More photos from Canberra.

The first one is another view of the Captain Cook water spout, this time in calm conditions with a lovely blue sky to set it off.......



.....while another fountain within sight of the spout commemorates his voyages.



There are some magnificent buildings in Canberra - this one is the National Library where a niece of mine used to work.......



.....while this one is the High Court of Australia. Inside one of he courtrooms there is a beautifully hand woven tapestry of the Australian Coat of Arms, made by the Victorian Tapestry Workshop. Being a spinner and weaver myself, I just had to go and have a look at it on a previous visit to this building but at the time I wasn't as interested in photography as I am now - so no photo...... Next time !



The Black Mountain Communications Tower. The interesting thing about this and the flagstaff on the top of the new Parliament Building is that they appear to be at different angles ..... one of them seems to be leaning slightly out of alignment with the other.



Two of our black swans on Lake Burley Griffin. The parent swan had been grooming itself before I rudely interrupted it which is why one leg is draped over its back.



I'm not too sure what this is meant to represent but it floats high in the air above a street not far from the Lake.



Canberra is a real show piece city and was purpose built as a National Capital but some people say that it is a city without a heart. Our Prime Minister must think the same because instead of living in The Lodge (his official residence), he commutes to and from Sydney where he lives in Kirribilli House, just across the Harbour from the Opera House.