Winged insect

23 26 12

5:25 to 5:26 pm. Half an hour after sunset, the second shortest day is almost over. The Bradfield Highway, running into the Warringa Freeway to the right, is the ribbon of light in the lower centre.

23 26 16

Dawn's reflection at declination of earth's tilt +23deg 26min 16sec. Yesterday was +23 25 54, tomorrow will be +23 26 12, a difference of only 4 seconds over the day. The spin seems to pause at maximum for two days. The day after tomorrow it will be +23 25 44, a much bigger difference of 28 seconds (geographical, ie distance seconds).

6:44 to 6:45am

Half an hour later. 7:15 to 7:20 am.

Early dawn reflections 2

6:52 to 7:00 am.

7:22 - 7:23 am

Early dawn reflections 1

6:30 to 6:36 am. Declination +23d 15m 3s.

Stained glass reflections

6:42 to 6:44 am.

Late north west sunset

5:23 - 5:32 pm.

Look what's atop the Metro

It is nervous and doesn't hang around long.

This is a pied magpie or currawong. Natty, as ravenous in beak and claw as its cousins, but an entirely different disposition. A more agitated sort of bird, far easily spooked than the others. Pieds seem to mount a big challenge every so often for the currawongs territory. Their brief reign on stolen currawong territory down along Victoria St a couple of years ago is well documented.