Category: Australia

  • The Great Clock in the QVB

    Days turn to yearsAs life passesBefore my eyes:Time waits for no one A belated Happy New Year to all of my friends and readers out there. I hope 2012 will be a good year for you and everyone close to you. Thank you to everyone who left comments and sent me emails over the New…

  • Cenotaph at Christmas

    Bronze soldiers Monuments to war From another time:We remember I was in the Sydney CBD yesterday, looking at the Christmas decorations and doing some late shopping. The crowds were awful, particularly in the shops, but the atmosphere was quite festive and pleasant and I actually had a lot of fun walking around, taking photos. I…

  • Blue Motorcycle

    Dirty Streets Whisper my name Fill me with longing To find my way home I took this photo last week. I saw the motorcycle out of the corner of my eye and took a quick photo without really thinking about it at the time but looking at it now, I find the contrast interesting, the…

  • Sydney Harbour Bridge and Ferry

    A Letter of Hope to Sydney Cove, near Botany BayErasmus Darwin (1789) Where Sydney Cove her lucid bosom swells Courts her young navies and the storm repels, High on a rock, amid the troubled air, Hope stood sublime, and wav’d her golden hair; Calm’d with her rosy smile the tossing deep, And with sweet accents…

  • We Wish You an Aussie Christmas

    Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. Hope you’re having a wonderful day wherever you are in the world. It was hot in Sydney today and we just spent a quiet day at home. We opened our presents in the afternoon – I got the new Stephen King which I’m looking forward to reading – and…

  • 5 Things (redux)

    5 Things (redux)

    So this is my first post in a little while. Actually in a long while when I think about it… I’ve barely updated this blog all year really. I’m sorry for that. I still see blogging as a major part of my writing life and I keep meaning to update more often. I’ve just had…

  • Christmas in Photos

    Christmas in Photos

    Merry Christmas to everyone who’s still celebrating in their part of the world. It’s just tipped over into Boxing Day here and everything’s starting to wind down. Christmas seems to come faster every year, then it’s over before you know it. We just had a quiet day this year; opened our presents in the afternoon…

  • Aussie Jingle Bells

    Aussie Jingle Bells

    It’s hard to believe it’s almost Christmas again, isn’t it? It doesn’t seem like that long ago since we were wrapping gifts and singing Christmas songs last year. 2009’s gone by so quickly. Or maybe I’m just getting older. I enjoy Christmas but for different reasons than I used to. I’m not religious anymore but…

  • Red Sun Rising

    Red Sun Rising

    The Sydney Harbour Bridge, blanketed by a red haze (photo: Ian Sanderson) Sydneysiders woke to a strange sight early this morning. A massive dust storm had swept across the state, blanketing Sydney in a plume of dust that stretched for over 600km. It turned the sky an eerie orange-red and I’ve never seen anything like…

  • The Temple of Learning

    The Temple of Learning

    Do you have a favourite past-time? Something you love to do at the end of the day to unwind? Perhaps you’re a movie buff or enjoy exercising at the gym. For me it’s reading. I don’t think there’s anything better than curling up with a good book at the end of a long day to…