Looking forward to a lot of rain overnight tonight!
Grey, desaturated day in Melbourne
Another golden sunset
Another day, another golden sunset on a partly cloudy day in Melbourne.
Cityscape showing sun setting behind the clouds.
Bright, golden sunset
Melbourne’s sky has been fantastic to see and photograph these last few days. Like today’s golden sunset.
Bright, golden sunset as seen from Docklands, Melbourne.
Also, I discovered my office building casts quite a large shadow when there’s a bright sun behind it.
Bright reflection, big shadow, puffy clouds.
Skies clearing
It’s supposed to get sunny (sunnier?) in Melbourne today, but I have to say I’m enjoying the partly cloudy morning so far.
Dark clouds rolling out of the city during my morning commute. Spectacular.
Gorgeous day in Melbourne
Blue skies, bright sky, puffy white-and-grey clouds. Melbourne was showing off today.
Fluffy clouds as far as the eye can see.
Rainclouds a-comin'
Battening down the hatches.
Dark rain clouds approaching from the west — starting to block out the soon-to-be-setting sun.
Good Friday night at Flinders Street station
Heading home from a comedy show in the city on Good Friday.
Waiting on a mostly empty platform at Flinders Street station.
Thursday evening sunset
Gorgeous Thursday evening sunset in Docklands, Melbourne. A lovely end to a short week before the Easter long weekend.
Sunset over Docklands, taken from the 29th floor of Collins Square.
Independent goods line
Sunny Saturday afternoon at the Independent Goods Line that runs under Footscray train station.
A freight train heading towards Melbourne city on the South Kensington–West Footscray railway line, next to Footscray station.
Holey dramatic skies, Batman!
You get great views of the clouds from the 29th floor of a building in Docklands.
A break in the clouds
It's raining in Sunshine
Looks like it’s raining across Sunshine this afternoon. Or maybe that’s Deer Park? I don’t know — it’s difficult to judge distance from this far away without an obvious landmark!
Looking towards Sunshine from the 29th floor of a building in Docklands.
Stage door at Festival Hall
I got to walk through West Melbourne early this morning while on my way to volunteer at the Run for the Kids fun run. There was an issue with the trains so I had to get off one stop before I wanted to and walk the rest of the way. I didn’t mind too much because the walk was nice and I got to take this photo of the stage door at Festival Hall (formerly a stadium, now a heritage listed concert and sporting venue).
Stage door at Festival Hall in West Melbourne
Hi, Dad!
Judith Lucy is fantastic
Last night Nadia and I went to watch Judith Lucy’s latest show at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. If you’re into an honest, brutal, hilarious, mature, and insightful comedy about love, relationships, and society, then you should go watch it as well. Judith is fantastic. 10/10 would recommend.
Waiting for Judith Lucy to come and perform her fantastic ‘Judith Lucy vs Men’ show.
Clouds before a storm
Multilayered, multidimensional sky on an increasingly windy evening in Melbourne — at the leading edge of an approaching rainstorm.
Dramatic skies at sunset in Kingsville, Victoria, Australia.
Summer is officially over in Melbourne
Summer is officially over in Melbourne when cafes dust off and wheel out their outdoor space heaters.
A large outdoor space heater warms people who are sitting at an outdoor table of a cafe in Docklands, Melbourne.
Partly cloudy day on the 30th floor
Partly cloudy day on the 30th floor at Docklands, Melbourne.
Looking out the full-height windows on the 30th floor at Collins Square in Docklands, Melbourne
Sunny, windy day in Yarraville Village
One of my favourite things about Yarraville Village, very close to where we live in Melbourne, is that I can take this kind of photo of trains that stop here :)
City bound train at Yarraville railway station.
Sunset over North Melbourne station
The sunset over North Melbourne station was particularly golden today.
Sunset over North Melbourne railway station
Maggie in profile
I tried my Google Pixel 3XL phone’s portrait mode on Maggie. The results were excellent!
Instagram wrap-up: January 2019
Here’s what I shared on Instagram in January 2019. (ICYMI, starting this year I’ll be cross-posting everything I post to Instagram to this blog.)
Maggie
We had a super hot start to 2019. Maggie, being a very Australian dog, loves the heat.
It's going to be 42 degrees today.
[@nadianiaz, hanging up the laundry] It's *thoroughly* unpleasant outside.
[Maggie, an Australian cattle dog] It's perfect.
When the weather is nice, though, we all like to hang out in the garden.
Afternoon nap in the garden with Maggie. (Yes, yesterday it was 42 degrees here. Today it's a top of 19. That's Melbourne for you. That's also why I love this city.)
Maggie loves her rope toy.
Maggie recommends a slow and steady deconstruction of your rope toy. "Take your time and pull that thing apart thread by thread," she says.
Events
January saw the start of #SlowSummer on SBS.
All set for a #SlowSummer with the Indian Pacific on SBS :) #SlowTV #sundaynight
Nadia and I went to the Australia Open tennis tournament, where every year we take a selfie.
Annual Australian Open selfie with Nadia :)
Melbourne went through three-ish heat waves in January. The last series of hot days ended with rain showers across the city. I work on the 29th floor of a building in the Docklands that has great views.
Gap in the clouds at sunset from Docklands, Melbourne.
Selfie
I finally got around to buying a quality Panama hat. Which, of course, meant that I had to take a selfie while wearing it :)
Yay, quality Panama hat! Been wanting one for years. Literal h/t to Gentleman's Gazette for the purchase inspiration and City Hatters Melbourne and Avenel Hats for the actual hat :)