tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88101172024-03-15T01:24:48.491+09:30Top End TalesThis is the photo blog of Stephen Michael Barnett, now working in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
It is a grab bag of things,personal interests etc illustrated with my digital photos.Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.comBlogger574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-31356567826420033692009-07-15T14:16:00.003+09:302009-07-15T14:23:18.946+09:30Last post on this blog?I have now left Darwin for good it seems..<br /><br />To follow my blog head to my new blog: <a href="http://southernvalestales.blogspot.com">southernvalestales.blogspot.com</a> from South Australia and Meadows <br />Click <a href="http://southernvalestales.blogspot.com/2009/07/cold.html">here</a> for the most recent as of July 15thStephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-57911150529845019292009-06-21T21:50:00.004+09:302009-06-22T08:11:26.245+09:30Mindil Beach market on a balmy sunday eveningEven though it was a V8 motor racing weekend,it was suprisingly quiet at Mindil Beach market, but I did not mind as it was easy to park and walk around.<br />I got a bite to eat and had a chat and came away early as I am packing to leave town next weekend<br />This UK busker had a large crowd with a very funny patter entertaining.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3646074093/" title="Busker by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3646074093_61924f6137.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Busker" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3646094275/" title=" Busker by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3646094275_becca385a4.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt=" Busker" /></a><br /><br />Great sunset as usual<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3646036107/" title="Mindil Beach Sunset by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3646036107_fc19e197c3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Sunset" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3646800896/" title="Mindil Beach Sunset by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2433/3646800896_442c1d9098.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Sunset" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3646055617/" title="Side show alley clown by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3646055617_ee1bf3200f_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Side show alley clown" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3645973911/" title="Mindil Beach Magnet stall by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3645973911_94f9044b69.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Magnet stall" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-74567611626091631992009-06-21T09:09:00.010+09:302009-07-02T21:15:25.550+09:30World Refugee Day, Malak, DarwinTo raise the awareness of refugee-related issues, World Refugee Day events are held worldwide on 20 June each year.Darwin's World Refugee Day event was held at<br />Holzerland Park, Malak. Jeanette called in the afternoon to see if I was interested in going. I joined her in going although she was quickly asked to help with face painting the big queue of children.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643672011/" title="June 2009 102 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3664/3643672011_0834b6e5fb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 102" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643041057/" title="National Refugee Day , Malak, Darwin by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3381/3643041057_5aff4d39b7_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="National Refugee Day , Malak, Darwin" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643815018/" title="Jeanette with young boy she had face painted by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3606/3643815018_debff04e3a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Jeanette with young boy she had face painted" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643320913/" title="June 2009 221 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3643320913_4a3568f269.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="June 2009 221" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3644902967/" title="Kids at World Refugee Day by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3644902967_da06b4af4d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Kids at World Refugee Day" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3645138939/" title="June 2009 020 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3645138939_800fc5b540.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 020" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3645114787/" title="June 2009 019 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3645114787_305e1b72e1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 019" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3645236779/" title="June 2009 129 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3645236779_ac01f86954.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 129" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643347059/" title="June 2009 059 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3643347059_1e4ba795fa.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="June 2009 059" /></a><br /> It was a really great afternoon and evening with great dancing, food and colour and some sobering refugee films. It was organised by the local <a href="http://www.melaleuca.org.au">Melaleuca Refugee Centre</a> and other organisations such as the <a href="http://www.mcnt.org.au/">Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643059015/" title="June 2009 032 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2447/3643059015_ea1a3026e0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 032" /></a><br />There was a Citizenship ceremony as well,Jeanette chatted to this gentleman,<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643909252/" title="New citizen with jeanette by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3643909252_46522271fd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="New citizen with jeanette" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3644258656/" title="June 2009 068 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3644258656_d9468d3104_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="June 2009 068" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643515231/" title="June 2009 076 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3643515231_45a1c1224c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 076" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3643621677/" title="June 2009 099 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3643621677_3a288b3671.