And so it came to pass that it rained for eight days and eight nights..
bringing relief to our parched gardens.
The birds were astonished...
Some of them had rarely seen rain..
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan are visiting Australia:
Last night she stepped out in the Best Ever Birdie Dress..
Tulle with laser cut seagulls, by Oscar de la Renta.
Magnificent.
I liked this dress she wore last week too.
There should be more secret red linings in our frocks...
In a week of mostly neutrals, this stripe maxi dress stood out -
worn on a visit to Bondi Beach, Sydney.
And they came to Queensland as well, but alas not to Brisbane.
Here is another beach outfit on Fraser Island, where they spent 24 hours in peaceful luxury, before jetting off to Fiji.
Then the bright colours emerged, on their first formal night of the tour.
The elegant blue gown matches the colour of the Fijian flag.
On to the Kingdom of Tonga -
and a bright red number. I think the Duchess looks gorgeous in red.
She wore Diana's aquamarine ring with a formal white gown.
What a special gift from her new husband.
Australia was chuffed when they chose to announce their impending parenthood right here on our shores.
The primary reason for their visit has been to attend the Invictus Games in Sydney.
The Games were launched by Prince Harry in 2014.
Back in Sydney, ahead of tonight's Closing Ceremony, they attended the wheelchair basketball finals.
Only four months ago we were in beautiful Vienna, so it was with great anticipation I went to see this movie:
'Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche'.
This is a must for art lovers.
It delves into that magical period in Vienna, leading up to WW1, a golden age for art, literature and music.
Klimt and Schiele changed the feeling of art through their new way of painting, addressing the restlessness, fears and desires of mankind.
The movie ties their stories in with the music of the greats, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, who lived and worked here.
And the contemporaneous work of Freud, who is seen in archival film footage.
I loved 'walking through the streets' of the Vienna of the past, where we so recently stood.
The camera caressed the Klimt mural room..
it was just like being back there again.
Ah, Vienna, I really did love it so much.
Happy weekend everybody
XXXX
Last night she stepped out in the Best Ever Birdie Dress..
Tulle with laser cut seagulls, by Oscar de la Renta.
Magnificent.
I liked this dress she wore last week too.
There should be more secret red linings in our frocks...
In a week of mostly neutrals, this stripe maxi dress stood out -
worn on a visit to Bondi Beach, Sydney.
And they came to Queensland as well, but alas not to Brisbane.
Here is another beach outfit on Fraser Island, where they spent 24 hours in peaceful luxury, before jetting off to Fiji.
Then the bright colours emerged, on their first formal night of the tour.
The elegant blue gown matches the colour of the Fijian flag.
On to the Kingdom of Tonga -
and a bright red number. I think the Duchess looks gorgeous in red.
She wore Diana's aquamarine ring with a formal white gown.
What a special gift from her new husband.
Australia was chuffed when they chose to announce their impending parenthood right here on our shores.
The primary reason for their visit has been to attend the Invictus Games in Sydney.
The Games were launched by Prince Harry in 2014.
Back in Sydney, ahead of tonight's Closing Ceremony, they attended the wheelchair basketball finals.
Only four months ago we were in beautiful Vienna, so it was with great anticipation I went to see this movie:
'Klimt & Schiele: Eros and Psyche'.
This is a must for art lovers.
It delves into that magical period in Vienna, leading up to WW1, a golden age for art, literature and music.
Klimt and Schiele changed the feeling of art through their new way of painting, addressing the restlessness, fears and desires of mankind.
The movie ties their stories in with the music of the greats, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler, who lived and worked here.
And the contemporaneous work of Freud, who is seen in archival film footage.
I loved 'walking through the streets' of the Vienna of the past, where we so recently stood.
The camera caressed the Klimt mural room..
it was just like being back there again.
Gustav Klimt 'Judith' |
Gustav Klimt 'The Kiss' |
Ah, Vienna, I really did love it so much.
Happy weekend everybody
XXXX