A reminder (just one)

The reminder is that I have a bag of goodies for the most interesting photo of Ms Cellophane. I just added something very historical and strange to the bag and anyone with an interest in colonial history and Australian literature will covet it. you have until next week to send your pictures to me at Gillian(dot)Polack(at)anu(dot)edu(dot)au

The competition is open to anyone, anywhere in the world, however, if your country has restrictions on sending plant material (eg NZ) I shall replace the evil colonial matter with something else.

I was going to give you more pictures, but I keep getting 'unknown error' messages, so I'll try again another time, or do a web page, or give up and work.

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A section of my library wanted to introduce itself. Hidden in between books is where guests sleep*. If guests don't like books, they may have nightmares.



*I now own a blow-up bed that fits there, so from here on in, guests sleep in less discomfort, which is a plus.

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The non-haunted side of Lake George, with water. The water is an unusual occurrence.

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This is where I taught on Sunday at the NSW Writers' Centre. (Iconic pictures don't want to load, but all the rest are fine - I shall keep trying)

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Finally, a reassuring picture of Sydney!


PS I had better pictures of landmarks, but the washed-out sunshine in this amused me, so this is the one you get. I can post prettier ones or better focussed ones or more artistic ones on demand.

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This is the first picture I was actually trying to load (which means we're nearly finished the grand tour). It's take from near where the Dunbar was wrecked, looking towards the Pacific*.



* Walk 100 metres to the right and ocean is almost visible - this view is still of Sydney Harbour.

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The Water Gate, for murasaki_1966

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And to finish with a bird, since we started with one, here's a raven.