Take a moment

3 Mar 2018

Take a moment, just to breathe. A second just to see, Listen for a little while, Touch... infinity. I took this photo in St Malo on my last trip. The…

A Sonnet – Where Went the Summer?

30 May 201730 May 2017

Where didst the lovely summer go? Into the dark long passing. Why now the green field palled with snow? The grey clouds all amassing.   What for the springtime turned athwart? The…

Harmony

6 Mar 20166 Mar 2016

Here is a little gallery of my more harmonious photographs in response to the Daily Post Weekly Photo challenge. The theme? Surprise! "Harmony". Hope you are enjoying a lazy Sunday!…

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…

Wildlife Wednesday

25 Nov 201525 Nov 2015

This 4 inch wide huntsman spider was on the bedroom wall the other night. I would like to point out that we Aussies are known for our capacity for  playing superhero types…

Seagulls

19 Nov 201527 Jun 2016

The Opportunists Waiting on a sky blue wall For the wind to change Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners

Sea Eagle

17 Nov 2015

A sea eagle waits On a driftwood covered rock A splash of color A few weeks ago I traveled by boat to a little island just off our coast. On the far…

Wildflower Wednesday

11 Nov 201511 Nov 2015

These Australian Native Flowers are really quite small but looked pretty up close. A quick blaze of glory and then they vanish as the plant prepares for the long hot…

In Bloom – Haiku

10 Nov 2015

In the golden reeds Suddenly a withered tree Has cranes for blossoms It happened at last! Ronovan had two prompt words that forced me to take a new picture. "Cranes and…

Wildflower Wednesday – Country Lane

4 Nov 2015

Here is another photograph of the wildflowers in bloom at King's Park in Perth. September is the month for floral treats and the profusion of flowers is stunning. Wildflower Wednesday…

Lazy Sunday – Careful

25 Oct 201525 Oct 2015

The wonder of modern cameras, and phones is that even the more affordable models allow you to take macro shots. Looking carefully at something shows you a whole new world…

Lazy Sunday Black Swans

11 Oct 201511 Oct 2015

Well here we are on another lazy Sunday. These are a few shots of our native black swans on the main river that runs through Perth. The swans cluster about…

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 – 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…

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…