Brisbane Mangroves

A few weeks ago Dad and I went for walk through the mangroves at Wynnum North (near the mouth of the Brisbane River). There is a boardwalk which meanders through a section of relatively undisturbed mangroves.  I suppose this is what the mouth of the Brisbane River looked like to John Oxley when he first discovered it.  So haunting and yet so beautiful, though if you looked closer the water was quite murky.  Far from the description in historical records.  I love these words describing the river in 1823:

"crystal clear water and a white sandy river bed that reflected the sun's rays even though it was 10 metres deep ...dark green patches of palms and giant fern forests were sprinkled with the delicate colours of thousands of orchids ...Oxley’s boat glided through millions of pink and white water lilies."
http://www.abc.net.au/queensland/federation/stories/s270973.htm

I wonder what Brisbane could have been had we preserved some of that natural beauty.

Harvard Yard

I thought I would post up these photos from my visit to iconic Harvard Yard of the university's beautiful grounds and buildings.  The prestigious Ivy League university is known for having had numerous U.S. Presidents as previous graduates and for being the oldest university in the U.S.  There weren't many people around other than visitors as it was summer vacation over there so it was a nice quiet stroll through the shady grounds.

July Music

       

Here are some albums that we are listening to on high rotation at the moment:  Teen Dream by Beach House, The Optimist by Stan Harrison and Au milieu des autres by Calogero.  I'm particularly digging Stan Harrison's album right now.  It has some smooth grooves with a bit of that retro 80's sax flavour.

Anthropologie

I'm finally back in Brisbane after a whirlwind week in Boston.  I have a few happy snaps I hope to post up in the next few days.  Boston is such a lovely city with a great ambience especially in areas such as Beacon Hill.  I happened to have stayed near some great spots for retail therapy and couldn't help but be excited by seeing Anthropologie down the street.  Here are a few shots of its colourful store interior and all the beautiful tempting things on offer.  I picked up a silk dress and a top on sale for a steal as well as some cute items for baking and a few gifts... I loved all that colour! 

Back Bay Boston



Hello from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts!  I have been here since Monday attending an international design conference but haven't managed to take many snaps of the lovely city as yet other than a few on my iPhone of the Copley Square Hotel where I stayed intially.  The main reason is that the weather is really quite warm at the moment and stopping for photos on the street in the middle of the day makes for hot work!  I'm staying in the Back Bay district near Copley Square and love the area's wide tree-lined avenues and beautiful brownstone buildings.  I especially like Newbury Street where I managed to pop in to Kate Spade, Jonathan Adler, American Apparel etc for some retail therapy.  Boylston Street had Anthropologie and Frette!  My little plastic card is not doing well at all. I really hope to post up some pics soon of all the picturesque areas like Commonwealth Avenue leading into the Boston Common and Beacon Hill.  I managed to visit Harvard Square yesterday to take a stroll through historic Harvard Yard where all of the famous university's most lovely buildings are located... more on that soon!