I know this is sacrilege in Sydney ...

[blamebrampton]

But after the first five minutes,  fireworks are just loud, smoky and annoying. And we just had about $5million-worth of them explode over the city. I think I am jaded ...

That said, the 'creation storm' effect they had before the actual fireworks was very cool, we drove through it on the way home from seeing dear darling friends in the far north of the city. It was like lightning, the sort that comes rolling in with the storms after a hot stinking summer day, with pounding thunder following.

After all that, I have a kitty cuddled against me and another who keeps running in to check everything is still all right. Sweet silly kitties!

So far, 2009 is very pleasant and calm. Here's to another 364.925 days of the same!

Comments

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

It was very much 'seen it before' wasn't it? We only switched on a few minutes before 12, and of course, the only coverage we got here was of Sydney - when I wouldn't have minded seeing Melbourne's. As it was, we got a ring side seat for about 100,000,000Yen worth of illegal asian fireworks set off in our front yard for more than 40 minutes. My trees are not alight, and my cats fail to be impressed; about as impressed as I was. *grrr*

That being said - Happy New Year!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Poor kitties! Mine were just holding out under the onslaught from the harbour (Cookie under the spare bed, Mon sitting on my feet) but then the neighbours started blowing things up in sympathy, and they were VERY unhappy!

Happy New Year to you, too!