Last October I took this photo in Exeter UK during our 'wall walk' -- a self-guided journey along the ancient Roman/medieval wall that once ringed the town, but which now meaders through the central city area. I love the composition of this image, which is almost exactly in thirds. It's a juxtaposition of crisp, living, … Continue reading Juxtaposition
Today I'm playing with the WordPress weekly photo challenge, where the theme is WINDOW. Now I daresay most participants will probably be focusing on what's on the other side of the window. Not me. For me it's all about the architecture. On my recent trip to the UK I found myself taking multiple photos of … Continue reading Four windows
I've been going through my holiday photos and found a couple that speak to this week's WordPress weekly photo challenge theme of COMMUNITY. These pictures are of the tiny and very picturesque fishing village of Clovelly on the northern coast of Devon. Fishing is a very community-oriented activity -- the villagers go out in the … Continue reading Fishing community
I'm playing with the WordPress weekly photo challenge today. The theme is to show a photo of a light source. Since my name means light, how can I go past this theme? After a quick review of appropriate photos, I choose to share the following... I could just keep on going and going with this … Continue reading Let there be light
When I was a kid, one of my favourite toys was a puggle. Nope, not some weird canine cross-breed, but something quintessentially Australian. A puggle is actually what they call baby platypuses and echidnas. They're cute little things. Not that I knew that then. Then, all I cared about was the little beanbag creature who … Continue reading My toy puggle
Almost every time I go down to Phillip Island I walk along the beach east into Cowes or west to Red Rocks beach... Or sometimes I take one of the walks along the rugged southern coast of the island, where the scenery is striking. Almost every time I walk, I snap some photos of the … Continue reading Weekly photo challenge: The Sea
I have the perfect photo for this week's photo challenge, for which the theme is Companionable.The challenge was laid down to us bloggers to avoid flinging more cat photos into the maelstrom of the Interwebs and so I have responded with... THIS!The above is me and a rather, er, large bottle of wine in the … Continue reading Weekly photo challenge ~ Companionable
I was flicking through a bunch of travel photos just last week and came across a pic of this fabulous sign, and made a mental note to drag it out if/when the WordPress weekly photo challenge called for a sign. Surprise! I didn't have to wait very long -- the blog gods clearly heard me, … Continue reading A good SIGN for a hungry traveller
A while back I shared my obsession with spiral-bound notebooks. Today it's all about their partners in crime -- PENS. Look at them! Aren't they pretty? None of these are expensive (in pen terms), but they are a step above the average disposable ballpoint. I have this many because, like most writers, I reach for … Continue reading A writer’s weapon — from above
One of the things that attracts me to fantasy as a genre is the ability to read about -- and, even better, create -- fantastical imaginary worlds that really sing themselves off the page. It's the chance to visit wondrous places that only exist in fiction, and I heartily wish I could go there for … Continue reading Culture, China travel photos and fantastical worlds
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