An Unexpected Allergy!

Today was my last late day for quite some time. Yay! I am so looking forward to the return to normal routine.

My weekend was rather frantic, but also very satisfying.

Canberra, I am guessing is the most manicured city in Australia. I can't say for sure as I haven't been to all of them. The other thing I discovered is I'm allergic to it. My nose started dripping a few of hours after we arrived. Was it the politicians or the pollen? In any case, now that I'm back in Sydney, the dripping has stopped.

It was a brief trip squeezed between sporting events.

We took the kids to a water park late in the afternoon after we arrived. It was a blast. With low cues the kids exhausted themselves running up the stairs, sliding down the various slides without too much break between each one. It's the most voluntary exercise my daughter has had in years.

We went to a Mediterranean Restaurant for dinner. The meal was alfresco. The weather was perfect, the street quiet. It was also a short walk to our hotel. The kids are now old enough to enjoy sitting down to a nice meal and be entertained by conversation. We had the camera with us. The theme of the evening shots; selfies. There was a lot of giggling. I think I need to work on my selfies pose. I looked pretty much like I was practicing for a gurning competition.

The following morning we went to the Renaissance exhibition at the National Art Gallery. Surprisingly, my son didn't complain at all during the exhibition. The exhibition was good rather than great. The art pieces where exquisitely painted and beautiful, as expected from the renaissance period. It's just not the style of art that excites my interest. There were a few Bellini paintings which were my favourites of the exhibition. It was well worth the visit.

Reporting on the baseball & softball: Two losses for the weekend.

The weather report today stated that, for the first time this summer, we have had two days without rain. Yoohoo! Summer finishes on Wednesday. Bummer! I hope autumn will be a little drier.

Tomorrow I’ll try and sort through the photos to see if any are worth posting.

No trains today. No frogs today.