concrete bus shelters. Installation of this style of shelter began in 1975 and, from what I've heard, they may keep the worst of the rain off, but they're also very good wind-catchers! The tactile paving section near the sign is a relatively recent thing, and is designed for vision-impaired travellers.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-25209697909856699802012-03-22T15:36:00.001+11:002012-03-24T18:44:38.598+11:00Going under<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2UToC_GX2ek/T215pUJBH8I/AAAAAAAAC1A/6U013vogi0Q/s1600/underpass1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2UToC_GX2ek/T215pUJBH8I/AAAAAAAAC1A/6U013vogi0Q/s640/underpass1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Canberra is very car-centric, but the paths through the suburbs and underpasses mean pedestrians and cyclists don't have to deal with the traffic on main roads. <br />
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March 21 in Australia is <a href="http://www.harmony.gov.au/" target="_blank">Harmony Day</a>, with the central message Everyone Belongs. It's a relatively recent thing (the first Harmony Day was in 1999) but it seems to be gathering momentum, especially in schools. March 21 is also the United Nation's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - pretty much the same thing, but with bigger words. It's all about celebrating both cultural diversity and what we have in common. The colour for the day is orange, and it was great to see plenty of orange clothing, flags and ribbons, as well as costumes from all sorts of cultures worldwide at my children's school today.<br />
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And that's not all that happens on March 21 - it's also Daily Photo Canberra's 1st birthday today! karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-5908125042703077252012-03-20T12:33:00.001+11:002012-03-20T12:33:58.417+11:00Kaleen High School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDSe6hle5is/T2fa2-19msI/AAAAAAAAC0w/XxRsaxYQPVs/s1600/Kaleen-High-School.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BDSe6hle5is/T2fa2-19msI/AAAAAAAAC0w/XxRsaxYQPVs/s640/Kaleen-High-School.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.kaleenhs.act.edu.au/" target="_blank">UC High School Kaleen</a> is smaller than many other ACT high schools, but has some interesting programs, including a partnership with the University of Canberra (UC), a small farm with livestock, and a Canberra Organic Growers Society community garden. Next time I'm over that way I'll have a wander around and take some photos in the school grounds.karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-21877296884553842522012-03-19T16:03:00.000+11:002012-03-20T12:15:02.476+11:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aool1i6o-uE/T2fX3DehPsI/AAAAAAAAC0g/511TCLp1aZY/s1600/Evatt-Primary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aool1i6o-uE/T2fX3DehPsI/AAAAAAAAC0g/511TCLp1aZY/s640/Evatt-Primary.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
The entrance to <a href="http://www.evattps.act.edu.au/" target="_blank">Evatt Primary School</a>. This school emphasises sustainability, and has water tanks, an environment centre, a number of gardens (including vegetable beds) and cooking facilities, so children can learn to cook with the vegetables they've grown. Instead of the usual school fete, they have an annual Environment Fair, which is coming up on March 31. <br />
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The Pope of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17416731" target="_blank">Pope Shenouda III</a>, died yesterday. He opened this church in Kaleen in 1991. We've been <a href="http://dailyphotocanberra.blogspot.com.au/2011/04/coptic-church.html" target="_blank">here before</a> - nearly a year ago - but it seemed appropriate to take another photo today.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[Photo has had a dry brush filter applied in Photoshop] </span>karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3632036416373672372.post-47582272674367472972012-03-17T20:40:00.000+11:002012-03-17T20:40:07.465+11:00X O O<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bw_YX-vzFD4/T2RbQ8bZ8eI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/IN1LA1wRshQ/s1600/playground-MtRogersReserve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bw_YX-vzFD4/T2RbQ8bZ8eI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/IN1LA1wRshQ/s640/playground-MtRogersReserve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Early morning shadows on the playground in Mt Rogers Reserve. There are a lot of these playgrounds - most of them almost identical - in Canberra's parks and preschools. The company responsible for them must have done very well out of Canberra ...karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04044031901234232534noreply@blogger.com1