Roses are red, violets are blue, today’s my birthday but the gifts are for you. I’m 53 years old young today. Hip, hip, hooray, where have the years gone? I still feel 21. Yep, except my need for reading glasses, dodgy memory and aching bones tells me otherwise. Falling off a bike recently didn’t help … More Gifts from Blogging
A photographic and poetic interpretation of Emptiness, drawing on our road trek into outback Australia last year. … More Emptiness
Australia is huge and it would take a lifetime to see it all. I know, I’m stating the obvious. With a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres, a coastline spanning 25,760 kilometres and 20 percent of our land classed as desert there’s a lot of sublime nothingness to explore. My latest published article focuses on some of that vastness on … More Crossing the Land of Plenty
Wild terrain surrounds the meticulously maintained historic treasure of Walhalla. We revisit after many years. … More Walhalla Walkabout
There’s something about the rush of wind in your hair when you’re cycling that’s totally invigorating. That is, until you find yourself face down on the ground.
Did someone tilt the screen? I’m standing still but the world’s spinning around me. I’ve been battling an annoying case of vertigo for about five months now. Getting out of bed, looking up, lifting, bending down, reaching high for stuff, driving … ordinary, simple things that make me feel as though I’m upside down on … More A Matter of Balance
The Cliffs of Canunda on the Limestone Coast in South Australia are breath takingly beautiful, stark and remote. They also proved to be a pictorial inspiration for this post. … More Messages from the Edge
“Warning: my train of thought might be missing a few tracks … I’ve reached an age where it often leaves without me.” Don’t get me wrong, I love train travel. There’s something romantic about being cocooned inside a carriage watching life roll by, however these days things aren’t quite as simple as they used to … More Catching that Overthinking Train
So often on road trips we drive past the same exit, repeatedly, without questioning what could be there. We’re so focused on our destination that we miss little gems. However, on our way home from Yanakie and Wilsons Prom recently, in no rush and hankering for a coffee, we decided to detour into the tiny … More Loch off the Highway
Some camp spots are worth revisiting, more than once. I think Yanakie, on the doorstep of Wilsons Promontory National Park, takes the record for the amount of times we’ve been back in two years. Last weekend was trip number five, an impromptu overnighter and a prelude to hubby’s birthday this Friday. It’s a special place … More Date night at the Prom
