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I’ve seen a few strange things in parks, but this disco ball is probably one of the strangest.
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Got greeted this morning with the lovely smell of freshly cut grass in the park, mixed with a slight dampness from a little rainfall. Lovely.
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I’ve been looking forward to this as a general train enthusiast. Then I realised it can improve my commute home. Now I’m really looking forward to this.
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Tonight’s menu: a chicken schnitzel burger from the local fish-and-chips shop, enjoyed at a local park. Haute cuisine at its finest. 😀
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Timed my morning coffee perfectly today. Was able to photograph the steam train heading to the Wattle Festival this morning. It was pulling a Tait set, a rare sight for my eyes.
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Today I had the pleasure of driving this:
An oil-fired steam locomotive. Drove it from Castlemaine to Maldon, round-trip of about 40 km, as part of the driving experience offered by the Victorian Goldfields Railway. Very fun. Was anxious about it at first but turned out to be a great experience.
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Find it I did. Went by St. Ali Coffee on my way to work today on the advice of a friend. Tried their expresso. Not much of an expresso drinker but I did like it: a very interesting taste. I may try their cappuccino next time.
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The same market had a showcase of vintage cars maintained by enthusiast. I know a few people who would love to see this stuff. Not me, however. I wouldn’t know a Mustang from a Maserati.
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Aaaaargh… 😫
May need to get a new kettle. In the meantime, coffee machine’s putting in double duties.
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Passed by some purple swamphens (or pūkekos for those across the Ditch) on my walk today. About three of them went by going the other way, just going about their business. Such interesting birds.
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Got confirmation that I’ve been admitted into a very exclusive group: the cafe regulars Heidi recognises. Fellow members include a few other regulars, the cafe staff, and the lady who runs the milk-bar next door. Initiation involves getting one’s leg sniffed upon entry of Heidi.
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Train line outage is still ongoing. Apparently there’s been a derailment due to pantographs getting entangled in the overhead wires. So the new rolling stock experience continues. Today’s is a brief ride in a Siemens, complete with driver pointing out landmarks of interest.
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Got lucked into getting a Comeng train. Haven’t ridden one of these in years. They’re being retired so may be one of the last times I get to ride them.
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Making lemonade out of the lemons that is a total outage of my train line by seeing areas of the network that are completely new to me.
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Seeing these river tour boats moored like this reminds me of the UK, and all the narrowboats in the canals.
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Morning In Sherbrooke
A visit to Sherbrooke in the Dandenong Ranges on Easter Monday included a walk along the falls track, a sighting of a Superb Lyrebird, and a brief exploration of Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden. Continue reading →
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Hanging with Rico. He’s got a habit of overpreening, which is why he looks a little shabby.
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Some more #big-spending going on around here with the arrival of my brand new TV… remote control. 🤑
Yeah, I finally got a replacement remote control for my TV. And honestly, doing so was a long time in coming. The old one (right) has been failing over the last few years: with certain buttons, particularly Power and Enter, requiring significantly more force that others before responding. About a month or so ago, the Power button stopped functioning completely, and the only way I could turn the TV on was to use the Netflix button (making that button useful for the first time in years) and quickly switching to AV 2. That, plus the volume, were the only buttons working by the end.
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The weather is stubbornly refusing to turn autumnal. Fortunately the trees are happy to oblige.
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New Desk Chair Day
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Two awesome vessels: a water bottle I got from AWS reInvent, and a keepcup I bought at Coles. What makes them awesome is that they’re double-layered, so my coffee stays hot and my water stays cool.
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Stunning day for bocce today. Finally nice to get some autumnal weather. Tournament ended with a draw, so no definitive winner for the 2024 season.
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This week’s earworm: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Original Game Soundtrack). Might be all the Godot stuff I’m doing at the moment. 🎵
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Can definitely recommend Aseprite for making simple pixel artwork. I’m using it now for making some sprites for my Godot game I’m working on. Reminds me of the time I used MS Paint for this during the 90’s era, back when it was closer to this than what it is now.
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