I have eaten and imbibed, and can now reveal the picnic view.
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Newcastle line trains out due to freight train broken down. Buses running between Fassifern and Newcastle instead. We're getting to Glendale to catch a 13 from there instead.
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Yesterday we stepped off a bus at Edgeworth NSW and immediately upset a masked lapwing and its two chicks.
Always look in the stormwater channels!
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Yesterday's Op Shop CD is just delightful. An eclectic mix, even a couple of waltzes and a tango. Apparently playing at The Lass in Newcastle NSW early this century, and the CD was produced in Newcastle in 2004 too. A lucky find.
Le Minibus
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SophistiCate and Betty, one of the wonderful acts at the Saturday night concert. #Ukulele #NewkuleleFestival #NewcastleAU #NewcastleNSW #music
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At the Newkulele festival this weekend. #ukulele #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU
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"The grazing group was led by stand-out favourites like “Teeny,” “Janice,” and “Little Jonny,” the latter of whom dons a bright orange vest."
https://newcastleweekly.com.au/goats-hired-to-chew-their-way-through-hexham-bypass-weeds/
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Wallsend NSW has a new Asian grocery, a tiny Vietnamese shop. I'm not sure it really provides anything more than the combination of Asia Pacific and S-mart, but it's only new. Will check it occasionally.
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I'm performing with the ukestra at the finale concert on Sunday but intend to be out and enjoying the whole festival, including some workshops. Signed up for the songwriting one (run by the Tuckshop Ladies). Probably going to do more African drumming and maybe the singing one. So many great musicians to see too. Can't wait! #NewkuleleFestival #ukulele #music #NewcastleNSW
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Want to encourage all you lovely folks to come visit Newcastle NSW for the Newkulele Festival 21-23 August. Great workshops, performers and people involved. Venues located in the suburb of Carrington. #ukulele #NewkuleleFestival #NewcastleAU #NewcastleNSW #music
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1KD8NJHtzn/?mibextid=wwXIfr
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I met 2 other lovely poet friends in Islington Park this morning. We are all going to be featured poets at a Maitland Art Gallery event called Instream Convergence on 15 August 2026. Our poems will be responding to the current exhibition there called Upriver Downriver. #poetry #NewcastleNSW #MaitlandRegionalArtGallery
https://facebook.com/events/s/in-stream-convergence-poetry-a/1355495669354465/
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Have been caught up lately, doing good things but alternately busy and tired, sometimes both.
Took these pics on the way to an appointment in town yesterday. The creek/stormwater drain level was lower than usual when i walked past (maybe a lower tide - it's close to the harbour), exposing a heap of oysters who'd decided urban life was for them. #NewcastleNSW #oysters
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@CaringKinderSociety "please stop talking about the Pasha Bulker" – the owners.
Newcastle:
- builds sculpture memorialising Pasha Bulker
- renames a small street Pasha Way
- hangs photos of stranded ship in restaurants -
Rock pigeons settling in to roost for the night in Hamilton, NSW.
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Walking yesterday in a stiff breeze under clouds, north from the Newcastle Ocean Baths, we saw quite a few birds. The usual black shag sentinels on lamp posts, of course, but also a couple of shags hunting fish, sooty oystercatchers, pelicans, terns socialising near the surf, and some type of bird of prey – not a sea eagle, smaller than that.
Here are the terrible photos I took with my phone. The bird of prey was being buffeted by the winds and had the sun almost behind it, but if anyone knows what it is from this bad photo, please elucidate.
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CW: food, picnic, non-veg
Yesterday it was cold, drizzly, and blowy in Newcastle – which of course meant a picnic in beanies.
After an unsuccessful attempt to buy socks from the army disposals in Boolaroo (NB: "back in 5 minutes" is not what you should put in the window when you're closed), we caught a train and tram to Newcastle Beach.
By then, the drizzle had moved on, and we walked around the seaside and looked at all the birdies. Then settled in for a picnic under the old train sheds, a lovely sheltered spot with good picnic tables.
