Big Night Out

Hello again, another week has come & gone this time with an amazing range of temperatures as the weather here in Melbourne ranged from early 20's to 36.9 on Thursday, making the record books once more. Apparently it has been the warmest start to October for many years. At least we now know the air-conditioning works very well. The weekend was back to a pleasant 20.

After a busy week, we went out on Saturday night to a Fundraising dinner held at Albert Park Lake. A young lady who works for Mitre 10 was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and 'The Big Night Out' was put together by Team Jude, a group of her friends & colleagues who did a wonderful job raising a vast amount of money for both her & the Cancer Foundation. We went along with our friends from Heallesville and had a great night. Nice food, good wine & great music. Lots of dancing (I chair danced) & good times were had by all.

A step back in time now to the weekend before my surgery. We met our friends Hans & Astrid over at Docklands for a yummy lunch and then we went to the Leonardo Da Vince Machine exhibition. It was an eye opening experience. I had only ever connected Leonardo Da Vinci with art but he was an astronomer, sculptor, geologist, mathematician, botanist, animal behaviourist, inventor, engineer, architect and even a musician. He had invented all these amazing machines, many used for war, as well as the bicyle & the helicopter. Cranes & Robots were also among some of his many inventions. The exhibition was very well put together and well worth taking the time to visit. I can certainly recommend a visit if it comes to a venue near you.

Another interesting design we saw that day was the above sculpture 'Silence' by Adrian Mauriks. Silence was commissioned in 2002 as part of the Melbourne Docklands Urban Art Program for the New Quay precinct and it is on that note I leave you to contemplate the silence once more.

Until next time.........