Are you harvesting your dancefloor energy?

We went on an adventure to the Australian Museum to see the latest Climate Change Exhibition earlier this year and it was a great exhibition to visit.

I love an exhibition that has various ways of interacting with the information being presented. There as video, sculptural installations, computer generated interactive programs, and a nightclub dancfloor where you could dance your butt off and make the energy that lit up the dancefloo beneath you. Cool. Always the scientist, Mr K made sure to monitor how much energy he could generate.

The wall of postiive affirmations was a cool idea and it was great to see how many young people wanted to write on a card and share what they were going to do for their environment.

As it was a realistic exhibition I could see many would come away feeling quite grim although there were plenty of suggestions of small things that would make a small difference if people chose to take action.

I was surpised the exhibition was somewhat empty, I don't know whether that was because it was such a lovely day outside and Sydney was a the beach or the public are just a little tired of hearing about it. I'm not sure. I am definitely happy I went though. Well worth it.

Sydney - the Windy City of Dust

You have most likely discovered by now, via one form of communication or another, be it on the internet, tv, radio or good old fashioned word of mouth, that today started out for many in a peculiar fashion. With a  dusty red dawn and an eerily musical wail of sirens in the air. I sit here now watching the skies turn blue as if the dust storm we awoke to had never happened.

As I woke I peered with one sleepy eye through the gap of the blinds to see what weather the morning was bringing, expecting the usual clear blue to be sparkling in, or perhaps a muted overcast grey. But with a 'wake up! Look at the sky!' I saw only a deep orange pervading every window. In our dressing gowns we rushed out the front and then out the back, bemused, I did not think to grab my 'real' camera. So please excuse the picture quality. It was just too bizarre but I would like to share the pics and our experience with you anyway.

I felt the fine layer of sand coating the bottoms of my feet as we padded around the backyard with out little cameras and quiet, curious comments. I am so glad I ran out to bring in the washing after dusk last night when light raindrops started to spot the paving in the back courtyard!

The silence being cut by sirens felt like I was in a movie being rained on by the fallout of an atomic bomb. Listening to the sirens, we jumped straight on to the internet and only 3 minutes prior had an article been posted on the Sydney Morning Herald website! So, a dust storm. That's a relief. Sort of. Depending on what you read.

The red soon gave way to a dirty, gritty yellow sky and people soon started on their way again.

The view from atop the Ashfield plaza.

I have some images from my iphone which I will be uploading later on. Got lots of editing to do from yesterday's shoot!

The Hungry Caterpillar..

It seems the succulents in the back courtyard are very tasty.. Over a period of 4 days I noticed one or 2 caterpillars multiply into a writhing mass of munching grubs.. A clump of brown mush has been left in place of what as a lush wall of green.

I guess now we have space for more veggies! The space filled with dead matter was cleared and organic mulch was mixed amongst the soil. Munchkin is very handy with a trowel, and loves feeling the texture of the soil in her little hands.. and her mouth!

Now we have cauliflower, carrots and capsicum to watch grow! I have never in my life had such a productive garden, and surprisingly, this is the smallest patch of earth I have had in my life also!

A Little Girl Star

A quick Friday post before the weekend! Miss Munchkin turned 1 and for her birthday she received a 'Little Girl Star Magnolia' in a pot. To have a plant that you have had all of your life and taken on a journey of love and care would be so special. Missy Moo also inherited the somewhat scruffy 'Big Ted' that yours truly received on her own 1st birthday many years ago.

Although the glistening hot pink has faded to a more sophisticated matte pastel tone, Big Ted is still up for the many adventures ahead, and shall be a wise and patient friend, willing to listen to all the special news Munchkin will share with him.

I was surprised to see the Magnolia starting to bloom so soon, I had assumed it would need to be a lot older before it unfurled some of it's beauty to share.

Enjoy the weekend!