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="June 2009 099" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3645595899/" title="World Refugee Day Films by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3645595899_7711270eba.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="World Refugee Day Films" /></a><br />.Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-49521636066357665082009-06-12T11:33:00.002+09:302009-06-12T11:36:31.477+09:30A slight detour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4NoMM9BOM5E5t0kkDiNd4npqPmRKN9UzAw1Op_-yqYNAJxVuoMNXnb6F2Vkblk0Dhm4KVqpgseHBxQarGbo0b3bjRUAzxSc8nUqPC5wZ_95J4WcGv0EPfzNv-1YbbEYG3abO/s1600-h/detour.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4NoMM9BOM5E5t0kkDiNd4npqPmRKN9UzAw1Op_-yqYNAJxVuoMNXnb6F2Vkblk0Dhm4KVqpgseHBxQarGbo0b3bjRUAzxSc8nUqPC5wZ_95J4WcGv0EPfzNv-1YbbEYG3abO/s400/detour.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346256533082480274" /></a><br />Having left the Northern Territory for a few weeks I am heading back to packup and leave Darwin and am heading to.....?<br />Meanwhile recent blogging is at <a href="http://southernvalestales.blogspot.com/">southernvalestales.blogspot.com/</a> which I created for my time in Adelaide.Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-18296344577733513622009-05-28T20:46:00.008+09:302009-06-01T17:25:50.036+09:30Breakfast meeting at the Adelaide Zoo for ALIA Specials SAAt the invitation of Philip Keane, I joined the ALIA Special SA Group for a breakfast meeting at the new library at the Zoo,<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572151914/" title="IMG_0072 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3572151914_f6c6aa0e3e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0072" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572119990/" title="IMG_0031 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3572119990_abd94a4f8f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0031" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571341539/" title="IMG_0064 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3571341539_0ee4191224.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0064" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572127302/" title="IMG_0036 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3572127302_3fbcf20ea0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0036" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3584930746/" title="Philip Keane and Dagmar Cookes by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3386/3584930746_53f60b7bc6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Philip Keane and Dagmar Cookes" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572138956/" title="Silvia by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3572138956_e8ea202d5c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Silvia" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571340223/" title="Zoo Library by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3571340223_7fbf05266e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Zoo Library" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572137436/" title="IMG_0051 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3572137436_aba64f892f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0051" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572129488/" title="IMG_0041 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/3572129488_c1612e9799.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0041" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571316715/" title="IMG_0034 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3571316715_dce675086e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0034" /></a><br />It was good to chat to librarians and new and old Zoo Directors ( Chris West with Ed McCallister)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572140378/" title="New and old directors of the Adelaide Zoo by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3572140378_6a392f47ea.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="New and old directors of the Adelaide Zoo" /></a><br />Lots of excitement building at the Zoo as they prepare for the Pandas to arrive<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572118314/" title="Coming soon... by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3572118314_483a5115d4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Coming soon..." /></a><br />I then took the oppotunity to take a walk around the Zoo with a volunteer guide after the meeting<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572153350/" title="IMG_0075 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3572153350_4eee3efb8b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0075" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572163744/" title="IMG_0106 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3572163744_b0862daabd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0106" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571355985/" title="IMG_0102 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3571355985_1d7b829ec0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0102" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572174104/" title="IMG_0119 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3572174104_17ceb8e6d5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_0119" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571377283/" title="Wombat Sculpture by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3571377283_106420de9f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Wombat Sculpture" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3572177136/" title="Meerkat by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3572177136_677aeb92a9_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Meerkat" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3571373701/" title="Lemur by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3571373701_da14de295f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Lemur" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-26729779120162579692009-05-28T20:34:00.007+09:302009-05-28T21:18:06.949+09:30SA History week talks for Law LibrariansI accompanied Barbara to her talk to the Australian Law Librarians Group.<br />Barbara gave an excellent presentation on the history of law librarianship in South Australia.