Winter Sunshine

Sunny winter days in Canberra…

Sunday Afternoon at the Kingston Foreshore #2

A gorgeous Sunday afternoon on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Sunday Afternoon at the Kingston Foreshore #1

A gorgeous Sunday afternoon on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra.

Lake Burley Griffin x2

Here are two shots of the National Carillon on Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin this afternoon (it was a gift from Queen Elizabeth, and she personally opened it in 1970). It was supposed to be raining all day (“rain” in Canberra is usually about three seconds of sprinkles), but at the end of the day it was gorgeous.

The Last of the Autumn Leaves #2

Canberra had some very early autumn leaves this year, and the rest of them are just coming out and falling now, days before winter.

The Last of the Autumn Leaves #1

Canberra had some very early autumn leaves this year, and the rest of them are just coming out and falling now, days before winter.

Reconciliation Day

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Today Canberra becomes the first place in Australia to host a public holiday for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. Reconciliation Day replaces the Family and Community Day holiday, which replaced the Melbourne Cup holiday before that.