Following some strong winds in Brisbane a couple of weeks ago, Chief was removing a large palm frond from the swimming pool when he noticed a little gecko floating on it. The little gecko scurried off when Chief tried to remove him and he ended up on the glass panels surrounding the pool. This gave […]
This week’s photo challenge –Unusual For this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, please post a photo that is unusual in some way for you, whether it be through technique, by subject, or in some other unique way. This theme is wide open to interpretation because only you know what is unusual to you. Here are a […]
My weekly photo challenge shot is one of Story Bridge spanning the Brisbane river. I took this on my Samsung Galaxy 8 about three weeks ago and I was pleased with how it turned out. Story bridge was opened in 1940 and connects Kangaroo Point with Fortitude Valley. It is the longest cantilever bridge in […]
Rain settling on a Bottlebrush (Callistemon). Credit goes to my daughter ‘Flossy’ for this super shot, captured on a family trip to Queensland. Last year saw an unusual migration of Caper White butterflies in Brisbane, having been blown further east than usual on their migration. Transient
Focus I had only been using my ‘proper’ camera for a few weeks and was totally experimenting with this shot. Chief and I were in Singapore and this was at Cheek by Jowl a modern Australian restaurant which is definitely worth a visit. The food was sensational but unfortunately my photography wasn’t. This was a play with […]
This is Max. Max had a brief encounter with Chief and they became instant friends. One evening a jogger knocked on our door clutching a huge dog collar with a black labrador attached to it. The jogger wanted to know if it was our escaped dog. We said ‘no’. The jogger didn’t have a mobile […]
And this is also Word of the Day for me! evanescent adjective soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing. moment in time. An Easter sunset captured in Belair, South Australia and one I knew I wouldn’t be seeing again for a while. Evanescent
This week, share a photo of something that says Heritage to you. I chose to focus on a tradition to which I don’t belong, but to which I’ve been exposed to; Having lived in Australia for just under twelve years, I have seen a fair amount of Aboriginal art, mainly in museums and galleries, and although I am […]
Whether it’s water or some other reflective surface, what have you seen recently that has changed your perspective on the view? This week’s photo challenge. Reflecting One evening a couple of weeks ago, Chief and I visited the the South Bank precinct in Brisbane heading to a new restaurant and while Chief took a business call, […]
Wanderlust “a strong desire to travel.” This week I can absolutely relate to David W’ and the surreal sensation of standing on the opposite side of the world to your usual abode. I experienced this 12 years ago when we arrived in Sydney en-route to our new home in Adelaide. After seeing the photos of the […]
Waking the Wombat