I'm on the plane to Melbourne tomorrow for 2 days.  And am currently pacing my house in frustration and annoyance at myself (and at the fact that no one phoned me when it was discovered 20 mins after I checked out) because I've just discovered that I have left my D4's battery charger in Scone.  There are some that might reassure me that the battery having 2 bars left on it is ok, and I shouldn't be recharging it anyway yet, but I hate going into a Group 1 meeting with my camera not fully charged..  So I'm furious with myself.  It was the tiredness of Sunday that saw me leave it there.  Does it serve me right for sneaking a little top up charge to the battery, when this is supposed to be a no-no?  Can't ask, so I don't know.... I've put in a call to one of my mates at the paper, and he gave me the number of another paper photographer, and so I'm hoping that someone will be able to bring one along, but I couldn't raise him when I phoned.  Will...

I'm sitting in the car with Jessica while Heath is at soccer training. He's in the next pitch over and the light is dimmer and I have trouble making him out. And Jessica and I find it too cold to stand and watch on the sidelines. My eyes are beginning to struggle a tiny bit in dim light. Too many hours squinting through a view finder, and then negative and/or computer screen I guess. These days when we drive on the highway I prefer to have the trip over and done with by dark. Particularly when there's no back up driver. And sadly more often than not there is no one to share the driving with. I have to try to remember to watch Gerard Whateley's football show at 7.30pm tonight (please don't ask me to remember what it's called, I know you know I cannot remember it), and watch the announcement of which stallion has been chosen for the great Black Caviar, in what will be her first year at stud. Black Caviar is not an ordinary horse, is she? She is Extraor...

Yes.  I'm still updating and catching up. Here are some more potentially famous babies, with their equally famous mummies..  Pictured is Miss Right Note (dam of Pierro) with her new filly by Street Cry.  And then Accessories with her filly by Exceed and Excel.  The latter being a full sister to Helmet, and half sister to Bullbars, and 3/4 sister to Epaulette. Helmet's little sister. The full sister to Helmet Accessories and her filly by Exceed and Excel Accessories.  Dam of Helmet, Bullbars and Epaulette. Accessories.  Dam of Helmet, Bullbars and Epaulette. Helmet's little sister (Exceed and Excel - Accessories).  Photo by Darren Tindale. Helmet's little sister.  Photo by Darren Tindale Bronwen Healy, coming back with Benfica.  Photo by Darren Tindale. Working in the field.  Benfica gets up close and personal with Pinkie, before trying to bite her.... Miss Right Note.  Dam of Pierr...