The Shops are Open but

The Shops are Open but don't forget

and spare a thought for all those people who don't have holidays at Christmas or who have compulsory UNPAID leave?

So try to relax whatever you are doing. My recommendations is that if you to go shopping today just take a quick look at what's on offer and go back tomorrow or Saturday so things are quieter and calmer.

Now I have to log off to go to the shops but fortunately for Bread NOT Clothes.

If I see any EXCEPTIONAL specials I'll let you know later!

Blog It And Bus Seats

Hello my first post from a mobile using blogit app and some more seruous news and therw may or may not be a pgoro showing how denolition work well the setup for it has blicked of a bus seat ita the one in the shade pensioners and others use while waiting for m60 and other buses yippee not m60 589 and 632 commuters now have no or limited shelter from weather at either hornsby stop spread the word and warn people readers

The Tale of Scruffy

The Tale of SCRUFFY

Scruffy is another visitor ot my balcony. I think birds of several species visit cos we're on the corner of the building and they can get a down draft or thermal.

Wet weather or dry Scruffy always looks bedraggled poor thing and I suspect he or she is an escaped or released pet  as sometimes Scruffy tries to talk well mumble sounds that are almost words.

Do be kind to Scruffy if he / she visits. Apart form the mumbling s/he is  a quiet bird WHO I HAVE NEVER CAUGHT chewing plants or outdoor furniture.

I sometimes suspect if I put a cage with an open door out the balcony with a full tray of food I'd come back to find poor Scruffy inside it with a  grateful expression!?

Oh if you have see or know Scruffy wherever does s/he get that stains his / her feathers?

Can you solve that mystery?

A Federation Style House in Hornsby. Whoever is renovating this seems to be doing it at snail's pace.

A pity for this is a house with an excellent frontage ... note the decorative woodwork on the verandah that's going to look quite if the repairs are ever finished!

Mothra!

Copyright  J. Vaux 2012 

Okay only teasing ... not the japanese movie monster but I am thinking of enlarging this  shot so its larger than life and the original moth so you can see the detail on the wings and body!

The beauty of moths is more one of tone and color a quieter loveliness!

THE ZINNIA MEMORIAL POST 

Oh the horror and pain the zinnias have received their autumn pruning.

Fortunately I still have some more images to  share !

If you would like to see more of my photography prints cards and calendars at 

www.redbubble.com/people/scholara/art

Need a short commercial lease in Hornsby?

Yes folks its still empty!

A large shop space on the corner of Pacific Highway and Pound Road that has parking behind it!

What a snafu ! After forcing the liquor store then a chemist shop and the bike store  to move out cos supposedly a block of apartments was going up now its empty wasted space AGAIN!

Oh and I suspect you might get a longer than six month lease since the signs above the site for the development have been taken down?

So if you know any one who wants to test the waters as to the viability of their business with a short term lease ...

Honestly there ought to be a law turning over unrented shops to community organisations at a heavily discounted rent.

This large flat shopspace could make a great indoor play area for local children during holidays.

I suppose there's no chance the owners could do the right thing and donate the space?

They're certainly not making any money from it at the moment?

Your Easter Flower

Whether you're having a Secular or Spiritual Easter 

I hope you have a great Long weekend!

Dramality in the Shire

Dramality in the Shire 

Recently there's been rather a fuss about a Dramality program soon to be filmed in Sutherland Shire.

However Sutherland isnt the only Shire in Sydney.

Hornsby has plenty of drama of its own.

Such as this afternoon's train derailment?!

However I'ld like to draw your attention to lighter dramas and local tragicomedies and melodrama.

THE ANGST of Beasts

An Opera starring Oscar a magnificent baritone and his famous aria

Why oh why oh why must I stay home alone guarding this yard unappreciated ....

Hornsby also has its  own  ongoing soap opera featuring the CWA versus the council

Then there's the mystery of who really owns that vacant lot that could have been the alternate route to access the building site for the pool renovation?


Dramality???

How about some ACTUAL journalism focusing on real life drama?

Now I must go web surf for news about the derailment since apparently news film crew have been diverted to the oh so  important task of giving people opportunities t make complete fools of themselves.

No wait we have American politicians who think a presidency is the award for a "I'm the least onbnoxious right wing Republican candidate competition' and mining millionaires who think the CIA are linked to the Greens.

Dramality?

It seems there's no escaping it! ?

Bored Burras

Even the local kookaburras are starting to get fed up with all the rain!

The burras recently parked themselves on my railing looking very and UNusually  disgruntled.

 I think they perched there to shake some of the water off their plumage!