Celebrations

It’s that time of year, I know. Celebrations abound. This year we had to make some decisions to prioritise which celebrations to focus on, because we knew that we can’t do it all. So, for one, would we celebrate our …

Every new season

Every new season offers something new, something you may have forgotten from the year before. Signs of what has been dormant, quietly sustaining itself, waiting for the right time to explode in colour, life and show. It’s a good reminder …

Melting away

This morning came with quite a frost. My wife announced as she passed by myself and the napping puppy. Oh! My mind awoke properly. That could mean a layer of ice on the bird bath! And some interesting macro shots! …

Full Bloom

Sometimes it takes a really harsh cut back to return to bloom. This series is in honour of my mother-in-law Liz, who bravely pruned our roses for us when she was last here – and was a little worried she’d …

The Baker that got baked

My great great uncle was murdered and eaten by cannibals. 1867. In my recent trip to Fiji I stayed with direct descendants of the Chief who killed and ate him. This part of my family history seems to reverberate through …

Spring returns

With Spring’s return this year, I was laid up in bed with some kind of cold/flu thing that prevented me from standing for more than a few minutes at a time. Days later, when I merged myself back into the …

Mighty Monstera

Having the nick name swiss cheese plant could be another reason it has my attention!

A friend’s garden

This is the magical land of Karolina Artist. In this haven, lives all sorts of imaginings, many fluorescent in vibrance. It is mystical, magical and an ode to the beauty and creativity of it’s owner. I had the great pleasure …

2018 Got there, but it was hairy.

2018. Wow, it goes by in a flash, squeezes you of all your energy and then leaves you spat out to recover on your holidays! At least that’s how it felt this year, perhaps due to not being at my …

Nature’s Abstract

In two days, I start putting up my photographic work for an exhibition, a joint venture with Susan Nethercote, called ‘Nature’s Abstract‘. I have admired Susan’s work with paint for some time and it dawned on us that we really …