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.

Stanley Street, Darlinghurst

Jacaranda time in city street.

Inspiration ideas

Sign in Manly Corso, not sure about distances to these destinations, the busker was singing 'Redemption Song' in the background.

Vintage Kombi

Lola the kombi in Manly

Manly Beach Lifeguards

We call them surf life savers. A vibrant group watching out over some swimmers at the South end of the beach.

Melbourne Cup in Sydney 2013

Today at 3pm the nation stops to watch a horse race. The Melbourne Cup. First run in 1861 it is now run on the first Tuesday in November. Here in Martin Place crowds are trying to place a bet. For the record it was won by Fiorente - trained by famous Sydneysider Gai Waterhouse.

Sydney wedding car

Rolling down the hill, probably from the Cerrutti Chapel at St Patrick's Manly this bridge and groom looked radiant.

Little Manly Beach

Tucked away on the harbour side is a beach I have never visited before. A sunny Sydney swimming day.

Great Ocean Road

A recent trip to the Great Ocean Road along Victoria's 'Shipwreck Coast'.

Cherrypickers

You may need these to reach the heights - theme day for City Daily Photo, to see others click on the logo at right.

Grave at lighthouse

A seed pod on the wall of a grave at Barrenjoey Lighthouse.

Wedding sunset

The wedding group from yesterday were looking at this as their backdrop. Narrabeen lake.

Kombi Wedding Sydney

In Narrabeen carpark this wedding party were getting ready for some photos. Looks like a beautiful casual wedding.

Sculpture in the Park

A longer view of the glass mirrors in Hyde Park. A beautiful sunny lunchtime.

Snail outside the Australian Museum

Another one of the Art and About snail. This was tucked at the side of the museum.

Charlie Chans bar Sydney

In George Street in Chinatown.

Gift ideas for dad

Lots at this store in World Square.

The bull in World Square

Actually a sculpture called The Challenge by Alan Somerville, unveiled in 1999.

Fires in Sydney

The view of smokey Sydney Harbour. Smoke from the fires west

"We were waiting for the fire to come up to the road; we needed to take a break when we could..." Photo: Phil Hearne Fires raging across NSW, some in the Blue Mountains, a huge green belt about 50km west of the CBD. Its an early start to the fire season - might be a long hot summer. A big thankyou to the mainly volunteer rural fire fighters.