Soggy SKYFIRE last night

We were up on the 5th floor of the Canberra Centre Car Park to take photos when the rain started. Had Korean food at Seoul Palace for dinner before the fireworks - YUM!

CANBERRA - Government House

Today was open day at Government House, Canberra. Government House is the residence of the Queen's representative in Australia, Her Excellency The Governor General Quentin Bryce. The house is not too regal, but is warm and firendly, just like its occupant - too lovely for words.

All money raised from the entry to Government House and the gardens went to The Smith Family, a charity which supports disadvantaged children get an education - well worthwhile.

The night before was SKYFIRE in Canberra, an annual fireworks festival on the lake. Unfortunately it rained during the fireworks, but the sunset before hand was NATURE's SKYFIRE!

ENLIGHTEN Old Parliament House

More ENLIGHTEN photos

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, during the Enlighten Festival.

These photos were taken about 10pm Friday March 2, 2011

Flood water

Flood water Thursday March 1 Muttama Creek

Just up from our house!

Rain, Rain go away

Thursday March 1 Muttama Creek up the street from our house

Enlighten festival, Canberra

ENLIGHTEN is a festival of light projections onto public buildings in Canberra. The projections were onto the National Library of Australia, Questacon ( above), The National Portrait Gallery, The National Gallery of Australia and Old Parliament House. We went across on Friday March 2, and it wasn't raining for the opening night. The projections were "EPIC", and mum really liked them. There were static and moving images being projected and they all related to what happens inside the public building spaces.