I think the Sparrow has the right idea...
Alleyway
Not the kind of alleyway you'd want to frequent on a dark night. Rainy afternoons with a camera are a different matter.
Wellington Diwali Festival of Lights
The Diwali Festival was a spectacular affair (despite the rain outside).
From Wikipedia:
"Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure, infinite, and eternal, called the Atman. Just as we celebrate the birth of our physical being, Diwali is the celebration of this Inner Light, in particular the knowing of which outshines all darkness (removes all obstacles and dispels all ignorance), awakening the individual to ones true nature, not as the body, but as the unchanging, infinite, immanent and transcendent reality. With the realization of the Atman, comes universal compassion, love, and the awareness of the oneness of all things (higher knowledge). This brings Ananda (Inner Joy or Peace).Bearing all that in mind, here are the galleries:
Diwali celebrates this through festive fireworks, lights, flowers, sharing sweets, and worship. While the story behind Diwali varies from region to region, the essence is the same - to rejoice in the Inner Light (Atman) or the underlying reality of all things (Brahman)."
Gallery 1 - click here (29 photos)
Gallery 2 - click here (12 photos)
Gallery 3 - click here (38 photos)
RPNYC Sailing Spring Twilight (Race 1)
Light winds made a pleasant change from the usual roaring tempest. This evening's start featured the appearance of a tug boat, a car ferry, and the departure of a cruise liner.
The Bayleys sponsored Farr MRX and another yacht stooging about before the start
One of the red tug boats steamed right past my camera
...presumably to aid 'The World' in exiting the harbour
note the pilot up on the bridge
passengers seemed content to lean over the rail and contemplate how rich they are
...anyway, back to the sailing... Gucci sailing off Oriental Bay
Bobby Shafto and Structural Analysis
Blue Magic throws a tack right in front of me
...meanwhile Rhys figures out which arms go where in his jacket...
At the gun - Astruso, Structural Analysis, and Gucci going for the line
they're off, and so was I (back to work)
The Bayleys sponsored Farr MRX and another yacht stooging about before the start
One of the red tug boats steamed right past my camera
...presumably to aid 'The World' in exiting the harbour
note the pilot up on the bridge
passengers seemed content to lean over the rail and contemplate how rich they are
...anyway, back to the sailing... Gucci sailing off Oriental Bay
Bobby Shafto and Structural Analysis
Blue Magic throws a tack right in front of me
...meanwhile Rhys figures out which arms go where in his jacket...
At the gun - Astruso, Structural Analysis, and Gucci going for the line
they're off, and so was I (back to work)
Simulacres et Simulation
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"We will live in this world, which for us has all the disquieting strangeness of the desert and of the simulacrum, with all the veracity of living phantoms, of wandering and simulating animals that capital, that the death of capital has made of us – because the desert of cities is equal to the desert of sand – the jungle of signs is equal to that of the forest – the vertigo of simulacra is equal to that of nature – only the vertiginous seduction of a dying system remains..."Jean Baudrillard. Simulacra and Simulation (c 1981). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1994:153.
RPNYC Spring Sailing Series (Race 4)
...cancelled. A little annoying, as half of the fleet made it out of the marina, only to turn around when (presumably) the cancellation was broadcast.
"Today: Northerly 20 knots gusting 30 knots rising to northwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots this evening and to 30 knots gusting 40 knots tonight. Moderate sea becoming rough this evening. Mostly cloudy. Tomorrow: Northwest 30 knots gusting 40 knots easing to 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing to moderate in the evening. Cloudy periods. Fair visibility in evening showers."
The Christening of Charlotte and Alexander
Alex & Ali
Charlotte & Steve
An Anglican service, coinciding nicely with St Francis Day. Attending in addition to the usual human congregation were two Labradors, one cat, and two young goats.
Gallery 1 is here, Gallery 2 is here
Yachties
Huge interest in the website this week from the Wellington yachties and possibly a few Aucklanders. The site has had more page hits in the last three days than all of last month - with a fair number arriving by way of Crew.org.nz. I will miss race 3 on Saturday, but will be back on deck for race 4.
Some bonus shots: Gucci, Flying Circus
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