Tag: balloons
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Balloons and lights :: Happy Birthday Canberra
Today (actually I think it’s tomorrow) Canberra is celebrating its 100th birthday. For residents this has been a great time of celebration and reflection and for us newcomers it’s been an opportunity to learn its history. A city that was born out of solving an argument between Sydney and Melbourne about which location should be…
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Flickr three :: balloons
My balloon finds are from top: Balloon 1 by Doug Bowman, Ballooning by Geoff Leeming, Reflection 1 by Chris Reynolds
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Up, up and away
I am so very tired today but there is a good reason for this. I bounded out of bed at 5:07 this morning to be on the doorstep of a friend’s house for her 35th birthday surprise. It was instigated by her husband and I was a mere player in the scheme. Amazingly she…
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Balloons
This is another reason why I love Canberra. We have had a few chilly mornings this week, which have brought out the hot air balloons. I think the wind must be blowing in our direction as this was the view over our house on Thursday morning. The boys tried to yell and wave at them…