As I write this, the #1 son is sitting in one of these seats, and he's about two-thirds of the way from Sydney to Melbourne. He should be just about to stop here at Wangaratta:
 

 

but he's on his way to a rather different venue; Southern Cross Station at Melbourne:

 

I am enjoying a quiet afternoon at home, after having taken a day's leave to take my mother for her 6-weekly eye injection for treatment of macular degeneration. It's rather bizarre that at 83, and having just had a cataract removal, she has 20-20 vision without glasses, and I'm 30 years younger and can't go anywhere without my glasses on. Oh well, maybe I'll be lucky enough to get cataracts too.

I'm feeling in a good mood because I've just unpacked three audio-books (2nd hand) that have just arrived from the USA for me. I've acquired: