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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
This week’s photo challenge is to share an image that means “earth” whether it’s a panorama of a landscape that takes your breath away, a close-up revealing a detail in nature, or another scene that honors the outdoors, as we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. I took this photograph a couple of […]
This week’s photo challenge is to share a photo that depicts your interpretation of “security.” While there are several interpretations I could have posted for this, I chose the photograph I took when visiting Penang a couple of years ago; scores of lovers have secured their love for each other at Love Lock, Penang Hill. Chief […]
Living in tropical Queensland there is an abundance of lush green tropical plants and vegetation which appears so vibrant against the deep blue sky. It IS Easy Being Green!
South Australia boast some of the best wineries in Australia and maybe the world (I’m a tiny bit modest.) One of our favourite day trips as newbies, way back in 2005, was discovering these world class wineries, some of which were off the beaten track and off the sealed road. We drove around this bend in […]
The city of Brisbane in Queensland Australia was built on a river – the Brisbane River (why complicate matters?) The river and the city are a good match and without it, Brisbane would be odd – no river taxis and nocity cats, no paddle steamer and no mangroves. It has several different skylines as the […]
Waking the Wombat