This must be the first time in ages I have only managed two posts in a week.
Work is as crazy as ever. Then, I had my job interview on Wednesday. It seemed to go well. Not the best interview I have ever done, but I think I present well. Now it is just a matter of wait and see.
I went to post on Friday, only to find I couldn’t get on to Blogger at all. Seemed to be read only until after I went to bed.
Anyway so much for that.
Yesterday, we picked up one of our dear, dear friends from the airport. Merilyn was in Melbourne for the weekend. We went in to Melbourne for lunch and then Deb and Merilyn
While they did that I shot off to Yarra Bend park and took my camera for a walk. I found a spot I haven’t seen before.
I walked down into the park and pointed my camera at anything that caught my interest. I am still feeling my way around the settings of my camera and enjoying exploring its capabilities.
A sample of the things I snapped.
The Yarra itself.
Looking at stretches of the river like this it is hard to believe you are surrounded by the second largest metropolis in Oz.And crossing the river here. The Fairfield Pipe Bridge.
The bridge was built in 1934 to carry a pipe from the Yan Yean Reservoir to Melbourne. It replaced a similar bridge that was destroyed in disastrous floods that year.
Looking along the walkway on the bridge.
All through this patch of bush various eucalyptus species are flowering. Some white.
And one red.
Rainbow lorikeets were darting around the bush sipping nectar.
None of them cooperated with my photo taking endeavours. This guy was about ten metres up in a tree.On the river black ducks were much more friendly.
I found these delicate little fungi; 
the grass blades give an indication of their size.Finally as I was leaving the moon was poking its face out above the trees.
I drove back into the city to pick up Deb and Merilyn. We went to a restaurant for dinner before heading home.The three of us sat up talking until nearly 3:00 am then I had to get up at 6:30 to run Merilyn back to the airport.
So that is it for this afternoon, because I am going to have a nap so I can make it to dinner time!
