This is a memorial along the river bank in South Brisbane.

It is an oversize keyhole through which you can see chrome forms on the piers of the railway bridge over the river.

The memorial is to remember the children that were abused in state institutions, however I have yet to work out all the symbolism of the elements of the installation.

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I’m haven’t been a great T-shirt wearer in recent years, but since I’ve started to do a bit more exercise I’m gradually building a collection. I was wearing this one today –  the slogan “Don’t blame the zombie, blame the apocalypse” is paraphrasing the American sports idiom “Don’t hate the player, hate the game”

It made me think of the scandal ridden environment that has been sport this year.

Lance Armstrong and a range of Australian sporting teams with drugs of the performance enhancing and illegal sorts, Oscar Pistorius charged with murder, the Australian swim team accused of bullying.

My thought was – how much of this is because competitive sport places these sorts of pressures on athletes, and how much is it that this type of person is attracted to competitive sport?

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I followed this couple of walking billboards down the street at lunchtime and thought to myself “Marketing and promotions – such a glamorous world, don’t know why more people aren’t into it”

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One of the great things about a photo project it actually forces you to stop and take photos.

This afternoon while walking home I came across a couple of musicians playing some tunes while seated near the South Bank board walk.

While I was there various people came along and either sat with them to listen to the music, started talking to them about their work, or generally stopping to listen as I did myself.

They weren’t playing anything specific, mainly bits and pieces of tunes, sometimes together, sometimes solo, but essentially enjoyable.

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Not a great photo for my #wp  #365project #365project2013 #365photo  project today but it does give me the opportunity to rant about something that gets on my nerves.

As most of my friends know I’m very partial to a #craftbeer  , and this week had a glass of the fabulous Aurora Borealis from Bridge Road Brewing. 14.9% alcohol, aged in whiskey barrels, with a real dried fruit tang… just wonderful.

The problem with the growth of craft beer has been in bars that have little understanding about such drops using them as a marketing device. Later the same day I dropped into a local bar which professes to serve ’boutique beers’ and indeed ran a two page menu of beers on tap and as bottles.

Looking through the bar I could see two sets of half a dozen taps, but when I asked what was on tap the waiter replied “Sorry the taps aren’t working at the moment”.

Not to worry, I noticed that they had bottles of Feral Hop Hog, recently rated Australia’s top brew ( http://craftypint.com/news/post/hop-hog-is-hottest/ ) . Since I hadn’t tried it before I decided to give it a go. “Sorry” was the response, “Our supplies of Hop Hog haven’t come in”.

Deciding that I was going to have one and depart I settled on a Sierra Nevada Porter, not an Aussie brew but a nice drop never the less. Next thing the waiter is pouring a very light amber into a glass for me “That’s not a porter” I said. The waiter held the bottle up and said “so it isn’t, I must have picked up the wrong bottle. Not knowing the difference between and IPA and a Porter! That isn’t what I expect in a bar professing to have ’boutique beers’.

I’m afraid this is just one example of the way some outlets are attempting to get on the craft beer bandwagon without putting in the work to make it successful.

Coming back from Milton today I walked over the Go Between Bridge.

Its one of the newer model bridges in Brisbane that separate the different modes of travel. On this side the pedestrian walkway is shaded, and a little more protected from the rain, while the centre part of the bridge carries vehicular traffic.

There may be a no bikes sign on this side but there is a bikes only path on the far side of the bridge.

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If you want some of the best coffee in Brisbane’s CBD you need to know where to find it.

Brew is a coffee shop in Burnett Lane, but not the main part of Burnett Lane, but the little bit that appears the other side of Albert Street.

That part of Albert Street is now part of the Queens Street Mall so its a bit hard to describe where it is.

Even with a good description, the entrance can be a bit daunting, down what is little more than a narrow entrance into a car park.

Brew itself is what I call a relaxed coffee outlet. Depending on the number of patrons service can be slow so its best not to be in a hurry. The coffee however is usually worth it .

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One of my indulgences is to wander off to the markets in West End on a Saturday morning and have a curry puff or two for breakfast.

“Madness!” you might say “curry puffs for breakfast!”

Well they are always freshly cooked (at least as early as I get there) , and how often can you get such a tasty start to the day for a couple of dollars.

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