Last August I became a train commuter for the first time. Every job since the age of 17 I have driven to, with three exceptions – the first when I worked in the family restaurant, I walk up the garden path to that job; the second when I worked and lived in a hotel – […]
I could go all out with a huge gallery of photos as I love to snap the sunset; I wish I could pull myself out of bed early enough to capture the sunrise but at this moment in my life I find that a challenge on its own. I’ve decided on a selection that mean […]
Last Thursday I had one of THE best nights I’ve had in ages – it was such fun! Brisbane Pub Choir was celebrating its first birthday. A concept so simple, why haven’t we been doing this for years? As the website explains “pack yourself into a pub with hundreds of strangers, learn a song in […]
With our friends and family in the UK and Europe experiencing sub-zero temperatures and widespread snow, ice and blizzards, and us the subtropical heat of Brisbane, it stirred the question – would you rather be too hot or too cold? This question first came up when we were living in Adelaide. It was during the […]
Tour Guide Share with us an image, or two, or three, (or more!) of where you live. For bonus points, tell us what it is about the photo(s) that you love. I live in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland in Australia which IS a country, as well as a continent even if you don’t […]
This morning, I visited for the first time, the Lifeline Bookfest at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. Primarily a second-hand book sale which runs for nine days, the proceeds of which help to fund the Lifeline 24-hour Crisis Support Line and other suicide support services. In addition to books you can pick up magazines, […]
I’m kind of suffering from writer’s block but I’m not. There’s lots going on upstairs but I can’t seem to be able to sort it out enough to make something of it. For the last two months you’ve had nothing but weekly photo challenge posts from me and I’m sure this is not enough to […]
This week’s photo challenge is to make use of sizing, placement, and scale in your photos. Perhaps you live in a place with mountains, and want to highlight the size of the homes in relation to the dramatic landscape. Or, conversely, if you live in a city, how do the buildings change when you place […]
Your inspiration this week is windows. Use a window to frame your shot. Show us what you see out the window from the place where you usually blog, use a window to give structure to your photo, or make a window itself your subject. Windows
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 […]
Waking the Wombat