Southern Cross Station

I have always wondered what the significance of the uneven arches was at the New Spencer St Station renamed SOUTHERN CROSS STATION

It appears the uneven pattern of the modulated domes prevents the released air from being pushed back into the building...and as a result no mechanical fan extraction is required.. thus energy saving.

I am an admirer of the architecure of Domes...eg Melbourne Exhibition Buildings and numerous cathedrals in Europe , particularly the Domo in Florence Italy

Craggles

XENA...#10 in our Solar System

XENA ....she exists
NASA has found the 10th planet beyond PLUTO
Aaaah but is she a real planet you may ask

Now what are the female planets named...VENUS, EARTH and XENA.....

Life will never be the same ...now for the pop song ....

Craggles

The BIG AD

Open yr eyes for this extravaganza...THE BIG AD
Released by the Fosters Group for their beer Carlton Draught

And oh so classically overpowering....Filmed in the Plains that lead from Twizel and Lake Pukaki into Mt Cook National Park in NZ...So Majestic
Click on the link and ENJOY
Craggles

Rusticania

This early farmhouse has fascinated me for many years
It is situated adjacent to OAKLANDS RIDING CLUB , just North of Tullamarine Airport.
Its unique diminutive structure stands in abject contrast to more contemporary architectural creations that adorn suburbia....where would they put the plasma TV and jacuzzi here ?
Joe and Dino may like the early settler appearance that existed here soon after early rural settlement
I will show it to you again in Spring when daffodils decorate its surrounds

CRAGGLES

What to do in your spare time...

Just one of the more unique art works I have seen recently on the net
At the recent Venicia Bienniale 2005...A TAMPON CHANDELIER

Now just where to place it ....in JOE AND DINOS OPEN PLAN DWELLING...

WHAT WOULD TONY SAY?????????????????????

Craggles

My Pods

My Pods
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

These little critters ran down the aisle of the supermarket and JUMPED into my trolley!!!!!!!!!!

Mmmmmm....sl addictive..small seductive morsels
Craggles

Oh dont forget to LOOK for MARS in East in early morning just before sunrise...with a telescope you can see the ICE CAPS...cool!

Hello Dino
My name is Teddy and Craggles thought
you might like to see my hansdsome face
I am so cute and friendly
I love everyone
I am just about to have my operation...(sobs)
they told me it wont hurt a bit
Yeh , thats what they always say
I 'd better go now the nurse is waiting for me
to finish my interview for some website

Yours ever so cutely
Teddy

Matters of the HEART

Never give all the heart
W.B.Yeats

Never give all the heart, for love
Will hardly seem worth thinking of
To passionate women if it seem
Certain, and they never dream
That it fades out from kiss to kiss;
For everything that's lovely is
But a brief , dreamy , kind delight.

O never give the heart outright,
For they, for all smooth lips can say
Have given their hearts up to the play.
And who could play it well enough
If deaf and dumb and blind with love?
He that made this knows all the cost,
For he gave all his heart and lost.

Sheep1

Sheep1
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

On My Way to Work
The sheeps.....they looked so happy grazing in the afternoon mist with their little babies close by
So typically Orstalian

Craggles
Check out the TRANS SIBERIAN RAIL Trip by ABC correspondent Emma Griffiths

This is a Camelia my mother brought to her last home 30 yrs ago
It is in its full flowering beauty at end of June each year.
Nature is the master architect..such shape ,colour, and illusion....naturally seductive.
Hard to believe that tea comes from these plants
CRAGGLES
Mrs George Davies Camelia

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Many Happy Returns for 26/06/2005 JOE

May your day be full of Carlin Pinschers and Party Animals

Craggles

Winter Solstice Comfort

Winter Solstice Comfort
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Godddam that 23.5degree Earth Tilt..partic this time of year...We Are at our shortest day with the SOUTHERN WINTER SOLSTICE June 21
But hark there is salvation...after dancing around the hills clothesline [part of the pagan ritual] , I;m just about to tuck into my Dessert from Heaven..Passionfruit {LARGE SWEET] ,Bananas and King Island Dairy Honey and Cinnamon Yoghurt...you've gotta taste it ..it is the best on Earth believe me..sweet sl sour and creamy...a Taste like something your senses find overwhelming..and you still survive to do it again and again
Craggles

The Moon and Jupiter

The Moon and Jupiter
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Today the Moon and Jupiter in Grazing Occultation.

Macedon Cross

Macedon Cross
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Cold day called for a country journey. What better place than Mt Macedon Nth West of Melbourne, Vic, Australia.
Braving the chilling winds I captured this image of the Memorial Cross .
The last time I was there it was just a mass of cinders..having been the victim of a bushfire.
All the snow gums were regenerated and the avenue of rhododendrons were growing well

Craggles

Lets Drink

Lets Drink
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Once again my journey to work took me past this elevated dam on Crow Hill Mickleham.
These steers ALWAYS walk in the dam to drink..strange thing...no crocs I 'spose

This same dam can occasionally have its banks covered in wild ducks basking in early morning sun

What do you see on your way to your job?

Craggles

Craigieburn VC Autostitch

Craigieburn VC Autostitch
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

This is where I work
It is a new Hospital/Clinic built 3 yrs ago
It is a companion animal hospital and treats many greyhounds and specialist breeder dogs as well as kitties and dogs and pocket pets...and puggers [4 dino]
Great workplace
Craggles

My One Stop Shop for FREE RANGE EGGS

Going to and from work I pass some interesting places.

Crow Hill Pano 1

Crow Hill Pano 1
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Took this pic atop Crow Hill (aptly named for the numerous murders of crows that live here...thousands! and used autostitch to panoramacise it

HK Pano 1

HK Pano 1
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

Just downloaded autostitch .exe and pasted some harbor views together
I was there 30 April 2005
It really is quiet a breathtaking panoramalooking from Kowloon over to HK island

MoonSet4

MoonSet4
Originally uploaded by allotropee.

A Rare Catch....MoonSet in Melbourne Australia May 23 @ 7.20am ..West of my home..Sunrise simultaneously in the East
I rarely see it and it is over in a matter of mins
Truly Wonderous
craggles