A visit to an Art Exhibition

Last Wednesday we went to Brisbane with my Art Group to visit the Queensland Art Gallery. This is a beautiful Art Gallery in an Arts precinct on the South Bank of the river. Here there is also the Gallery of Modern Art, the State Library, The Performing Arts complex and the
Conservatorium. We went to see an exhibition of American Impressionism and Realism. Works from the Met in New York City were juxtaposed with works from the same era (around 1900) by some Australian Artists. We were lucky enough to receive a guided tour and it was a wonderful experience and a special day.

Here you can see some of the beautiful landscaping at the Gallery.

And here is a photo of the City of Brisbane taken from outside the Gallery.

A Great Weekend

Last weekend a team from our Gympie RDA Centre went down to the Gold Coast for the Annual State `Riding for Disabled' Championships. A large group of us camped and Alan and I slept in the back of our Ute. It was a huge weekend with Mounted Games on Saturday morning, Carriage Driving on Saturday Afternoon, a big Dinner with a pig on a spit and lots of other great food on Saturday night and Dressage on Sunday. Our team performed brilliantly and we all had a lot of fun. In these photos you can see our `camp' and Alan with Darren who is receiving a first prize ribbon from the judge. Notice Bobby's beautifully plaited tail and his hair ribbons :)