It’s supposed to get sunny (sunnier?) in Melbourne today, but I have to say I’m enjoying the partly cloudy morning so far.
Dark clouds rolling out of the city during my morning commute. Spectacular.
Gorgeous day in Melbourne
Blue skies, bright sky, puffy white-and-grey clouds. Melbourne was showing off today.
Fluffy clouds as far as the eye can see.
On Thursdays we wear grey (hoodies)
On Thursdays we wear grey (hoodies). At least on this bus we do.
Three of my fellow morning commuters - sitting in almost a line ahead of me on the bus - are wearing light grey hoodies today!
Rainclouds a-comin'
Battening down the hatches.
Dark rain clouds approaching from the west — starting to block out the soon-to-be-setting sun.
Gently snoring dog
Silver lining of working from home when you’re unwell: the dog snoring gently in the corner of the room :)
Maggie sleeping on the carpet - snorting gently, but with ears still up!
All four seasons in one day
Ah, Melbourne. The place where I wear a rain shell and sunglasses while walking the dog. My clothes are still wet, but my face is now warm.
If you don’t like the weather in Melbourne, just wait fifteen minutes and it’ll change.
Ears pricked
I can hear Nadia doing something in the other room.
Follow your ear.
Good Friday night at Flinders Street station
Heading home from a comedy show in the city on Good Friday.
Waiting on a mostly empty platform at Flinders Street station.
Thursday evening sunset
Gorgeous Thursday evening sunset in Docklands, Melbourne. A lovely end to a short week before the Easter long weekend.
Sunset over Docklands, taken from the 29th floor of Collins Square.
Independent goods line
Sunny Saturday afternoon at the Independent Goods Line that runs under Footscray train station.
A freight train heading towards Melbourne city on the South Kensington–West Footscray railway line, next to Footscray station.
The dog with the pearl earring
Not quite, but almost.
Why do you do this to me?
Maggie, imploring
Hey…are you sure it's not dinner time yet?
*poke*
Maggie, waiting
Maggie waits outside the bathroom door for Nadia to finish getting dressed so they can go for a walk.
Maggie waits patiently for Nadia to come out of the bathroom.
Maggie prods me to get out of bed so I can take her for a walk.
Get out of bed and take me for a walk already!
Maggie decides to take a nap next to the dining table between me and Nadia because we won’t stop talking to each other after having finished lunch.
Might as well take a nap between the humans while they go on and on and on talking to each other at the dining table.
Snoozles and cuddles with Maggie
Turns out this often the first thing Nadia sees when she wakes up in the morning :)
First thing I see most mornings. #love #snoozles #mornings #dogsofinstagram #family @ameelkhan — Nadia Niaz on Instagram (Source)
Of course mornings aren’t the only times Maggie and I cuddle on the bed.
And last night. Evening cuddles are important! @ameelkhan #puppylove #cuddles #doggo — Nadia Niaz on Instagram (Source)
If you want more photos of (mostly) Maggie you should definitely follow Nadia on Instagram.
Holey dramatic skies, Batman!
You get great views of the clouds from the 29th floor of a building in Docklands.
A break in the clouds
You know you're in Melbourne when
You know you’re in Melbourne when you have to wear sunglasses and be under an umbrella at the same time. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Selfie in sunglasses, sheltering from the rain under an umbrella.
It's raining in Sunshine
Looks like it’s raining across Sunshine this afternoon. Or maybe that’s Deer Park? I don’t know — it’s difficult to judge distance from this far away without an obvious landmark!
Looking towards Sunshine from the 29th floor of a building in Docklands.
Stage door at Festival Hall
I got to walk through West Melbourne early this morning while on my way to volunteer at the Run for the Kids fun run. There was an issue with the trains so I had to get off one stop before I wanted to and walk the rest of the way. I didn’t mind too much because the walk was nice and I got to take this photo of the stage door at Festival Hall (formerly a stadium, now a heritage listed concert and sporting venue).
Stage door at Festival Hall in West Melbourne
Hi, Dad!
Run for the Kids 2019
Run for the Kids is an annual community fun run in Melbourne that raises funds for the the Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.
What’s particularly cool about this event is that you get to run over the Bolte Bridge, one of Melbourne’s two iconic road bridges (the other being the West Gate Bridge). In fact, if you look closely at this photo of the Bolte, you can actually see people running across the top!
Bolte Bridge as seen from Docklands, Melbourne during Run for the Kids 2019
Transurban has been a principal sponsor of this event since 2006. And, every year, hundreds of my colleagues either volunteer their time as organisers and/or participate in the run with their families.
Given I’m a digital and social media person, my contribution for the 2019 run was to post content to Transurban’s social media channels and to moderate the tweets and Instagram posts that were going to be displayed on large digital screens around the event space. Both kept me busy and both were lots of fun.
It was particularly nice to see people post a photo using the event hashtag and then take a selfie of themselves in front of the big screen when their original post came up in the display rotation :)
Of course this meant that I got to spend most of the event in a marquee bent over my laptop.
Selfie in a marquee at Run for the Kids 2019
Not that I minded, of course. I wanted to contribute in any way that I could. Besides, I’m not a runner so it’s not like I was going to participate anyway!
All in all, I had a really fun day and the event was hugely successful too — which, of course, is the important thing.
Judith Lucy is fantastic
Last night Nadia and I went to watch Judith Lucy’s latest show at the 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. If you’re into an honest, brutal, hilarious, mature, and insightful comedy about love, relationships, and society, then you should go watch it as well. Judith is fantastic. 10/10 would recommend.
Waiting for Judith Lucy to come and perform her fantastic ‘Judith Lucy vs Men’ show.