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In between the downpours of rain Canberra is emerging from its winter doldrums. Floriade has provided some bursts of (rain soaked) colour around the lake ......

and the Malus Purpurea in our Hassett Park are blooming beautifully this year (they must be about 6 years old by now?).....

The gardens in neighbouring Reid are looking blooming beautiful ....

... and some very interesting works have sprung up in our 'hood' as part of the Canberra Art Biennial Contour 556 Program. We're very taken with Sammy Hawker's "Ocean Resonance". He has transformed the four bridge columns under Parkes Way into evocative "core samples" - inspired by core samples taken at a recent geotechnical survey of the Dairy Road Precinct. We're all hoping this might stay in situ for the foreseeable future.

We have finished a minimal "move back into" our Coogee unit as of this weekend. it took three van/car loads and endless trips up and down three flights of stairs, but its done now and we are very happy with how comfortable it feels, in its minimal way. It will be a good set up for us as we embark on all the negotiations and planning required for our bathroom/kitchen/window upgrade over the next few months.

We were excited to spend two nights at the the unit - the first time in four and a half years!!! Its time to renew our relationship with Coogee .......

There are so many new foodie places along Coogee Bay Road - a lot of other changes too - its been a very tough two and a half years for everyone .....

Coogee looked beautiful on a sunny,warm Friday morning.....

And Gordon's Bay is looking as gorgeous as it ever did!

We were relieved to see the small park at the top of Carrington Road is still looking good - no doubt due to the love and care poured into it by local legend Bob in its early days....

We had an evening at the North Head Quarantine Station on Friday night - for the opening of Le Petit Salon de Sculptures (an event that I MC'd!!) in the old hospital precinct of this most amazing site. The Les Sculptures Refusées team have one of the best views in Sydney from their office set up at the Q Station.

We got back to Canberra in time yesterday to take Abi to her horse riding lesson at Forest Park - it was such a delight to see her riding Caspar, a beautiful Fleabitten Grey HORSE!