I nearly missed a once in a lifetime experience.....seeing a bright orange glow coming through the shutters @ 5:45am, I just rolled over & thought it must be a good sunrise this morning and didn't even bother sticking my head up for a look.
On my second awakening at 6:45 (thanks to the kids) there it was again, that bright orange glow....well the kids were saying how 'foggy' it was, and after yesterdays humidity I though it was fog also.
Luckily we had the sense to grab the camera and take a photo looking out towards the beach...only 200 metres away, but can't even see the water.
The wind is still blowing, but even still, it's amazing that the dust has already started to settle a fine orange layer.
Subtle changes are also evident, just looking up at the sun....it's glowing a beautiful blue haze, and anything reflecting light is also giving off a blue haze...quite magnificient.
Driving to school was questions and answers session, they notice so many little things (p.s. must get on the internet to learn why it does this, so I can give the kids some of their answers this afternoon).
Quite amazing really how a dust storm can create so much excitement and give us a memory that will be hard to erase.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
What is it with black leggings....
Have you noticed how many females wear black leggings, Manly beach at 6am this morning was definitely looking like a procession of drabness, which for all accounts seemed totally in contrast to the surroundings and weather.
Why is it that we want to wear exactly the same as the people we are hanging out with, does it in some way make us feel more comfortable or acceptable. Or are the fashion designers to blame, maybe there is too much emphasis on profit so creativity and individual style gets lost. Enough ranting, it's far too early in the day to become cynical.
It didn't matter if there was a group of 2, 4 or 20 women out this morning, they were all wearing the same uniform.
You'd think that in this day of easy come easy go style and fashion affordability that there would be at least 30% of the population showing some sort of individualism.
So after my initial realisation of how many black leggings were out doing their paces this morning, I thought I would count how many females WERE NOT wearing the "Uniform".
Sadly I have to report that there were only 10 in the space of roughly 3 kms along Manly Beach front.
Now why are there only 10 of us wearing colourful attire? well that's interesting as my observations started showing, or I should say hearing.
Most of the colour wearers were speaking with what seemed to be spanish/european accents.....(If you haven't heard Manly is the new Brazil! and all the better for it, if you ask me)!
So if other beach loving nations have adopted colour, why haven't we?
After sitting for 10 minutes thinking this through...I don't have the answer. Maybe I'm just a fashion rebel.
Why is it that we want to wear exactly the same as the people we are hanging out with, does it in some way make us feel more comfortable or acceptable. Or are the fashion designers to blame, maybe there is too much emphasis on profit so creativity and individual style gets lost. Enough ranting, it's far too early in the day to become cynical.
It didn't matter if there was a group of 2, 4 or 20 women out this morning, they were all wearing the same uniform.
You'd think that in this day of easy come easy go style and fashion affordability that there would be at least 30% of the population showing some sort of individualism.
So after my initial realisation of how many black leggings were out doing their paces this morning, I thought I would count how many females WERE NOT wearing the "Uniform".
Sadly I have to report that there were only 10 in the space of roughly 3 kms along Manly Beach front.
Now why are there only 10 of us wearing colourful attire? well that's interesting as my observations started showing, or I should say hearing.
Most of the colour wearers were speaking with what seemed to be spanish/european accents.....(If you haven't heard Manly is the new Brazil! and all the better for it, if you ask me)!
So if other beach loving nations have adopted colour, why haven't we?
After sitting for 10 minutes thinking this through...I don't have the answer. Maybe I'm just a fashion rebel.
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