Fooling around with the GoPro and that wide angled lens gave me a different perspective of Jamies Espresso Bar in Robertson Street New Farm / Fortitude Valley

I didn't notice the red umbrella until I got home but like the pop of colour in the corner of the shot.

http://jamies.com.au/

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Almost accidentally we went bar hopping yesterday.

The plan was to drop into Green Beacon Brewing (top left) and sample their #craftbeer , before heading off for some Sunday lunch.

The plan was bought undone by some nice bar nibbles, which then required more of a walk and less eating.

The walk took us down Alfred Street, New Farm to James Street and Sixes and Sevens (top right). Nice atmosphere and a couple of decent beers but nothing dark on tap.

Heading off into the city we tracked down Alfred and Constance, by no coincidence on the corner of Alfred and Constance. Reminded me a bit of the sort of Queenslander I lived in during the 70s as a student – the lounge (bottom left) might even have had some of our furniture and what looks like my house mate Rod's audio gear 🙂

By this stage we were heading for the bus home but were distracted on our trip down Constance Street by Kerbside, a bar huddling in some semi industrial wasteland – cocktails, Bacchus Double Chocolate stout on tap, and a very exotic interior – who could ask for more.

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In Queen Street today I stopped for a coffee and took the time to look at a sculpture by Cezary Stulgis called Dilogue

Made from cast bronze and commissioned by The Seymour group, it sits outside MacArthur Chambers.

This angle isn't the most common you will find of the sculpture, but I was trying to contrast the inherent restfulness of the piece  with the hustle and bustle on one of Brisbane's busiest streets.

Cezary Stulgis also created one of my favourite Brisbane sculptures – but that is a photo for another day.

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Why go to a bar on a wet Sunday when you can go to a brewery?

Very wet in brisbane today but decided to catch the ferry around to Teneriffe, and wend our way down Helen Street to Green Beacon Brewing.

A rough start to the trip as we had to chnage ferries, the citycat we were on had to go into the shop to replace a prop, courtesy of the rubbish and snags washing down the Brisbane River with the floods.

Once there however we found a bright clean brewery, set up with a long bar through the core of the shed, and plenty of seating across the front and around the wall.

For myself, their Penny Porter was an excellent example of the #craftbeer  art, and the other drops were being equally well received by the patrons.

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Despite the very wet weather today I managed to spend the morning wandering through Fortitude Valley and into the edges of New Farm down James Street.

I hadn't been to Winn Lane for sometime and went looking for coffee there.

While the coffee shop was a bit busy and there wasn't much room out of the rain, the lane did throw up "Atavist" – what must be one of the smallest bookshops I've ever come across. I didn't measure it, but I would say its less than 2.5m wide and a bit deeper (but not much).

I didn't inflict my wet self upon the proprietor, but will put it on my list for another fine day (even if the reading matter might not be exactly my normal fare :))

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Schooners of Holgate Temptress – in #craftbeer terms that means it is Friday night

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Fungal wonder beside the footpath this morning at the end of my walk.

In this part of Brisbane you don't often see mushrooms as the scrub turkeys tend to keep the mulch turned over.

Over the last couple of days however there has been a fair bit of rain and since there isn't any sign of winter, warm humid conditions make perfect mushroom growing weather.

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This inner city waterfall was fairly roaring away as I walked past this morning.

I've often noted its old brick surrounds and wondered if it is the site of John Oxley's fresh water. Apparently the original settlement for Brisbane was supposed to be at Redcliffe, but the plagues of biting insects made them look elsewhere.

There is an obelisk almost directly above this point on North Quay that reads "Here John Oxley landing to look for water discovered the site of this city. 28th September 1824."

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http://www.oncewasacreek.org/the-creek/transformation/how-it-once-was/john-oxley/

This inner city waterfall was fairly roaring away as I walked past yesterday.

I've often noted its old brick surrounds and wondered if it is the site of John Oxley's fresh water. Apparently the original settlement for Brisbane was supposed to be at Redcliffe, but the plagues of biting insects made them look elsewhere.

There is an obelisk almost directly above this point on North Quay that reads "Here John Oxley landing to look for water discovered the site of this city. 28th September 1824."

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http://www.oncewasacreek.org/the-creek/transformation/how-it-once-was/john-oxley/