The view from my "office"

[JohnM]

It was a private residence.

 

[Flashback]

And as I was looking out of the 14th floor window:

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I did that when I was over there, it's pretty cheap too. Need to make sure the wind is good enough though!

 

[Boca68]

I did that when I was over there, it's pretty cheap too. Need to make sure the wind is good enough though!

I have done it to, but I just keep waiting for the day the news report says a paraglider has crashed into the Belmond.... Which is the most expensive hotel in Lima....It gets scary watching them.

 

[love_the_life]

It was a private residence.

Not a shabby location then!

 

[JohnM]

Good location for sure. I was only there because that’s where the owner of the apartment further away that was my accommodation lived. I had arrived so early that they took me over to their place for breakfast and to wait until the previous guests had checked out. Lovely people and great service - and I got the view as a bonus!

Definitely not intending to go for a ride on one of those things! I freely admit to cowardice under some circumstances - and that’s very definitely one!

 

[kookaburra75]

Usual start to the day in Canberra. No fog but plenty of white crunchy stuff on the ground to let you know that you're truly alive.

 

[kermatu]

Speaking of freezing Canberra... not sure what possessed me to voluntarily go for a walk by the lake the other night with no coat.





Fuzzy shots due to (a) iphone and (b) shivering.

 

[coriander]

Speaking of freezing Canberra.

Supposedly -6°C this morning: brisk!

 

[drron]

Due to a "brain freeze"by any chance.

 

[kermatu]

Due to a "brain freeze"by any chance.

More likely lulled into complacency from a warm office where the idea was suggested, then a warm car where the decision was confirmed.

 

[Daver6]

Cowboys and longhorns in Dallas

 

[JohnM]

Sunset, Paraguay River, the Pantanal, Brazil.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

At 5 degrees Celsius at my place this morning, there is no chance that this little black duck would be up there...

 

[Scr77]

Vegans and vegetarians please move on. Nothing to see here.

Dinner in DRW on cracker night.

Yum!

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And from pig to pulled pork in Edinburgh.

 

[love_the_life]

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Sunset, Paraguay River, the Pantanal, Brazil.

Giving drron a run for his money, there JohnM.

 

[VPS]

Brisbane - I feel I should know who this is but I can’t place her

 

[kermatu]

Kate Winslet or Asher Keddie? (Though not sure why there'd be a mural of either).

Reminded me of this office view I had in Berlin (a few years ago):

 

[TheRealTMA]

Kate Winslet or Asher Keddie? (Though not sure why there'd be a mural of either).

Reminded me of this office view I had in Berlin (a few years ago):

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Which is Kate and which is Asher?

If any, Asher given it’s a brisbane street art festival. This is the link to the festival Home - Brisbane Street Art Festival

 

[kermatu]

Which is Kate and which is Asher?

If any, Asher given it’s a brisbane street art festival. This is the link to the festival Home - Brisbane Street Art Festival

I think Kate's in the hoodie.

There is a Kate connection* to the pic. Just days before this photo was taken I saw her in the DXB F lounge and we were both on the EK flight to LHR. I was in J and then went on to....Berlin. I presume she was in Y** as I didn't see her in J.

* Very tenuous.
** Possibly F.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

(Though not sure why there'd be a mural of either).

I am absolutely in awe over the people who do these murals. I can't draw anything that looks reasonable on a pad, let alone a bloody great high wall … and it looks so much more interesting than red, brown or beige brick (sorry to all the Sydneysiders, but I hate red brick boxes).

We had a mural painted on our fence when the kids were young and it still looks great today. (I tell people it was for the kids, but I used to love sitting out there thinking I was elsewhere … especially when dealing with problematic clients)! The lady said she used the best paints for longevity (and here is me, thinking paint is paint). Now we just have to wait for grandkids to make use of it!