Random

Almost every time we go out for a walk or to any significant place, we take a camera.  We have literally hundreds of photos that we have taken over the last 18 months.  Some of them are scenic, some are historic and some are just plain weird.  We don't really have a story that stitches all of the strangest photos together, but they certainly warrant publication.

We really enjoy going to Sydney and everytime we go, we try to visit the Art Gallery of NSW.  It is full of classic paintings, art from indigenous people, art from the Orient and modern art.  No matter how much time we have we always go to the modern section.  We have seen some of the most disturbing art there.  Not grotesque, not shocking, just disturbing, as it seems to speak to our inner frightened children.

Hairy Child, cuddling a dolly that is actually a giant hand with a mouth in the middle

The Hairy Child fascinates both of us.  It is incredibly realistic and, in it's own unsettling way, quite sweet.  But it is a girl covered in hair, cuddling a doll that is a hand with a mouth in the middle.

This, however, isn't what keeps us up at night...it is the clown.  The clown of nightmares, with his big belly and hairy chest.  Everytime we see him we expect him to open his eyes and ask for a beer!

The Clown!

We only wish that we could have the self satisfaction of the Satyr in Sydney's Botanic Gardens.  Every once in a while, when everything goes right, we think of this guy and know how he feels.

Satyr

 
And finally, when we are done walking around, we look up.  And what do we see?  Blue sky?  Clouds?  Birds?  Nope.  Bats!  Hundreds of them in the trees, all day long, just thinking their bat-thoughts.  We were happier when we thought they slept in caves during the day.
 

Basts, hanging like fruit