HAP-PEEE

I'll explain the title later.

[I know, two long posts in a row, but this is my last chance at a decent blog posting before The Parents arrive tomorrow (aargh). I won't have as much access to this room (and hence the computer) and will certainly have even less free time to blog and MSN.]

Loved the way the light glowed through the break in the high fog past the hills, reflected on the river.
Adorable enough to be EATEN!
Walked by a resort-side park which overlooks the bay. This view looks north.
Looking south.
Caitlyn turned exactly 6 months old on Monday and had her first meal of solids! Sean hadn't liked his first solids one bit so we were a bit worried about Caitlyn. Boy, were those fears unfounded. She loved it from the first mouthful. Now, she even complains when the spoonfuls don't come fast enough! Like a true Ong (she IS half Ong), she is extremely pleased when she has her grub.
Taking after her mother already - licking the bowl (something my sis likes to do when there's chocolate or yummy sauce left over). Well, actually, she latched onto the bowl! Check out that suction.
As I was feeding her yesterday, she was using a pink bib and wearing a pink outfit. Halfway through, she gave me a great big smile, and I said to her in my talk-to-baby voice, "You look so HAP-PEEE!!" And the next thought that popped uninvited into my head was "And do you know what colour was her bib, Popsie?? PINK!!" That was a YAAAAARRRGGHH moment.

We went wine tasting at Bonny Doon again. I was very pleased to see that the first wine we tasted was called "I, Aurora" (Aurora had always been my online nick before I started using MSN). I love the wine labels at Bonny Doon. I know I've said it before, and I'm saying it again. I LOVE these wine labels!
This middle one in particular caught my eye. It's a new one.
The winding little road that leads to the winery is always lush and pretty.
The Moscow Circus is currently performing free at the Boardwalk. For a free performance, they sure put up some pretty impressive acts, even though one could tell that the wind was a confounding factor for acts like the hanky juggler and a limbo-rocker who was going under a limbo pole that was on fire - that was one SEXY chick who cleared the flaming pole less than a foot from the ground!!

These two kooky brothers were easily the most popular act with their acrobatics and quirky antics.
I just had to take a picture of this drool-a-licious dude. This isn't a very good photo, but he was such a piece of eye candy. His own act involved him wire-walking. Since his acrobatics often had his landing on the wire squarely in his crack, he either wears padded pants, or he has one hell of a butt that I would kill to grab.
Caught sight of this interesting-looking century plant - it's almost two storeys high! And look where it emerges from the base - the towering part of the plant is its flower!
Sean's going to be such a heart breaker.
Venus is a dazzling fixture in the evening sky long before the sun even sets fully. It was in close conjunction with Saturn these few weeks - on 1 July, they appeared the closest they've been in decades. If you saw a star-like object that didn't blink near Venus recently, that would have been Saturn. Too bad my camera resolution isn't enough to capture Saturn well (it's barely a smudge to the right of Venus), but at least I caught Venus against the twilight in this shot.