Iron Heart IH-634S - World Tour 2010 - 2013

[Snowy]

^The pub in the above photo is where Mary Donaldson (aussie lass) met Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark during the 2000 Summer Olympics on 16 September in Sydney.  She's now Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Crown_Princess_of_Denmark

[natehate]

nice saddle

[twin]

Snowy you are saving lots of gass by  biking to work.

[Snowy]

Been a really flat out week, well 2 really. Ended up working from home today to complete a piece of code I've not even managed to start for nearly 2 weeks in the office. A great way to end the week. Also got a bit of a sleep in, more coffee, loud music, and kittens of course. All the important things, including WT jeans all day, of course.

Soba and Amy, on "their blanket" this morning

Shades of blue today

Near where I live. I have a feeling the guy who wrote this is a few beers short of a 6 pack for at least 2 reasons.

On the way out to dinner, back around surry

FINALLY good Burrito! Taco Mafia was open, and delighted we were.

Am still figuring out the weekend, come what.

[Snowy]

@natehate:

nice saddle

Thanks, over 2 years in and it's going strong + getting better every month or so too, love that about leather. I wore a hole through my other saddles in around a year.

[501IH]

Cats are more adorable with each pic, and that "shades of blue" pic is pure denim porn….one of these days I'll have to get a wabash shirt, alas! Am I making this up or has the crotch damage on the WTs gotten enlarged?

[Snowy]

It's looking pretty much the same size/shape to me, maybe it's the angle?
(and thanks :-*, they're very cute )

[Seul]

I've been thinking of writing something similar on my mailbox… But then it has been quite established that I'm short a few cards of the deck...

[Snowy]

The thing I find most amazing is the rant is directed at someone they assuming may be illiterate, in which case the accused won't be able to read it.

[mahlon321]

Beautiful and interesting country you live in Snowy! Thanks for taking us all along!!
I was also interested to see your bike! I've read mention of your preferred method of getting to work, nice to see your "weapon" of choice 

[Snowy]

Thanks Mahlon, Just to give you the rest of the deatils, CAAD8 105 (group set). Might get some side-on photos this week. It got a serious soaking in the rain the other night, need to treat the saddle again…so part of the tour

[Snowy]

Today I headed town to Enmore/Newtown. These suburbs are known for being left-leaning, green-focused, tinges of anarchy politically active communities. I spent a lot of time around the place in my youth, and in my early 20's had my second resurgence for the area. Over the past 15 or so years the main strip become pretty alternative-commercial, but if you head back 2-3 streets some of the diversity comes back.

In my mid/late 20's I started come around these back streets when I was getting active with street-art/stenciling.  I managed to get published in a few magazines over the years, the top right piece is mine

So I went back down around the area today to see how it's changed…

By a guy called Junky, for obvious reasons. This was done around the time I was 'active', so is quite old now.

Will Cole, guy is quite aggressive about concreting objects into places.

Also Will Cole

Looks like a NYC MTA train to me

Tools of the trade

Scotty probably has info on this one

Sydney modern architecture. Not very pleasing in my eye, and not a very good mix of old and new, which is what it's trying to represent (an old flour mill)

REALLY nice and warm out today (~24c), was tempted to get my summer clothing out of storage. Happy days. Now back to chilling, cleaning, and preparing.

[501IH]

Pretty funky stuff….our WT host a published stencil/street-artist, and the distressed WT jeans looking ever more appropriate in the context. Pics make me want to visit....

[Snowy]

Slowly starting to study for my next exam in a month or two's time. I like getting out of the house to study when I can. Nice parks, fresh air, green, no internet - a place to focus.

So that's where I spent the middle of my day, at a park.

It's also a great place to watch planes takeoff/land. No telephoto lens on, you get the idea. Qantas plane, national airline.

A close up in the lake. Yup, that's a bloody big eel!

shaky-cam brings you moving pictures of an Australian Native - Wattle

wattle non-moving picture

More info on wattle;http://41.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_pycnantha

…now it's off to the pool for another Sunday swim.

[Snowy]

Sunrise this morning. An 11.5 hour day in the office, hoping the trend doesn't continue for the week. Improving things takes, time, energy, and effort.

[501IH]

@Snowy:

Improving things takes, time, energy, and effort.

Words to the wise, I'm sure earned the hard way. I forget this insight, time and again and all too easily myself, when impatience and annoyance get the better of me.

[twin]

Nice pics Snowy. Like the Wattle it is just like the Witch Hazel. That blooms yellow in the winter also in north eastern USA.

[Snowy]

Interesting twin. I don't like the smell of Witch Hazel, but love wattle. I wonder if it's a minor genetic trait that has changed the smell. Wattle is the smell of summer for me. I started smelling in nearly a month ago. Amazes me how plants get the seasons right.

[Snowy]

Today I took it a little easier, it was needed. Ensured I took time out of the day to go for lunch. Mrs Snowy was @ home today also, so we had a nice lunch down the road. It was warm enough for TW-1303 by itself. This is going to be a hot summer.

[mclaincausey]

Nice!  Picking up some beans?