Neil's Sydney photo blog http://neilphoto.wordpress.com photos of Sydney and its inner suburbs Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/925fd2e707c88f14f033ad7cfe9492ce?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Neil's Sydney photo blog http://neilphoto.wordpress.com Will they last another summer? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NeilsModestPhotoBlog/~3/9WeU6-jH7TM/ http://neilphoto.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/will-they-last-another-summer/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:57 +0000 Neil http://neilphoto.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/will-they-last-another-summer/ ]]>

Yes I am Australian…

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… and Live Writer is working again.

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For the last couple of decades Sydney travellers have become used to parts of the system closing for repairs.

Waiting...

... waiting ...

... here at last!

Yesterday it was the turn of the Newcastle line.

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I promised after posting the scene from last spring to show you this year’s growth.

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That's all new growth. Should I get rid of the lower branch or use it for summer shade?

The change in format comes about because for some reason Windows Live Writer no longer works for me. This is direct from WordPress.

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First, this is just to prove that I have been nurturing the plants M put in last Thursday…

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… and then, it is amazing how the tree has grown lately…

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… as the neighbours go about their business…

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… and up the road…

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… yes, it is a bit overgrown around here, isn’t it?

– Original photos by Neil Whitfield 2008

Tomorrow I’ll show you what it’s like now…

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… I sometimes revisit with Paint.Net. For example:

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Remember Aunty Beryl and the Yaama Dhiyaan Hospitality Training College Darlington here on 26 October? The story has now been published: Aunty Beryl story – South Sydney Herald. And here is another photo I took at Yaama Dhiyaan.

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Getting warmer, though October (unlike September) has been cooler than usual.

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