Passing Fair

18 May 201717 May 2017

Passing Fair Awash in liquid sunlight, A trembling rose. At it's very apogee, A petal falling. A smile disingenuous, A broken springtime promise, About a golden summer, A cherry blossom…

Fragility

30 Jun 201630 Jun 2016

  Set sail my lad Ride the wind with delightful ease Set sail my lad Set out on white boats crimson clad Drifting o'er cerulean seas Embark to lands above the trees Set…

Photo 101 Gallery Post Share

19 Mar 201619 Mar 2016

Here is a compilation of the photos so far, two weeks into Photo 101. If you know how to create a gallery and want to share your own photos in…

Lazy Sunday – Flowers

21 Feb 2016

  Here is a little collection of some of my flower photos since I began this blog at the end of 2014. I hope they brighten your day. You may…

Lazy Sunday – Aussie Bush

10 Jan 201610 Jan 2016

At last the heat broke today and after a visit to a market on the edge of town I saw a sign pointing up into the hills for "Rolystone" and…

Monochrome

16 Sep 201516 Sep 2015

Oh my little camellia, You are so very green... and mottled. Sometimes I wonder if You are diseased. Weekly Photo Challenge; Monochromatic

Lazy Sunday – Perth

13 Sep 201513 Sep 2015

Wandering down to Fremantle and the ancient wooden bridge. Sunshine on the water. A boat bobbing along as a train runs overhead. Some fisherman creating arcs of light as their…

Lazy Sunday – Plum Blossoms

30 Aug 201530 Aug 2015

Here are 3 views of a plum tree already in full flower although it is still the last few days of winter in Perth. Already I can feel the warmth…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Cobweb

29 Aug 201530 Aug 2015

I, oblivious, Sweeping away merrily A small spider's dreams Welcome to TJ's Household Challenge! Last weeks prompt - Window led to some great perspectives from the talented Haikuists out there!…

Sour Puss

28 Aug 201528 Aug 2015

Dragged from the arms of Morpheus by some variety of mentally defective bird that appears to see 3.30am and pitch blackness as the natural time to warble cheerfully outside my…

Lazy Sunday – Photo Feature

16 Aug 201516 Aug 2015

It is that time of the week again and I do hope you are not a victim of the dreaded "Sunday Trading" and can spend Sunday as you wish. Here…

Weird Fruit of a Humid Climate

30 Jul 201530 Jul 2015

Visiting the Cu Chi tunnels was a strange and very sad experience while visiting Vietnam. It was also extraordinarily surreal as we started the tour with a 30 minute ancient…

Paris and the Jardin des Tuileries

26 Jul 20155 Sep 2015

Autumn in Paris and a stroll through the Tuileries led us back to the Louvre. These two figures the only other strollers and we enjoyed the sense of solitude as…

TJ’s Household Haiku Challenge – Weeds

25 Jul 201525 Jul 2015

Raindrops fell on weeds Transforming unwanted leaves Into gem caskets This was a nasturtium that sprang up in a crack in the driveway. I actually love nasturtiums but they do…

Tree Cathedral

17 Jul 201517 Jul 2015

One of the avenues in Versailles is bordered by matching rows of ancient trees. Whether by nature or design I cannot tell, but the upper branches all bend toward the…