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3565687273/" title="Barbara by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3565687273_94399feabb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Barbara" /></a> <br />She was proceeded by a fascinating talk by Master Lunn on the life of Justice Jeffcott in the colonial era.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3565687269/" title="Australian Law Librarians Group SA by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3565687269_61e8188601.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Australian Law Librarians Group SA" /></a><br />Judge Lunn and Peter Ivkovic.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3565687261/" title="Judge Lunn and Peter Ivkovic by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3565687261_0339598c95.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Judge Lunn and Peter Ivkovic" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-47876675648446402232009-05-26T19:36:00.002+09:302009-05-26T19:40:00.044+09:30Mothers Day at IronbankWith her family I visited Barbara's mother on Mother's Day at Iron Bank<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3517219349/" title="Valda on Mothers Day by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/3517219349_0bd37e3f3d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Valda on Mothers Day" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-47183285922133709932009-05-05T14:13:00.002+09:302009-05-16T16:15:30.760+09:30"Triple J" Dinner in DarwinLast Monday evening,in what was to be my last night in Darwin for a while, Hugh and I entertained three friends for dinner who by coincidence all have first names starting with "J".<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3517117233/" title="stephen and hughie by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3517117233_384434dd05.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="stephen and hughie" /></a><br />They were Jayshree, James and Jeannette. I served one of my regular dinner offerings of Chicken Wellingtons and we enjoyed the "Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2006" given to me by the staff of the Health Library at Royal Darwin Hospital as a parting gift<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3517943154/" title="Stephen with Henscke red by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3517943154_5b58bf9e9f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Stephen with Henscke red" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3517936492/" title="jayshree and stephen by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3649/3517936492_7508fed654.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="jayshree and stephen" /></a><br />Some hours later I flew out of Darwin for a few weeks at 2:20 am<br />Ps Thanks Jayshree for the images you shot and sent.Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-4030234145577664452009-05-04T12:49:00.002+09:302009-05-04T13:00:51.894+09:30My last Mindil for a whileAfter the trip bush to the Daly, James and I took a quick walk around Mindil Market<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3499278000/" title="Mindil by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3499278000_b0feb3213a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3499380234/" title=" Mindil Sunset by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3499380234_f980331232.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt=" Mindil Sunset" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3498496667/" title="Benny @ Mindil by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3498496667_52ae5844fd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Benny @ Mindil" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3499409094/" title="emDee Mindil by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3609/3499409094_4b66c06f64.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="emDee Mindil" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3499462024/" title="Living statue Mindil by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/3499462024_c4683e6210_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Living statue Mindil" /></a><br />After this it was off to Jeanettes for a pleasant al freco mealStephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-9544588873760984882009-05-03T21:50:00.002+09:302009-05-03T22:40:14.450+09:30Trip to Daly RiverA good long trip with James in his newly acquired Toyota Prado to the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/Northern-Territory/Daly-River/2005/02/17/1108500201598.html">Daly Rive</a>r which is located 224 km south of Darwin, with a slight detour on the way home through Batchelor and Litchfield, then a dinner with James and Jeanette at her flat.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3496348603/" title="Daly River by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3310/3496348603_c8d27ec94d_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Daly River" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3496348563/" title="James Duncan with his Prado by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3496348563_7623deecb9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="James Duncan with his Prado" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3496348585/" title="IMG_0008 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3496348585_81cff19331_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="IMG_0008" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-16452543133467914982009-05-02T22:57:00.007+09:302009-05-04T09:24:59.120+09:30Seabreeze Day 2009Seabreeze Day 2009<br />Saturday May 2nd was to quote the publicity, 'feast of music and visual arts, spread along 1 kilometre of foreshore from the Nightcliff Jetty to Chapman Road."<br />There was entertainment, funfair activities, stalls, exhibitions and displays free for the whole family.<br />This annual event is all about "community participation" All that was true as there were so many families siiting on the lawns and enjoying the afternnon and evening<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3494071450/" title="Bubble blower by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3494071450_7ba8908f42_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Bubble blower" /></a><br />I joined Jeanette and her teacher friends and enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells, food and drink. I saw lots of people I knew including Anne Wilson and partner Alan and I think much of Darwin's population was enjoying the tropical evening to celebrate the Dry.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493339113/" title="Alan, Anne and Jeanette by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3493339113_30c7d01e58.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Alan, Anne and Jeanette" /></a><br />I saw fellow Flickr photographer Donna(aka "GeoWombats") "shooting" her baby.