Category: Life

  • Santa Matey (an Aussie Christmas song)

    I didn’t get a chance to do an Aussie Christmas song last year but I thought I’d do it again this year. I wanted to do a fun song and Santa Baby was one of the first songs that came to mind. It’s just such a fun, cheeky song and I could immediately see how…

  • RIP Phillip Hughes

    Incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Phil Hughes today. He seemed like a lovely young man and was incredibly talented… 25 is much too young to be taken from us. Like everyone at the moment my thoughts are with his family and friends, and also with Sean Abbott. It must be incredibly difficult…

  • Morning in Swansea

    Sitting with my thoughts My mind wanders to past times And where you are now I was in Swansea for an appointment this morning and had some time to kill, so I went for a quick walk along the waterfront near the bridge. It was very peaceful and the water was this incredible clear blue.…

  • Spider Moon

    In the dark of night A spider waits patiently For its prey to come This spider has taken up residence on our back veranda for the last couple of weeks. I’m usually a bit squeamish about spiders and would have tried to shoo it away by now but I’ve left it alone as it’s not…

  • Sydney Twilight

      Oh harbour city Look how your beauty sparkles As the night sets in I took this a few weeks ago, looking toward Sydney Tower and the Sydney CBD from near Queens Park. It was a beautiful clear evening and I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time.Photo details: Olympus…

  • Branch in Black and White

    We are all branches onThe tree of life;We blow withThe winds of change This is from a tree just outside my flat. It’s quite a small tree with very fragile, spindly branches and I noticed it blowing madly in the wind a few days ago while taking some sunset photos. I really liked the silhouette…

  • Sunrise 31/07/2014

    Goodbye grandmotherThank you for your loveAnd laughter;We will miss you Beautiful sunrise this morning. My mother and I stayed with my grandfather last night and I took this from his balcony. My grandmother passed away on Tuesday morning. It was a big shock to all of us and very sad but it is a bit of…

  • Moonrise Reflections

    The moon hangs over Houses, trees, grass – I am home But feel far away A couple of shots of the moon from my back veranda. I took the first photo yesterday evening as the moon rose and the sun set; I loved the colours and the way the birds were beginning to nest. I…

  • By the Wharf

    Clouds hover, birds call Water laps against the shore ~ Peace is far away I took this while walking along Belmont wharf recently. It was a very overcast day and poured with rain shortly after I took the photo and I got absolutely drenched! It came out well though and I was happy catching the…

  • Bronte Beach Sunset

    Two birds flyOver the oceanAs the sun setsOn another day I took this photo a couple of weeks ago while I was in Sydney for a couple of days. These two beautiful multicoloured birds came out of nowhere and circled the beach for several minutes. Everyone just stopped what they were doing and stared at…