Is the plural of penis, penii or penises, whatever...

We were all at this most funky but fabulous dumpling joint in Chinatown Melbourne off Little Bourke Street, at a restaurant called (what else but 'Shanghai Dumpling'). It was crowded, railway-station grade noisy and reminiscent of Wan Chai in Hong Kong. In this packed space there was this long table with wild women celebrating a girl's night out, a hen party for a soon-to-be bride. Yup, that's right she was wearing this penis hair band (with intermittent flashing lights!) and more. I couldn't resist a shot of this innocent face....

Andrew Maccora

Andrew Maccora, owner of Malt + restauranteur, gourmet chef, chocolatier and passionate foodie.
A good friend and a source of culinary inspiration, here with some of his chocolate porn. Sweet...
Oh, and by the way, he always carries his fiendish smile and happiness around.

It's summer, and it's hot, hot..

Koko epitomizes how we all felt on that super hot day in mid February. Here he's cooling off in the drinking water pail at the park. They call the parks 'reserves' here in Oz.

Tia on wheels

Kodak Brownie

A Kodak Brownie! Remember it? My first camera. I was delighted to see this (with it's quirky lights) - it was magic. It made visual dreams and the stuff of imagination. It sort of dates me, but it distilled the essence of our ability to reproduce that moment with something so fundamentally basic. This one was in a shop window in Barkly Street at St. Kilda. As a sort of prop-like window dressing - not capturing images anymore, just triggering that nostalgic past. I'm not getting maudlin or anything, just reminiscing.....