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3494130174/" title="Donna by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3494130174_c0275d41b1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Donna" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3494052276/" title="Crowd at Nightcliff Seabreeze Day by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3494052276_35ec050f91.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Crowd at Nightcliff Seabreeze Day" /></a><br />The crowd loved these Nightcliff Primary kids who gave a good performance<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493996574/" title="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3493996574_1d6bf49cb7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3494012384/" title="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3494012384_bdc1ed0a4d.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3494031378/" title="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3494031378_50b02728da.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="NightCliff Junior Primary songsters" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3495763564/" title="At NightClif Seabreezes Festival by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/3495763564_3f0516e0a1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="At NightClif Seabreezes Festival" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493966302/" title="Belly Dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3493966302_7db480eb83.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Belly Dancers" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493163581/" title="IMG_0017 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/3493163581_eff9a0cbbb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0017" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493113807/" title="Essington School Orchestra by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3493113807_29e0292ba0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Essington School Orchestra" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493094071/" title="Martin Jarvis by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3493094071_004776d1e0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Martin Jarvis" /></a><br />The girls:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3493382135/" title="Sarah, Robyn and Jeanette by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3493382135_8752697a96.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sarah, Robyn and Jeanette" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-66288766185374190002009-04-30T23:59:00.004+09:302009-05-03T08:42:01.350+09:30First Mindil Beach Market of the year 2009I attended with many thousands of others the first Mindil Beach Market of the year.<br />With this next image I also celebrate my 5,000th image uploaded to my Flickr album since 2004!(also my 564th blog entry to this blog)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3492713502/" title="Chung Wah Society Dragon and Lion dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/3492713502_d69792d181_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Chung Wah Society Dragon and Lion dancers" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3491867167/" title="Chung Wah Society Dragon and Lion dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3491867167_ccfa597741.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chung Wah Society Dragon and Lion dancers" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3487877349/" title="Dragon and Lion Dancers Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3487877349_7ba8830301.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Dragon and Lion Dancers Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3489867788/" title="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3489867788_686cec2aa5.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488513139/" title="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3488513139_882f22304b_b.jpg" width="683" height="1024" alt="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488581795/" title="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/3488581795_17f6b79af7.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3489370768/" title="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3489370768_c6452cb5c0.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Belly Dancers Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488365737/" title="Living Statue Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3488365737_7e7fe667ae.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Living Statue Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3489109436/" title="Living Statues Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3489109436_8d5205473d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Living Statues Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488341745/" title="Living Statue Mindi Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3643/3488341745_96a5425e51.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Living Statue Mindi Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488391641/" title="Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3488391641_5df86416c7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488180853/" title="Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3304/3488180853_9aa919ce05.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3489019470/" title="Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3489019470_7fe351a579.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Market" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488885802/" title="Mindil Beach Market by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3488885802_1d81ec25c6.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Mindil Beach Market" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-71922499304924084372009-04-30T20:12:00.003+09:302009-05-01T10:20:34.824+09:30Re-imaging Library Services ProjectI attended this afternoon with other members of the Northern Territory library community, a talk at the Northern Territory Library, by Wendy Quihampton, Project Manager, National and State Libraries Australasia (NLSA)on the "<a href="http://www.nsla.org.au/projects/rls">Re-imaging Library Services Project"</a><br />She outlined the 10 projects:<br />There are ten projects within the NSLA Re-imagining Library Services Strategic Plan:<br /> 1. Do it now! - initiatives to improve services immediately<br /> 2. Open borders - opening up access to e-resources and services across our libraries<br /> 3. Virtual reference - integrating virtual reference as a core function, with a new business and resourcing model<br /> 4. Delivery - developing a standard service model for user-requested document supply<br /> 5. Community created content - identifying and implementing a framework and tool set for everyone to create and transform online content<br /> 6. Changing capability and culture - developing a framework for new work environments<br /> 7. Collaborative collections - delivering efficiencies through collaborative collecting<br /> 8. Flexible cataloguing - designing improved business processes for collection management<br /> 9. Scaling up digitisation - demonstrating the economic benefits of mass digitisation and defining best practice in management of digital collections<br /> 10. Connecting and discovering content - enhancing metadata and making collection holdings more visible and linked online.