The view from my "office"

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Currently in Tomamu, Hokkaido, Japan, waiting for our train for the next part of our holiday. There's been a decent enough amount of snow while we've been here, and the skiing's been pretty good, considering it's late in the season. Next stop, Niigata.

 

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Not the place to post this I know, but I do drink quite a lot of tonic. I also frequent areas with high Malaria rates (and have done so for over 5 years). I've been bitten lots by mozzies (even with precautions of clothing and repellant). I don't take Malaria prevention drugs as they are not good in the long term for your body. I've never yet (touch wood) had Malaria. I sometimes wonder if the small, but regular dose of Quinine has a coughulative and positive effect? Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking with it!

My Father in Law is regularly in a place with Malaria, but in many years, he's only caught it twice, both times when he stopped drinking. No G+Ts involved though.

 

[OZDUCK]

It was such a lovely day in Perth yesterday that we went for a walk around part of the Swan River near Optus Stadium.

The statues of Willem de Vlamingh and an aggressive swan. He was the first European to explore the Swan River - 1697. The Matagarup Bridge is in the background.



The Matagarup Bridge (foot only) and Optus Stadium. There is still a lot of work going on consolidating the river edges.



A new sign for me. Trinity College near the WACA.

 

[RooFlyer]

My usual boring E coast Tas office ( endless summer @mrs.dr.ron )

 

[Peter78]

I asked the Nelson Visitor Centre for a challenging day walk during my time in Abel Tasman NP - they did not disappoint. Starting from Wainui car park, I hiked up Gibbs Hill and then returned along Abel Tasman Coastal Track, via Separation Point. Great experience and just the right weather for it, 20 degrees and no rain...

 

[wazza888]

having a beer in Phnom Penh riverside bar

 

[coriander]

My #1 and #2 sons have just returned from 2 weeks' skiing in Niseko, northern Japan.
Spectacular scenery and awesome long runs
View from lunch spot:


View from top of run

Night skiing is encouraged:

 

[coriander]

On a more mundane note, my office for 8 of the past 10 weeks has been a little interesting with the construction sideshow next door. A 7-storey underground car park is being dug and a crane has been installed in the hole.
So how better to use the crane than to provide sweeping views of the worksite and probably Melbourne's skyline from high vantage; at the end of the day three workers got their own sky view.

I go weak at the knees (now that I can stand) just looking at them!
To place context, here's the depth of the construction, workers like ants at the bottom of a crane that looks like it's perched on 20 milk crates:

Still the dawn light glow is attractive:
Looking forward to finally leaving this office next week, and hoping I don't have to return.

 

[love_the_life]

Apologies it’s a bit Otto (as in ottofocus) but just had the Globemaster fly over the lake for Skyfire this evening.

That’s the edge of our winter garden, sorry. It was exiting stage right.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

Man, some great offices of late!

 

[love_the_life]

Man, some great offices of late!

I hope you’re not referring to Coriander’s hospital bed.
But there certainly are some great photos.

 

[Deleted member 29185]

I hope you’re not referring to Coriander’s hospital bed.
But there certainly are some great photos.

Photos and just the photos!

 

[love_the_life]

Photos and just the photos!

It's too hard to pick any favourites - such great places. Sigh, says she from the lounge room.

 

[Daver6]

Because sun sets are best in the west. Gracetown, WA yesterday evening

 

[Steady]

Because sun sets are best in the west.

Africa has had the best I’ve seen....

 

[coriander]

Flypast the home office this afternoon.....

 

[RooFlyer]

Even the black swans think it's PERfect in East Tas @JohnM

 

[Captain Halliday]

On my walk to the actual office today this was the view.

But why?

 

[Tassieoptom]

Starting my trip to my office. 3 hours till home, work this afternoon.

 

[RB]

Had a bit of a storm and a double rainbow at PQQ yesterday arvo-