Megan and I enjoyed a visit to the new Lace in Fashion exhibit at NGV International. Below are a selection of photographs.
Making bobbin lace
Lace fan
Lace dress
Black lace shawl
Detail of a black lace shawl
European Masters' names outside the NGV International
Melbourne’s city festival season has begun. This weekend saw the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival overlap with the Thai Culture Festival. Next weekend the Greek Festival begins, the Formula 1 crowds descend on the city, and the Jazz Festival coming soon. With all these events going on, it is difficult to resist a walk around the city centre with camera in hand.
Monk reflected in Federation Square's BMW Centre building
The Thai Culture Festival drew in the crowds today. The weather was ideal for investigating all that was on offer.
Thai Kick Boxing at Federation Square
Crowds, Thai Culture Festival
On Melbourne’s Southbank were the slightly calmer and less trafficked Melbourne Food and Wine stalls.
Wine stalls, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
This afternoon Megan and I visited Melbourne’s annual Moomba Festival. Yesterday’s storm made the Yarra river’s banks muddy and slippery, but did not appear to reduce the crowds.
Carnival ride, Moomba Festival, Melbourne
Carnival ride, Moomba Festival, Melbourne
I put together a short film of the waterskiing on the Yarra River. This is my first film experimenting with Garage Band. The result is not what would I like but I learnt a lot.
Watch the High Definition (HD) edition of the film on YouTube.
Twenty-four hours after the hail storm, Melbourne appears mostly unaffected by yesterday’s spectacular weather. The signs of yesterday’s flash flooding in the city centre are minimal.
Flood damage in a Melbourne shop.
Walking through the central business district this afternoon, I noticed the stairs near Elizabeth Street/Bourke Street still sheltered hail storm ice hidden from the sun.
Leaves caught in railings.
Stairs leading down below yesterdays flooded street.
Ice remains protected from the sun a day later.
Ice remains protected from the sun a day later.
