[matina]

JG poetic license granted only 1 condition.just keep it legal ok??
hello all i am off to take mum out to lunch today, see you all later
Ice you for updated connect 4 earlier than usual today thank you that's a bonus for a forgetful wolf like me
bear enjoy your weekend
katy have a great time with the grand-kids today happy pokie stalking!!!

[br195]

Evening all

Hi katy & matina I hope you both enjoy your lunches out...

pj be curious to see how many birds show up today

[pjmpjm]

Good morning, matina and Katy and Alessa!

Still summer . . . but down to 15 degrees and rainy at 12 noon!

matina, enjoy your lunch!

Katy, hope you have a good day with your grandchildren!

br bear, have got my camera ready!

John, what will we do without the Olympics?



Was a lot warmer and sunnier on Saturday afternoon . . . when I took this shot across the street from my house . . .

[Stretton]

Hi Everybody!!

[pjmpjm]

Hi, Stretton!

Weather radar shows a thunderstorm bearing down on the Katoomba (upper Blue Mountains) area, coming from Lithgow. Am probably going to shut down for at least half an hour . . . still only 15 degrees here, and still raining . . .



My house is just out of the shot, to the extreme left . . .

[Stretton]

Hi PJ!! What's the structure at the very bottom of that last picture?

[br195]

and I'm off....



enjoy your evening/day all .... see you all again tomorrow

[pjmpjm]

br bear, I eventually attracted five crimson rosellas . . . by about 2 pm.

Thunderstorms all miraculously missed Leura . . . I watched carefully on the radar . . .

Stretton, well spotted! Those are the precariously-mounted metal frames that hold the famous/notorious floodlights, which come on every night and illuminate 'The Sisters' for the tourists. From my house, they cause the rock formation to be silhouetted in black . . . sometimes against a golden, foggy background.

[Stretton]

Ohhh that's interesting, I bet they would be really beautiful all lit up at night!! Why do you say notorious? Do some people not want them?

Night Bear-Bear - have a good sleep!!

[pjmpjm]

Stretton, yes, they're beautiful at night, when illuminated, but occasionally it's questioned whether or not all that electricity should be used, all night, every night, to light up a bunch of rocks! I think it extends the 'tourist day' in the winter, because people have something to look at, at night.

BTW, traditionally the rocks are called 'The Three Sisters,' but in more recent years local aboriginal groups have pointed out that there is no such legend (sisters being pursued & changed into rocks to protect them from whatever was chasing them) and that there used to be seven rocks standing there, reminiscent of the seven stars of the famous Pleiades constellation within Taurus.

[Stretton]

Oh how pretty!! I didn't think of that, I bet the power bill would be massive, wouldn't it...

[matina]

and I'm off....



enjoy your evening/day all .... see you all again tomorrow

that's it bear snuggle up time for nana nap!! i am now off to visit family

[pjmpjm]

matina, have a good visit!

br bear, have a good sleep!

Stretton, yes, it's a question as to whether attracting more tourists (and this is one of the two most popular tourist spots in the entire Blue Mountains region) is worth the cost. But it's really quite unforgettable at night . . . not that I go there that often!

Down to 13 degrees C here at 3 pm (that's 55 degrees F) and not feeling much like summer at all here!



This photo shows the small, lower lookout at Echo Point. The upper lookout is humungous and often packed with tourists. My house is behind that big rocky cliff to the extreme left . . .

[kathlyn]

Night bear sleep well Pj were getting a nice bit of rain 19c such a relief from the humidity Matina no luck on the pokey stalking the old biddies wouldn't budge
Ice good night when you go John I hope I got my gold medal pick in time Time to sign off for the day really tired good night all
take care

[johngriffen]

Good morning/evening/afternoon/whatever all...

Just checking in. Way too much Sports Center stuff to do because of the end of all the Olympic Contests.
Yes, Katy, you got your pick in on time.

I'll stop by again once the dust settles.