Tag: 2012

  • Christmas in Photos

    Christmas light panorama from Frederick Street, Randwick These are some of the other photos I took over the Christmas period. I had meant to post them before Christmas but didn’t get a chance to sort through them all in time, so I thought I’d post them now instead. Most of the photos are from around…

  • Have Yourself An Aussie Kind of Christmas

    Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating in their part of the world today. I hope you are having a wonderful day with your family and friends. To celebrate I thought I’d post another one of my Aussie Christmas songs. Last year I wrote Deck the Ute, an Aussie version of Deck the Halls, and this year…

  • Christmas Light Painting

    Lights shine brightly Under the moon’s Silent gaze: Christmas is here again This photo is from Frederick Street, about fifteen minutes away from where we live in Randwick. The houses in Frederick Street are well known locally for their Christmas displays; almost every house in the street gets into the festive spirit at this time…

  • O Christmas Tree

    Lights and carols Smiles everywhere But my heart misses you This Christmas Our Christmas tree for this year. We were going to buy a new tree as our old tree broke last year and this spare one is really a bit too small for all our ornaments but as we’re going to be moving soon,…

  • Randwick War Memorial

    The sounds of war Echo across The oceans of time: We remember Our local war memorial in High Cross Park, Randwick. I took this photo earlier today to mark Remembrance Day. The memorial was originally dedicated in 1925 and contains a scroll with the names of over four thousand Randwick residents who served in the…

  • Another Year Passes

    Another year passesI am olderBut no wiser:Life goes on I turned 28 yesterday. I don’t like much fuss over my birthday so I just had a fairly quiet day overall; I spent a few hours looking through some old photos and mementos (a bit of a birthday tradition), then had afternoon tea with my parents…

  • The Great Clock in the QVB

    Watching days Turn into years, Pass before 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…