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17 May 2007 in Photography, Sydney by Stilgherrian | 3 comments
This morning Sydney was fog-bound, and The Other Andrew captured a great moment on pixels. By the time I got to the city, while it was still only about 16C, the sun had burnt off most of the cloud. This is all that remained.
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Dear Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, the signs on Newtown Square saying “NO ENTRY” and “COUNCIL POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES EXCEPTED” do not mean you can park on the lawn. They mean the exact opposite.
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Stilgherrian’s links for 23 August 2008 through 24 August 2008, with shaved parmesan:
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18 May 2007 at 1:55 am
'Pong
It’s the time of the year.
This taken around same time last year.
29 May 2007 at 3:49 am
'Pong
Sorry folks,
I was refering to this:
http://www.outtospace.com/archives/001570.php
29 May 2007 at 4:35 am
Stilgherrian
Yeah, there’s something very special about Sydney’s autumn fogs.