Southbanked

Spent a wonderful mother/daughter Saturday enjoying cultural pursuits at Southbank Parklands - the State Library & Queensland Art Gallery - as well as a spot of degustation & market browsing/shopping, of course! 

Scroll down to see how the day unfolded... & what we wore...

View of the upside down elephant statue from the State Library window wall...

Joanne ascending the stairs in a green coated silk shift with bubble hemline & bronze embellishment by Holmes & Fallon, purchased a few years ago from Green Tangerine at Paddington & a pair of bronze leather kitten-heeled sandals with sparkly t-bar straps by Bare Traps at Simona Ricci while carrying a black vinyl Jag handbag.

Checking out the "Distant Lines" Exhibit (a montage of images exploring the Queensland World War 1 & 2 experience) & the Talbot Family Treasures Wall...

Sitting pretty outside the Philip Bacon Heritage Gallery wearing a printed cotton/sateen Anthea Crawford empire-line dress with a deep v-neckline & folded waist detail, feet ensconced in a pair of black leather & elastic gladiator sandals with ankle straps by Novo & holding a small, bright orange vinyl cross-body bag from Colette by Colette Hayman in my lap. Minimal jewellery, to match the casual vibe of the day - a stack of colourful "threaded" bangles in varying shapes (circles, squares) & patterns (block colour, stripes) from Tree of Life taking up space on my right forearm.

Giving peace a chance...

Trying my hand at making origami stars for the "Peace & Quiet" Exhibition...

Treating ourselves to a Lemon Meringue Pie & Chocolate Pistachio Slice with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at The Library Cafe before washing it all down with a piping hot Chai Latte in a signature Mantle & Moon wide mug.

Courtyard statue gazing at the Queensland Art Gallery...

"Mr Percival & Friends" (as I like to call them)

Traversing the "Infinity Pool"

Stopping for some delicious American-style "Sliders" at Grill'd

"Street Art" above the Saturday Markets...

Handbags, Beach Bags & Sun Hats... everything required for Summertime in Queensland!

Sandy Toes

Fragrant Frangipanis

Rock Pool Relaxation

Water Playground

Confucius: a famed teacher, editor, politician & philosopher of the Spring & Autumn period of Chinese history. Statue generously donated by the people of China to commemorate Queensland's 150th Birthday.

Permaculture Garden

Man's Best Friend...

Water Lillies

Water Dragons

Fig Tree Playground

"Street Art" Shadows reminiscent of two of my favourite little people - Jeremy & Oliver!

Refreshing Strawberry Iced Tea in a Jar

Beautiful Bougainvillea Arches

Peace, Love & Happiness screen-printed pillowcase in a vibrant shade of red - a freebie from the State Library "Making Peace" Exhibition... a hit with a certain spoilt Spoodle too!

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