Another birthday has zoomed by and a whole year since writing to myself. I took a moment to reflect on that post to see how I’m tracking a year on (thighs you still disappoint me but hopefully my latest push at the gym will trim you up. And liver, I’m not sure I’m ready to […]
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
Over the last few weeks I have had the good fortune of being an armchair tourist. With several groups of friends currently overseas they have kept me, as indeed all of their social media followers, up to date with their adventures – not just a feed-full of selfies in front of famous tourist attractions – […]
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, […]
You’ve all heard of the expression ‘what goes around comes around’, well I’m at that age when certain fashion trends and lifestyle trends are in vogue once again, no more so than the humble record player. We still have our Rega Planar 2 (circa 1989) which we lugged around the world with us. It was […]
Today I was a tourist in my own backyard and it was fabulous. Chief had gone to earn a good honest crust as he so often does at the weekends and I’d been recommended a new place to explore which just happens to be on our doorstep. I saw it as an opportunity to have […]
Waking the Wombat