Category: Life

  • Ripper Little Christmas (an Aussie Christmas Song)

    I finished writing another of my Aussie Christmas song earlier today. I left it a bit later than I wanted to this year but I’m glad I got it done. This is my eighth song now and this year I settled on doing an Aussie version of Holly Jolly Christmas called Ripper Little Christmas. I…

  • Sitting by the Tree

    Lights, music Gifts under the tree: Another Christmas Has come again Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating today. I hope you have a wonderful day with much joy and laughter and have a peaceful rest of the year. I took this photo last night for a bit of festive fun. I was trying to think of…

  • Self Portrait in Black and White

    Sometimes I wonderWho I am in this strange world?I am simply me I took this photo as a bit of an experiment. I’ve been playing around with flash in my spare time, trying out some different settings and ideas so I know I’ve got a few more styles to default to for portraits when I need them. I’ve…

  • Sunset Reflections

    Reflections stretch Across the lake As I sit and think About the world I took this photo a couple of days ago. It was the day after the US election and I went down to the lake in Belmont to try to clear my thoughts. I’m not going to say too much about the election…

  • Pigeons Above the Gate

    Life isFull of surprises ~ We must try to welcome them When they come The weather has been really weird around Newcastle lately. We’ve had some really nice, warm days and then some bitterly cold, wet ones – sometimes we’ve had both in the same day and it’s been very frustrating. That’s pretty much what…

  • Across the Lake

    The passage of timeMarks us all differentlyBut leaves none behind I took this photo at the same time as the ones in my last post. It was a lovely sunset and as the light started to fade afterward, the lake started to become quite ethereal and very beautiful so I used my tripod and an ND…

  • Sunset Silhouette

    The world seemsSo quietAs I watch the sun set On another day I took these photos a couple of days ago in Belmont. It was a beautiful sunset and I wanted to include a human element to contrast with the colours. No one else was around though so I used a timer to take a few photos…

  • Still Water, Purple Sky

    A warm Spring breezeCaresses my face;I think of youAnd remember It was a lovely day today and I went for a walk along the Belmont lakefront in the evening to see if I could catch the sunset. Unfortunately it clouded over a bit but the light was beautiful and very soft, which was great for…

  • Water on the Rocks

    Nature’s full power Can be a terrible thing But beautiful too It was very windy this afternoon and the water was very choppy on the lake when I went for a walk earlier to watch the sun go down. I tried taking a few photos of the water but the choppiness made the images seem…

  • Tai Chi by the Lake

    It was a lovely day today and I went for a walk along the lakefront this afternoon to take a few photos of the sun setting over the water. While there I spotted this man practicing Tai Chi. He was very graceful and a lot of people stopped to watch him as they passed by.…