TJ’s Household Haiku – Water lilies

4 Dec 2016

The water lilies Drift like twilight clouds sun kissed Across the ocean Welcome to TJ's Household Haiku from lovely Paris! I have taken up art classes and have been playing…

French Friday

29 Jul 201629 Jul 2016

This was what I envisaged when I started paneling my dining room. I thought I could whip up something similar with the little box of water colors and a brush…

Pair

31 Mar 201631 Mar 2016

Constantin Brâncuși: Bird in Space Several forms of this iconic sculpture were made. These two are paired in the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra and make a striking photo.…

TJ’s Household Haiku – Shadows

27 Feb 201629 Feb 2016

Are we but shadows Dancing on a sunlit wall Until the sun fades? This week I am writing from our nation's capital, Canberra where I am spending a few days…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Art

20 Feb 201620 Feb 2016

Stretched within a frame A glimpse of another world Forever springtime Howdy folks! It's Saturday (again?!!!!) and naturally it is time for a haiku! The prompt today is "art". You…

Tuesday Textures

9 Feb 20169 Feb 2016

This is a series of images I took walking to work today. I am becoming more and more interested in how light affects the look of mundane items and how…

Lazy Sunday – Vibrant Kulcha

31 Jan 201631 Jan 2016

  As those who have been so kind as to cast their eyes over my ramblings will know, I live in Perth, Western Australia. It has much to recommend it.…

All for Nothing

8 Dec 20158 Dec 2015

Monsieur D’Aubignay looked contentedly at his face in the pier glass. Behind his immaculate figure was reflected the exquisite Art Nouveau details of his delightful apartment on the Rue Cardinal Lemoine.…

French Friday – Louvre

31 Oct 201531 Oct 2015

Endlessly fascinating, I have been fortunate to visit the Louvre a number of times. One continuous two day stint still saw us running through galleries at the end and all…

Stravinsky Fountain – Paris

15 Sep 201515 Sep 2015

Writing 101 suggests using a quote for today's prompts. Who more sensible to quote than Salvador Dali? "Since I don't smoke, I decided to grow a mustache - it is…

Jeudi Joyeuse

3 Sep 201521 Sep 2015

For sheer decorative bravura you cannot but admire the spectacular balconies and stained glass dome of the Galleries Lafayette, Paris. The Art Nouveau splendour is a joy to behold and…

Aux armes, citoyens! Rise up!

17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015

Rise up citizens, to save civilisation with human kindness Ronovan's of Ronovan Writes has offered this week's prompts of Rise and Save. One of the most enduring symbolic actions of the French Revolution was…

Paris or bust!

13 Aug 201513 Aug 2015

If you see Paris, unmoved, like a classic bust, your heart must be stone This was one of my first blog post photos the first I took on my first trip to…

50 shades of grey – Fog

5 Aug 20155 Aug 2015

Fog does not lend itself to strict geometric forms but the foggy reflections cast by a sculpture in our local Art Centre produced a peculiar monotone kaleidoscope on the wall which…

Tiny things of exquisite beauty

9 Jul 20159 Jul 2015

Silently the buds Wait and watch the bolder blooms Loudly shout their joy As you may or may not know, in my other existence I speak Japanese. Now some readers of this blog may cry...…