I dislike Good Friday. Shops shut, nothing normal. I felt discombobulated. We caught the tram to St Kilda for brunch. I didn't even go out this afternoon. I spent the time sorting photos and fixing up my blog homepage links to my old High Riser blog, motivated by finding it can be seen on the Way Back Machine, as well as Trove.
Last night was an early dinner in town at Brunetti's with Ex Sis in Law and Little M. We escorted them to the theatre and we were exhausted but home by 7pm. They returned back here to retrieve their car and go home.
As always Little M's questions exhausted our brains.
Why can't we catch a number 1 tram back to your place?
Because it turns off before before our place.
Where does it go?
To South Melbourne and Albert Park.
You have lots of trams past your place so if one breaks down, you can get another. What if the number 1 tram breaks down? People can't get home.
There is more than one number 1 tram. I didn't encourage further conversation about how if one tram breaks down, it blocks every tram behind it.
I just heard Aunty Andrew from the tram driver (auto announcement) that we are now in the 'free tram zone'. Does this make it cheaper.
No, you've already paid for the tram trip.
That is not fair. We should now be travelling for free.
Yes dearest oldest great niece, it is not fair and just shut the fuck up.
Anyway, this Good Friday I culled all the rubbish photos and did quite a bit of cropping to feature my photos of the Grand Prix flyovers by RAAF Roulettes. I started with about 100 photos and reduced them to these.
They flew every day of the GP. Aside from Sunday, the preceding three days were cloudy, as when this photo was taken.
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Nice photos. I always used to think that contrails were the aircraft scratching the sky. But then I grew up.
ReplyDeleteJayCee, some think they are government gasses spread over the population to control them. Only a tin hat can protect you.
Delete"Aircraft scratching the sky" is a really cute idea. :D
DeleteIt is a good term Darla.
DeleteYou got MUCH better photos of the Roulettes than I have ever managed. I like the contrails too.
ReplyDeleteFunnily EC on FaceBook today, a 'remember when you posted' came up and five years ago, probably on my blog too, I posted similar photos, and they actually look better than what I took this year.
DeleteI was dining in all the Asian eateries on Easter Friday. Though everything gets that 10% surcharge, it was nice to have some shops open for B grade cuisine. Your aviation photos are super nice.
ReplyDeleteRoentare, 10 to 15 per cent. You can be sure waiters won't be tipped. Thanks for you kind words.
DeleteOh the challenge of a conversation with a small human being. I love how their brains work but it is exhausting.
ReplyDeleteThe roulettes are always spectacular. Lovely pics, Andrew.
Thanks Caro. Her younger sister stays next weekend and she is easier.
DeleteDon't the fliers of those jets realise that the world's fossil fuel resources are running low? Nobody should be flying around just to entertain F1 crowds. Come to think of it, F1 itself needs a rethink. Times have changed.
ReplyDeleteNo argument from me YP. Defence and wars are huge users of resources and heavy polluters. I see the display, that happen all over our country, as war fodder recruitment. I may sound snobbish but Melbourne during the Australian Open tennis is much nicer than during the Grand Prix when the uglies abound.
DeleteNew balls please!
DeleteFrom inside the house I found the relentless plane noise too low and very scary. But going outside and looking up into the sky was quite exciting.
ReplyDeleteHels, they certainly flew over your area. It was maybe 15 minutes. We can cope with that but the helicopters covering the race were relentless.
DeleteI love the Roulettes but only ever got one decent photo and I can't find it now. #15 looks a bit like shooting stars. I'm NOT a fan of that extremely noisy jet that used to fly on the Sunday when we had the GP. Do they still fly that monster?
ReplyDeleteThanks River. No, they don't fly that jet anymore. I used to love it. It was so loud and so scary and only made a brief appearance. I think it was a bomber of some kind but I can't remember.
DeleteYou can't win with a young child. Every question begins with a "why?"
ReplyDeleteI need to remember that Kirk and shut such questions down early.
DeleteGreat photos. I like 'Aunty Andrew' - that's very sweet.
ReplyDeleteJabblog, technically great uncle, but at times I feel like an old aunty. Thanks.
DeleteI also like "Auntie Andrew"! I culled a bunch of photos yesterday, too. There's something very satisfying about deleting a ton of pictures and just keeping the ones you want.
ReplyDeleteKids and their questions!
Steve, it can be both hard work yet a pleasurable thing to sort and delete photos. You really have to concentrate.
DeleteWow! Nice photos! We have the biennial aeroshow in Bangalore. Your pics reminded me of the one that was just got over in February.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pradeep. Air shows are spectacular to watch.
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