We are in Canberra getting various medical things fixed up. We expect to be here for a bit over a week and then do a few trips - depending on doctors scheduling - for the rest of the year.
I can see Black Mountain Tower from my desk and just before sunrise on the morning of the 18th it looked interesting with a skirt of cloud.
The sun came up - a surprising distance along the horizon.
On our previous visit I was annoyed that Commonwealth Park is still fenced off as the National Capital Authority returf the area after Floriade. After a complaint to the Leader of the Opposition in House of Assembly (NCA) I was told the fence would be cleared by 17th November. Sorry that is a fail. My guess is that there is still at least a week more work needed. It is astounding that the NCA is allowed to waste this amount of money each year.
As we walked back to the apartment I was struck by the design (by "Olivia" aged 11) on a recycling truck.
Later in the morning I walked down City Walk to the optician's shop to get my new lenses fitted into my specs. (They are brilliant!) A glass pseudo Christmas tree has been erected.
It has lights inside but was not lit up when I visited in the evening. And I can't find out anything about when the switch id=s going to be flicked. There are some associated plaques on light poles.
In the afternoon we went to Kelly's Swamp for birding. This Fairy Martin was a contender for BirdADay, but was deposed by Golden-headed Cisticola as the former is more likely at Mallacoota.
Always nice to see a Black-shouldered Kite
Pied Stilts are not common in Canberra but seem to have begun nesting in the swamp.
Long-necked Tortoises are common.
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