Rainy Sydney

Sydney has had a wet spell, "The harbour city has already collected more than 150 millimetres of rain this month, the wettest since June, and is closing in on double the amount for a typical November of 83.6 millimetres." Here is the crossing at Park and George, QVB in the background.

Manly rescue monument

In the background was a group having a farewell picnic.

Manly Yacht Club

On the east side of Manly cove, a solid building.

Manly stand up paddleboards

The latest craze is S.U.P, good idea for summer?

Manly skiff

Not sure if this is a skiff? View from Manly Yacht Club.

Fountain in The Corso Manly

Lots of fun for kids, The Corso is one of the great pedestrian streets of Sydney.

The Ivanhoe Hotel

One of the big 3 hotels in Manly - newly refurbished.

Morning has broken

At last, after a lot of rain a sunny morning at Newport Beach. Taken while I wait for my bus.

Brass plaque in Sydney

Footpath sign in Kings Cross. Along my usual lunch walk route on Tuesdays.

Palm Beach cafe

At the Boathouse Palm Beach, should have a Michelin hat it is that good!

The Boathouse at Palm Beach

Coffee art and a superb view, a wonderful place on a sunny Sydney day, watch the seaplanes land.

Avalon Market Day 2013

Amidst rainy days on Saturday the clouds parted and there was a sunny warm day in Avalon. One of the biggest markets in Sydney. Here is Bronwyn Bishop MP, the local member for Mackellar, also the Speaker for the House of Representatives. She is buying a raffle ticket off a bikie.

Clowns in Sydney

The Moscow circus is at Warriewood in Sydney. This clown is riding atop a car.

Riders stop on red

Do you obey the traffic signals on a bike?

Big Red X building

New building on corner Hunter and Elizabeth Streets.

The Sydney Institute

What does this place do? A think tank? In Phillip St.

Cactus in Sydney

Outside the Customs House building at Circular Quay.

That old jacaranda tree

Not as good as Steffe's great series on his old tree in Sweden.

Funky secondhand clothes

A new lifeline shop in Avalon, and I'm going to bust some tags ...

Fountain in Sydney

Close up of the El Alamein up the Cross.