Friday 3 August, 2007
Lost love
Bondi in winter. Those creamy evenings. Sometimes I miss the place so much it's a physical ache. Whenever I go to Sydney I go down there, even if only for half an hour.


So, after a day's work, I drove down. It was almost too dark to take photos.

I always feel a bit sad when I'm there. The place has changed and I resent it, which is proprietorial of me. But the Icebergs weren't so fancy when I lived there, I can tell you.

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