Category: Photography

  • In Front of the Tree

    Carols and lightsJoy and laughterAnother ChristmasIs here again A few photos I took by my tree last night. I try to do at least one nice photo with the tree each year to keep track of the years going by. This year I found my Spock Christmas hat so I thought I’d use that for something…

  • I’m Dreaming of an Aussie Christmas

    So it’s almost Christmas again. I finished another of my Aussie Christmas songs earlier. This is my seventh song now and this year I thought I’d do an Aussie version of I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas. I chose it as it’s one of those songs everyone knows so hopefully it’ll be easy to follow, and…

  • Hello Spidey

    Life is short;You must spinA web of wonderFor the whole world to see This guest was waiting for me when I arrived home the other day. It had made a web for itself near my washing line. Glad I didn’t walk into it. It’s an Argiope keyserlingi, or a St Andrew’s Cross spider. They’re known…

  • Dusk on the Lake

    I was in Belmont for a few days last week and went for a nice walk along the lake a couple of evenings ago. The sun had almost finished setting and there was a beautiful dusk light that was perfect for photos. I was deliberately trying to play with silhouettes and patterns with the photos.…

  • The Bird and the Mountains

    Across the water Mountains rise Telling the story Of this young land This is another shot from our New Zealand trip earlier this year. We stayed near Lake Taupo for a couple of days and I took this while we were there, looking across at the mountains. It was a beautiful day and I was lucky…

  • Seagulls by the Lake

    I wish I could fly Like a bird over water And leave life behind This was taken in Belmont the other week, at the same time as the other two photos I posted a little while ago. The seagulls are always very friendly there and make for some good subjects. I was mostly just experimenting…

  • Looking Towards Bag End

    Peace: The sound of birds chirping Children laughing And the wind in the trees I spent some time today going back through some of the photos I took in New Zealand earlier this year. I’ve been meaning to for a while as I took a lot of photos over there but the thought of going…

  • Along Belmont Wharf

    Walking by the water My mind drifts back To past joys And simpler times I was in Belmont for the day recently and took a couple of photos near the wharf, looking across the lake. It’s a beautiful spot for photography and I’m happy with how they came out. I particularly like the black and white…

  • A Sign in Wallsend

      And on the 8th day God created the iPhone, so Humankind could talk to Him whenever they wanted. Then on the 9th day He created private numbers to stop them from bugging him and was never heard from again. I was doing some shopping in Wallsend yesterday and saw this sign at the Wallsend…

  • Chantilicious

    To sleep all day And eat, and play, And be loved: A cat’s life is for me This is Chanti. Chanti is one of my partner’s cats and has been living with us in Newcastle for the last few months. She’s the most beautifully natured cat; extremely sweet and loyal and she particularly loves laying…