This exhibit is in its 15th year, running from 3-20 Nov.  100+ sculptures, a cliff-side walk, sun and thousands of people.  Top it off with some seaside revelry, good swells, and dudes showing off their tricks on the board, and it’s a pretty idyllic day…

For any Aussies or resident ex-pats viewing this post, it’s located between the south end of Bondi Beach and Tamarama.

I’ve added more terms to my “Australian English” post.  Check it out.  Still deciding whether to continue to do that or start a new post about it when I get enough new terms.  Keep an eye out.

And in that vein, you’ll all be horrified/thrilled (depending on your stance on the issue) to know that I pronounced “herbs” with the “H” last week (a very English thing, as so many Aussie terms are).  It just popped out.  My Aussie friends cheered.  My father informed me that I have 3 years, and then it’s back to herbs with the silent “H”.  I may not get an accent while I’m here, but you still might not know what I’m saying when we come home!

Hello all.  Spring is blossoming into summer, and the temperatures have risen into the high 20′s and occasionally 30′s… Celsius that is!  (Translation, 80′s towards 90′s.)  I know weather is one of those topics that is generally kind of ho-hum, but considering that so much of our activity is driven by what it’s like outdoors, I find it endlessly fascinating.  We have a gorgeous view from our windows that allows us to watch the clouds forming and dispersing, the rain coming across the hillside and the haze of the sun rising in the east in the early morning.  And because I have no idea what to expect of the weather patterns here, every change feels like something new.

Mike and I take advantage of it as best we can.  This past Sunday, we hit up the Sculpture by the Sea exhibit (photos to come soon), a collection of over 100 sculptures installed along the cliff walk between Bondi Beach and Tamarama to the south.  Even at 10:30am, the walkway and sculpture lawn were swarming with people.  We eventually left the path and climbed down the cliff to the rocks directly north of Tamarama beach, where we sat and watched the surfers tackling the rather large ocean swells.  Still amazing to me… it’s November, and we’re on the beach.  Love it.