Pauline's Wedding

A wonderful day for my god daughter Pauline's wedding in Guildford near Daylesford.
It was on their block of land that had had to be graded flat for the marquee and the
"church" aisle.
The colour and flower theme was all Australian Natives and it looked beautiful. The rain held off and we had a warm but comfortable day.
Celia was home for the wedding and her 65th birthday so caught up with her friends as well as Fran and her god daughters Tara and Annemarie.

Pauline looking beautiful (Michelle is on her left) 

Pauline and Fran 

The flowers

Friends and put together the Cheese TABLE 

Michael and ? cousin carving the lamb (and keeping flies off) 

All the care we needed!

View of the setting before the chairs 

the groomsmen and bridesmaids getting organised 

Paulines twin Michelle doing the speeches 

The crowd

The wedding party Michael (holding Jarrah) Annemarie (Cailin) Fran, Pauline & Lachlan
Michelle, Tara & fiance Grant  

Henry V

Another great  performance at Globe Theatre
But on a day of 34 degrees it was a bit warm with all that open sky, A poor man behind ,e passed out, But good response from the staff and she came back for 2nd half.

Brilliant sunshine 

A total male cast including Princess Catherine and a wife. Lots of good comedy interspersed as is Shakespeare's won't

Lots of humour! Hating the French

Great view. But the cast must have been HOT

This is the same cast for As You Like it (Seeing in December) which is about women disguising them selves as men
So it will be men dressed as women and then pretending to be men!!

Pop Up Globe Theatre

I booked for this before I left for Japan as it was finishing soon after I got back , but it has been extended to February!

Shakespeare like it’s 1614

Pop-up Globe, the world’s first full-scale temporary working replica of one of the greatest theatres in history, the second Globe, has popped up right next door to the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl. It started in New Zealand last year and is here for the Summer .

first view from Linlithgow avenue

food and drinks services  

View back to city

I went to see Much ado about nothing; My favourite Shakespeare Comedy. I wasn't sure where it actually as , but so easy to get to you could see it as soon as you accessed the gardens. The theatre is not huge so while it was busy there were not huge crowds. Despite interpreting there was not, there actually was food available and wine and merchandise. Great views back to city esp from the mound overlooking the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. 

The play and cast were brilliant FUNNY! and really lively production. I love Benedick and Beatrice esp with there wot and silk of each other. The scenes where they were hiding while their friends told them of the others love for them was esp good. 

Benedick hid himself in the arbor! (up on a flower decorated swing!) and Beatrice's antics at hiding on and off stage were a hoot.

Looking at going to Henry V but Ticketmaster Best Seats are all side stage limited view so will try elsewhere if possible.

 First view in the Groundling area (standing room) 

Open roof and seating 

View from my seat. Actors entering amid the crowd

Beatrice and Benedick

Benedick in 'the arbor'

Beatrice creeping up 

Japan: Sendai

We travelled by Shinkansen to northern Tohoku. We wanted to go North to support the tourist industry in the area devastated by the Tsunami in 2011. The earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 and occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday 11 March 2011 felt as far south as Tokyo.
Sendai was founded 400 years ago by Masamune Date has several sites related to him and his time.

Many temples and castles are on vantage points so our stair climibig improved!

Gate to the Zuihoden

I love the density of planting 

Imagine our surprise when we encountered this 

Rider and handler beside the Sake barrel offerings
Looks like beer in the corner!

Elaborate costume 

Japan Cities: Tokyo

Wendy and I flew to Tokyo arriving at 7pm and heading to our Hotel; once we got the map facing the correct way we were off.
Next day we were heading north but did some exploring in the morning as well as getting our Japan Rail Passes.

these banners are about the people who sponsor the Temple

Shinobazu Pond 

The last of the flowers

Only in Japan! A restaurant

Brooklyn reserve

Despite the terrible weather (intermittent drizzle and cold breeze ) we had  great turnout at the official opening of the revamped Brooklyn Reserve opposite my place.
The crap weather may have prevented people from wandering off to other events being fathers' day but sun this afternoon and it looks busy again!
The park has been under renovation for about 3 months and opened on time, finished.

fridge magnets made with dates of monthly events as well as the newsletter 

I wandered around handing out these and chatting to people so they knew what was planned

Some of our planning group setting up the free sausage sizzle

An awesome climbing frame

Wood carvings  

The tennis courts have up signs about local fauna 

The slide was very popular

The mayor awarding prize in poetry competition about animals of the park 

Some of the other winners Mainly from local catholic school

The soccer goal 

Some of the crowd

a Moreton bay fig that was planted a few weeks ago.

there is also a set of exercise machines

A water pumps (pumps out water!)

a sand crane I struggled to get to work 

Lots of games painted on the paths

Very popular Animals of OZ

Planting and landscaping is really nice

Free coffee cart we have coming every month

lovely prunus at edge