Tag: haiku

  • Waverley Cemetery Panorama

    Stone tombs Looking outOver an endless ocean:They still remember Took this panorama looking out across Waverley Cemetery and the ocean during the Bondi to Bronte beach walk we did last week. It’s a very peaceful spot and one of my favourites along the entire walk; the view is spectacular and I often like to stop…

  • Bronte Beach Panorama

    Walking acrossAncient shores,Thinking of a time whenThis land was free Went for a walk with the wonderful @AlexandraRobin3 on Sunday and took this shot looking across Bronte Beach around midday, just before the beach started to fill up for the day. It was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun taking photos,…

  • Outside the Coach and Horses

    Bright lightsBusy streetsStretching without end: Will they lead me home to you? Looking across at the Coach and Horses Hotel in Randwick. The Coach and Horses is about five minutes from where I live and I often pass it on my way back home from a walk. It dates back to around 1859 and is…

  • The War Memorial at Dusk

    A list of names,All that survives Of a sad past: History repeats I took this photo a couple of days ago while going for a quick walk, just before dusk. I often find myself wandering past the local war memorial on my afternoon walks… it’s the main feature of a small, peaceful park in the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Christmas Rose

    A single rose Its fragile beauty, Slowly dying: All things must end I took this photo a couple of nights ago while looking at some of the Christmas lights around Randwick. This was taken outside one of the more brightly decorated houses in Frederick Street; the rose really stood out against all of the lights…

  • Another Christmas

    Another ChristmasA time of mirth and laughter:My heart misses you Listening to carols Thinking of old friends: Must be Christmas Again I took these photos on Thursday night in Bondi Junction. Every year the two Westfield centres are beautifully decorated for Christmas and this reindeer display is my favourite; it hangs down across all six…

  • Mossy Rocks

    Sitting by the sea,Watching a distant sun setOn another day  I took this photo on Wednesday afternoon near Bondi Beach. I’d just been to see the Sculptures by the Sea exhibit; it had been raining heavily all day and I was well and truly soaked but just as I reached the promenade overlooking the beach,…