No false advertising

It may be winter, but my hibiscus plants are blooming. This one is better even than the label - no false advertising here!

A little bit of France in Surry Hills

Sydney Film Festival "Together in the dark we share our stories"

I love the Sydney Film Festival. This year was its 60th birthday. Over the past 9 days, I saw 13 feature drama films; 3 classics; 6 documentary features; 4 short documentaries. Can't wait til next year.

The winner of the jury prize was Two Days, One Night, directed by Jean-Pierre et Luc Dardenne

Dramas
Appropriate Behaviour (USA), Boyhood (USA), The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (USA); The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (USA), Love Is Strange (USA), Human Capital (France/Italy), Two Days One Night (France/Belgium/Italy), Black Coal  Thin Ice (China/Hong Kong), The Two Faces of Jabuary (US/UK/France), Abuse of Weakness (France/Belgium/Germany), Rock The Casbah (France/Morocco), Gabrielle (Canada)
Classics
Rebel Without A Cause
Robert Altman retrospective : A Wedding, Short Cuts
Documentary Features
Sepideh: Reaching For The Stars (Sweden/Norway/Iran/Germany/Denmark), Particle Fever (USA), School of Babel (France), Tim's Vermeer (USA), Dior and I* (France)
Documentary Shorts
The Lion's Mouth Opens (UK), The Queen (Argentina), The Other Woman (Senegal), David Hockney In the Now (USA)

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 67: Life On The Edge

This Queenscliff apartment block clings precariously to the edge

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 66: Freshwater pool

The sign didn't seem to make a difference to anyone, me included! Freshie pool was great - newly renovated.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 65: The Duke

Hawaiian surfer, Duke Kahanamoku is credited with popularising surfboard riding in Australia when he demonstrated his skills at Freshwater Beach in December 1914.

The statue at Freshwater was unveiled by his widow Mrs Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (Nadine) on Australia Day, Wednesday January 26, 1994.

More pictures from an earlier visit here and here

 

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 64: Cliff, South Curl Curl

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 63: South Curl Curl

Rocks on the cliffs between South Curl Curl and Freshwater

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 62: South Curl Curl Pool

I've let the blog lag for a while as life took over, and haven't finished to walk yet! Day 5 began at South Curl Curl with a very refreshing dip!

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 61: Sky high at South Curl Curl