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488643148/" title="Jo McGill and Wendy Quihampton by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3488643148_9f79d46762.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Jo McGill and Wendy Quihampton" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488628432/" title="IMG_0106 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3488628432_ea8628b73e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0106" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3488602612/" title="Cathy Hilder, Jo McGill and Wendy Quihampton by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3488602612_aaf1355fcb.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Cathy Hilder, Jo McGill and Wendy Quihampton" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3487799591/" title="Karen Conway with Kay Pisel by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/3487799591_ba86c556b9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Karen Conway with Kay Pisel" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-35826233859675692422009-04-29T12:21:00.006+09:302009-05-10T17:10:58.422+09:30Farewell from my Health ColleaguesI was given a nice card, a really good bottle of Henschke red wine from South Australia.<br />It is a <a href="http://www.henschke.com.au/wines/?wine=10">Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2006</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3485786130/" title="IMG_0102 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3485786130_abd26a33e8.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="IMG_0102" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3484988745/" title="Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2006 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3484988745_08c000a121_o.jpg" width="100" height="458" alt="Keyneton Estate Euphonium 2006" /></a><br />and a magazine cover mockup from the team at a lovely morning tea today<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNX8hnrAWe66KMuLEcSkrAhnzF4-lyg2Gzg9GACFArXB-iEWPmwBVIuOKV3G3e0ihn5lyS_53MTLtgzllrXADYZN0wFpDVfAHLkcE5SEBHkIV_hjw169EwV_SovSBM5ow8QL/s1600-h/Cover+story.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNX8hnrAWe66KMuLEcSkrAhnzF4-lyg2Gzg9GACFArXB-iEWPmwBVIuOKV3G3e0ihn5lyS_53MTLtgzllrXADYZN0wFpDVfAHLkcE5SEBHkIV_hjw169EwV_SovSBM5ow8QL/s400/Cover+story.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329948782860417234" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-37226267441380978112009-04-26T20:49:00.003+09:302009-04-27T07:43:30.655+09:30International Food and Cultural FestivalThere was an International Food and Cultural Festival tonight at the local Buddhist Temple in Leanyer.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3476066904/" title="Buddhist monks by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3476066904_fd120259b4.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Buddhist monks" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3475335645/" title="Crowd at International Food and cultural festival by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3475335645_d1407f2dde.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Crowd at International Food and cultural festival" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3476119726/" title="Chung Wah Dragon and Lion Dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3476119726_6b4b0260eb.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Chung Wah Dragon and Lion Dancers" /></a><br /> I picked up James from his accommodation at the ANU campus near CDU and we had a meal and a couple of hours of talent and music which included Dragon and Lion Dancing from the Chung Wah Society, indigenous dancing from "One Mob, Different Country" and Irish Dancing.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3476047350/" title="Chung Wah Dragon and Lion Dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3637/3476047350_0d348cef82.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chung Wah Dragon and Lion Dancers" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3475436939/" title=""One Mob, Different Country" by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3475436939_1f7feb3599.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt=""One Mob, Different Country"" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3476324286/" title=""One Mob, Different Country" by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3476324286_41a6ce43ab.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt=""One Mob, Different Country"" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3475575835/" title="Irish Dancers by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3475575835_f1a4c4c35f.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Irish Dancers" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3476034232/" title="Untitled by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3476034232_a953577b12.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3475487217/" title=""One Mob, Different Country" by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3475487217_0f1be7b8d3.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt=""One Mob, Different Country"" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-60060440572129369432009-04-25T15:37:00.004+09:302009-04-26T16:47:34.036+09:30Friday night at Robyn and Ian's houseSpent the night at Robyn and Ian’s house Troppo designed house.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472137657/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3472137657_d3f9a05ec0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472111841/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3472111841_118ff9d748.