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19-Feb-2012 AKMC

20120219_21620 Powered Down (Sun 19 Feb)

Austinmer Beach, Illawarra, NSW

It may be the power rescue boat training area, but one person has decided to switch the power off for a bit. Not that I can talk; I didn't get to bed until after midnight last night; it's early evening now, and I therefore half dozed while the Word document that I write my commentaries in loaded up. I think it will shortly be time for bed and I'm afraid I'll have to catch up with commenting on the 'morrow.

After a couple of days of still life PADs it would be a travesty to not get out and get at least one outdoor shot for the weekend. The forecast for both days was for thunderstorms from the afternoon but that happened on neither day; both were your standard late summer day. Not hot (though a bit warmer than I'd like), certainly more humid than I'd like, but sunny? Of that there can be no doubt, if you look at the sharpness cast by the sign's shadow.

Incidentally, if you're ever near Austinmer beach I do highly recommend the AustiBeach Café. It lacks the pretentions of a lot of cafes on Sydney's beaches (and charges less as well), but the food is exceptionally good. The grilled chicken linguini was mouth-watering, and then the Donatella gelato, well...

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Milan Vogrin28-Feb-2012 18:06
Well seen!
laine20-Feb-2012 18:12
good food and sea air...a recipe for sleepiness...hope he slip, slop, slapped!!
Roe..20-Feb-2012 02:18
looks like a perfect day for taking pictures and resting :)
Mairéad20-Feb-2012 00:02
Do you know how jealous this makes me?
Karen Stuebing19-Feb-2012 22:51
Good to see you made it outside. This fella has the right idea. I'd love to be getting a tan on the beach now myself. Great candid to photograph him in proximity of the sign.
RC19-Feb-2012 14:15
Glad that you were able to get out and about! Since it is winter here, I appreciate seeing your outside pictures.
Ann...19-Feb-2012 09:11
I really hope that it's not time for a training session or he may find his snooze curtailed!!
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