There have, as some of you have pointed out to me, been many days since my last post.
So what have I been up to, one wonders?
Well, as mothers of small children everywhere do, I have been looking at shapes.
And since pictures say - well - more than a lot of words, here are some of the shapes I looked at on a day recently in one of Sydney's oldest bits, lovingly known by us lucky Sydneysiders as "The Rocks". I've been thinking about these shapes ever since.
Spiral
Globe
Curl
Column
Floret
Triangles
Circles and arcs
Rectangles (and old seaman, don't you love that people used to care?)
Criss-cross, or is it zig-zag?
Fan
Arches
Hard to say: Jorn Utzon thought they were orange segments
Ripples and grids
Plinth; or, possibly, Profile
Cylinders
Squares (left corner, building)
More words next time, perhaps.
mtc
Bec
So what have I been up to, one wonders?
Well, as mothers of small children everywhere do, I have been looking at shapes.
And since pictures say - well - more than a lot of words, here are some of the shapes I looked at on a day recently in one of Sydney's oldest bits, lovingly known by us lucky Sydneysiders as "The Rocks". I've been thinking about these shapes ever since.
Spiral
Globe
Curl
Column
Floret
Triangles
Circles and arcs
Rectangles (and old seaman, don't you love that people used to care?)
Criss-cross, or is it zig-zag?
Fan
Arches
Hard to say: Jorn Utzon thought they were orange segments
Ripples and grids
Plinth; or, possibly, Profile
Cylinders
Squares (left corner, building)
More words next time, perhaps.
mtc
Bec
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18 Comments:
Looks like it has been fun!
Very interesting.
Thanks for sharing.
Everyday I keep forgetting to bring my camera to work! There are some fabulous things to photograph down here at Walsh Bay. Your photos are excellent and shapely ;)
Yes, I can see orange segments. And I love the word "plinth" it just doesn't come up in my conversation near enough.
You make me want to go to Sydney again. I'm overdue a visit :)
I never said a word about your (prolonged) absence.
SO glad to read you again!
Absence does, indeed, make the heart grow fonder.
We visited The Rocks during our time in AU and we were likely the quintessential American tourists. But we loved it.
Wish we were there now.
Thanks for the photo essay.
Well worth the wait you are my dear. (Said in my best Yoda voice)
Nice way to oil out of writing too much! ;-)
-J.
Hi Bec,
Nice to have you back. And love the pics.
Seems very weird looking at pics of the sunshine when here it has been snowing.
In fact it has been snowing so hard the country has come to a standstill. We are utterly crap in the UK when the white stuff falls out of the sky. My theory is it happens so rarely, everyone just wants to skive off work and enjoy it.
Have blogged very badtemperedly about the fact the kids didn't go in today, but I did get some nice pics of my own out of it!
Janex
Lovely photos. It just reminds me that I need to stop and look around.
Great pics Bec. But damn, just when I was feeling like I was on holiday, I see your post and it reminds me of work. bugger.
I saw a few comments about the place and thought you may be "back". Joke doesn't let you get away with much does he?
I'll take pictures over absence anyday :-) And very good pictures they are.
Orange segments, eh?
I always saw them as a turtle orgy.
You have a dirty, dirty mind, Suse, and I hope all your wholesome crafty blogger friends know about it.
Lovely pictures! It's so nice to see so much warmth and sunshine! I love, love, love to see pictures of places that I have never been.
Very nice shapes.
I've always wanted to visit.
Brave soldiers like King arthur.
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