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /> They were delighted that I was able to locate a <a href="http://www.pesaropublishing.com/troppo-architects.html">copy</a> of “<span style="font-style:italic;">T</span><span style="font-style:italic;">roppo: Architecture for the Top End</span>” in one of the local libraries.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472890372/" title="Reading the book about the Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3472890372_202712677a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Reading the book about the Troppo House" /></a><br />Robyn and Ian cooked a great Anzac Day breakfast for their guests... thanks!<br />This Green Tree frog was one of many about the place; another decided the roof of my car was a good place to sit:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472072043/" title="Green Tree frog by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3339/3472072043_21149d266b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Green Tree frog" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-59249714692306597012009-04-25T15:31:00.002+09:302009-04-25T15:35:21.611+09:30Chloe liked her photo shootWhilst we waited for her mother to come home Chloe posed for me on the front lawn:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472840744/" title="Chloe Jean Coat by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3380/3472840744_b3cfe73c29.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Chloe Jean Coat" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472821782/" title="Chloe Jean Coat by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3472821782_b2d1d0d774.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chloe Jean Coat" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3472803246/" title="Chloe Jean Coat by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/3472803246_ea8934351f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chloe Jean Coat" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-69923964595326170562009-04-23T13:28:00.002+09:302009-04-23T13:34:49.707+09:30Wednesday night at Darwin Sailing ClubJames,Jeanette and Frieda joined Barbara,Chloe and I at the Darwin Sailing Club.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3464923783/" title="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3537/3464923783_0190d2f30f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3464938401/" title="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3464938401_afe182d26d_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3464910207/" title="Darwin Sailing Club by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/3464910207_16628b6096.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Darwin Sailing Club" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3464896741/" title="Darwin Sailing Club by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3464896741_720904c438.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Darwin Sailing Club" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3465698088/" title="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3586/3465698088_d2199e294c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sunset Darwin Sailing Club" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-26525012195194341762009-04-20T07:13:00.004+09:302009-04-26T16:46:30.263+09:30A pleasant Sunday afternoonRobyn and Ian have just moved into this lovely Troppo home and we enjoyed several relaxed hours there on Sunday. The house was designed by the famous <a href="http://www.pesaropublishing.com/troppo-architects.html">Troppo architect </a>team as the "Rossetto House" in 1985<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455625556/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3455625556_478b600994.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3454835411/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3454835411_35ea83bdd9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455666220/" title="Robyn and James @ Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3455666220_2ce9dafba4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Robyn and James @ Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455797010/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3626/3455797010_51ee55e677.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455741404/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3455741404_d03b44371e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455851062/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3653/3455851062_e469303de1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3455886682/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3455886682_b27f031fb1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3456040286/" title="Troppo House by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3456040286_3e0d39771c.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Troppo House" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3456105644/" title="IMG_0152 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3456105644_5aaa408dc1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0152" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3456147036/" title="IMG_0154 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3644/3456147036_80a7c050fd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_0154" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-14634523153371865602009-04-18T23:01:00.000+09:302009-04-19T09:34:58.920+09:30Saturday eveningWe went to Sonya and Joes house to help celebrate young Robyn’s birthday.<br />Some interesting characters there, including “Stretch”, “Bones” and “Curly”. Even Joe it seems never uses his birth name having always answered only to Joe!<br />I asked Curly to allow me to photograph the very impressive mural on his bar next door. It was created by a friend from an original photograph of one of the local drinking spots at Nightcliff<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3453220147/" title="Robyn by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3453220147_ea8609022e.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Robyn" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3453355499/" title="Barb and Chloe by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3453355499_5ef5217960.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Barb and Chloe" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3454078888/" title="Joe by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3454078888_01ec899f53.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Joe" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3453239391/" title="Curly by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3453239391_d712be2f59.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Curly" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3454100812/" title="the mural by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3454100812_ee7d5ab537.