Balmoral is another of the pretty suburbs around Sydney harbour. I really really like it there. To celebrate my last few days here, Gemma and I grabbed lunch at the super posh Bathers Pavillion.

Laying on the grass for a while near the water was the highlight of my exploration of Balmain…

From my balcony: a rainbow in a sunset…

On Julien’s last day we took a trip on the Parramatta River. They were installing an icerink in front of Parramatta’s town hall which was decorated with fake snow since this is currently the middle of winter… Kinda weird when it’s still so nice outside!

Later we met Ho in town for a goodbye drink.

“Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more — more unseen forms become manifest to him”

Rumi

When a person doesn’t listen to you, it is important that you quickly acquire the certainty that they never will.

Our little crew of 4 spent a lovely week-end in Jervis Bay. In spite of the rain we were blessed with a lot of wild life sightings: kangaroos in the back yard (even ones with little joeys in their pockets!), possums munching at apples left on our balcony and many colourful birds. Even saw a stingray on Murrays beach!