Bird photos later.
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Yesterday in dinner with a show, we packed a picnic and set up at the picnic tables near the Cowrie Hole, Newcastle NSW.
The sea was pretty calm, but there were a few intrepid surfers trying their best to catch a wee wave. Just out past them, dolphins were popping up and down, working the waters for a feed.
Black shags on the lamp posts by the pools, of course, one of which dipped into the surf to go hunting. A pelican or two flew past. Some kind of bird of prey (not an eagle, perhaps a kite?) flew over us, up towards Nobby's Head. One solitary dusky oystercatcher poked about on the rocks.
We saw a couple of bulk carriers exit the port, and the pilot helicopter land on them briefly to retrieve the pilot. An empty bulk carrier headed in, caught by a couple of tugboats.
A wonderful cloudscape.
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Off at the Back to Back at Tocal. A team of people are involved in creating a jumper from scratch - starting with blade shearing a sheep, spinning the fleece, then knitting the wool. #yarn #textiles #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU
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After buying the essential Asian groceries at Cardiff, we assembled a supermarket picnic, caught the train to Newcastle, and found a picnic table on the side of the Hunter River. A lovely spot to sit and slowly graze into the late afternoon. Photos from near sunset after we had packed up.
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CW: Asian grocers, food
Yesterday we caught the bus to the dreaded Charlestown, on a mission. We'd not been to Young Asian grocery since they moved from Jesmond, and also had never been to Parydeise (Persian grocer).
Sorted that now, both are marvellous and Charlestown isn't so bad if we dodge the main debacle as much as possible – e.g. just use the loos and grab a maki roll each on the way to lunch which was Indian at Cooks Hill.
Picked up Miss Completely's favourite snack, fermented bean curd flavoured peanuts. I don't know if anyone else in Newcastle sells them. Very tasty.
Came away from Parydeise with a load of jars, of course, but also split broad beans. I use the little brother, split fava beans, quite a lot in various things, but I don't recall ever seeing these. I asked what they're used for and now know about Dam Pokhtak so that's on a future menu.
Brought to us by the bus numbers 273, 269, 14, and a train home.
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The Deathless Unending Nature of Mind
The highest goal of meditation is to awaken in us the vast, wise and compassionate, sky-like nature of our mind and introduce to us who we really are: unchanging pure awareness. Instead of meditation being merely a way of bringing temporary relaxation, it can become a powerful cause for your long-lasting happiness and the benefit of others.
🗓️ Tuesdays, 5 weeks starting 9 June
⏰10:00am-12:00noon
📍2/2 Smith St, Charlestownhttps://registration.rigpa.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1383
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Plans to convert the old part of Marketown West Shopping Centre in Newcastle NSW into 1,400 apartments with shopping underneath. Up to 90 metres high.
https://newcastleweekly.com.au/14000-apartments-planned-for-newcastle-west/
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NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley - "New South Wales police never give up."
Actually Yasmin in this instance it looks like they sat on their arses and never even got started.
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A little spiel on the local Friday Flurry protests #LockTheGate #FridayFlurry #LockTheGateAlliance #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYjLWzApCi4/?igsh=N3YwMm02ZjJ5aG5v
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The local vigil for the humanitarian activists from the Global Sumud flotilla who, as they tried to bring aid to Gaza, were captured by the IDF while still in international waters and who are being unlawfully detained. Very concerned for their safety and well being. #GlobalSumudFlotilla #FreePalestine #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU https://www.instagram.com/p/DYjnBaIlGk6/?igsh=MXZ4aWU2bHFueTlmdQ==
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Went to Poetry at the Pub last night, mainly to support a friend who was performing as the feature poet (and she was fab).
Figured if i was there anyway, i should read some of my poems in the open sets. So i read 3. Usually hard on myself but i totally kicked arse!
Also signed up to be a member of the poetry group. And had a great time listening to the poetry and meeting people. Awesome night.
#poetry #NewcastleNSW #NewcastleAU