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="the mural" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3453309193/" title="Curly's Mural by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3453309193_dba08227e9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Curly's Mural" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-92216426480596598512009-04-18T14:40:00.003+09:302009-04-18T16:44:07.772+09:30Saturday morningBarbara arrived this morning at 2am on the flight from Adelaide with her daughter Chloe. Barb is in Darwin for a week for training with the law fraternity in the Top End. We had a touristy morning with a visit to the Parap market and then to the Art Galley and Museum. Had my usual lovely brunch at the Cornucopia Café of Eggs Royal.<br />Chloe enjoyed seeing the crocodiles big and small and also the dressups etc<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3451333925/" title="Ladybird Choe by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3451333925_091fc05d4b.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Ladybird Choe" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3452126282/" title="Chloe by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3452126282_8e73f1e252.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chloe" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3451283505/" title="Enquiring mind Chloe by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3451283505_5c1f3af6b0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Enquiring mind Chloe" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3452077664/" title="Museum by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3452077664_1aa6669da3.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Museum" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3451211091/" title="Chloe with crocodile by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3451211091_78dc8c4c3a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Chloe with crocodile" /></a><br />This is Sweetheart, all 5.1 metres of him....<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3451164559/" title="Sweetheart all 5.1 metres... by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3451164559_eaceaab85d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Sweetheart all 5.1 metres..." /></a><br />Interesting to think about the 4 metre monster at Fogg Dam..Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-42364026941600099512009-04-12T17:01:00.004+09:302009-04-12T18:03:48.203+09:30A visit to Fogg Dam with James, Jayshree and Peter..I promised James via email that on his first weekend here I would take him out to Fogg Dam. Peter and Jayshree joined us as well. <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3433221167/" title="James Duncan and Jayshree by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3433221167_bba24171ef.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="James Duncan and Jayshree" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3433221165/" title="Stephen and James by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3433221165_ee9ec689ed.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Stephen and James" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3433221151/" title="James Duncan by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3433221151_b3204f8d68.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="James Duncan" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3434122586/" title="Fogg Dam by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3434122586_b74f9ecd78.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Fogg Dam" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3433260717/" title="Fogg Dam by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3433260717_5a49f39154.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Fogg Dam" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-90750600094294884372009-04-11T22:20:00.002+09:302009-04-11T23:19:45.385+09:30James Duncan at Darwin Sailing ClubI just spent a few pleasant hours introducing the new CDU Liaison Librarian, James Duncan to Darwin, I drove him around the town and we enjoyed a meal and a few drinks at the Darwin Sailing Club. I first met him in Brisbane a few years ago at an ANZILL Conference. Big change for James, yesterday he was a resident of Wellington, New Zealand.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3430767309/" title="James Duncan by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3430767309_b72df4f99a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="James Duncan" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3430767315/" title="Darwin Sailing Club sunset by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3430767315_35f97bdc27.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Darwin Sailing Club sunset" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-51829710446190991882009-04-10T09:19:00.003+09:302009-04-10T09:25:11.429+09:30Dinner with friendsI was invited to dinner at Margaret and Rich's house with colleagues from CDU library and it was great to catch up socially with some of the team. Jessie and Rod, now living in Alice Springs were passing through Darwin on their way to a holiday in Bali with Jessies daughter and grandson.<br />It was typically for Darwin an 'al fresco meal',and I enjoyed the conversation, food and wine. This salad was lovely:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3427831088/" title="Salad days by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3427831088_23dc40b214_b.jpg" width="1024" height="572" alt="Salad days" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8810117.post-65245506798747237052009-04-03T20:01:00.002+09:302009-04-03T20:07:08.429+09:30Hugh has got his Harley backHugh put his Sportster in the workshop in December to have a lot of work done on it to make it street legal and he got it back today. It's actually had a series of about 4 owners in recent years and he has been the first to have it registered.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3408403325/" title="03 04_hughs harley april_0270 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3408403325_bac2a46cf5.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="03 04_hughs harley april_0270" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotostopend/3409196988/" title="03 04_hughs harley april_0262 by Stephen Barnett, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3409196988_e57b20a9a5_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="03 04_hughs harley april_0262" /></a>Stephen Michael Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124921401993736542noreply@blogger.com2