.... Or is it the bow? It's been a few years since I snapped this photo and I believe that this was the captain's quarters, which would no doubt have been at the bow. Maybe some of you Aussies can tell us.

Hi Kate from Sydney, I just did another of your pictures of Sculptures by the Sea from today's kids Sudoku puzzles. Are all these sculptures permanent, or were they temporary installations? I've never been a huge fan of modern sculpture but most of these are wonderful. Are they scattered around Sydney's beaches or concentrated in one area? You have a wonderful eye for an intriguing pictures.

Hi Kay, The captain's quarters were in the stern where the vessel is wider and the windows would not be continually bashed by waves.

Thanks, Bev. I should know that I need to go with my first impression! Now I feel like a bit of a dodo.

Kay for the Captains perspective. This ship certainly has a lot of history!

Hi Kay, that was fun! Whatever you do, do NOT feel you have cornered the market on feeling like a dodo - I wasn't going to confess my dopiness, but the way the puzzle is cut, I was convinced that a black piece (the lantern bottom) was stuck on the brown piece (the top of the border between the More...

Wait! That was you with the coffee, Kay! Pretty please, just a bit?

Wonderful photo & puzzle, thanks Kay. I'd agree with you surmises about it being the Capt's cabin & in the bow!
Hi Bev. It's an annual event. I submitted them last year in Nov after I'd been to see it. I resubmitted them in Oct this year because none had appeared, but I forgot to put More...

OK, is this snow we're looking out upon? Or am I nuts? Could be both, of course.

You're not nuts, Judy, but rest assured that it's not snow! It's just the glare of the sun on the water and shoreline, as seen from inside the darkish cabin on the ship. This photo was taken in summer.

Thanks, Kay -- that makes sense! Night, sweetie!

I just completed my first upside down puzzle and even after I turned it around, I still could not figure out what I was looking at!! Thank goodness for all your comments. Have a great day!!