Early morning walk with Janine ....
Cool and cloudy for our walk ....but the sun came out later...I enjoyed seeing so many interesting stones and shells on the sand....
Janine and I could see this building from the beach....I was quite interested to see it up close. This beautiful building in the Marine Reserve on the Esplanade in Grange is known as the Marine Terraces. Built in 1882-1884, they are iconic, heritage listed three-story Victorian Terrace houses. They are the only ones of their kind built on the Australian coastline.
Today Barb and I ventured into the city via public transport while the others went on a wine tour. After a little shopping we visited the South Australian Art Gallery. It was awesome, so many interesting rooms to wander into.
This stunning table was built with 30,000 pieces of wood ...unbelievable...
I'm always excited to see original famous paintings.... "A Break Away" painted by Tom Roberts...
I could have stayed at the gallery all day....
These paintings are a collection of those painted by Clarice Becket. Clarice is one of Australia's most important painters of the 1920s and 1930s. Her everyday scenes and still lifestyle are celebrated for their beauty, as well as for their capacity to evoke emotional responses. I loved them all.
Quite an interesting installation "Absence Embodied " by Chiharu Shiota...explores memory, life, death and the body, creating a "web of waking life and fading memories".
Next stop....the State Library of South Australia ....the library occupies several buildings....this is the Mortlock Chamber which features a barrel-vaulted skylight, cast-iron balconies and polished timber floors. There are so many books....
We continued walking to the Adelaide Botanic Garden....the crepe myrtles were in flower ...the same colour as Barb's jacket....it was an ideal day to stroll in the garden.