Winter has began in the garden and inside
Winter has hit us hard this year. I know we don’t get winters like many people around the world, in that it doesn’t snow and compared to some countries doesn’t get that cold. Then again […]
Winter in the Garden
It has been so cold around here and we have had so many frosts. It is surprising that anything is growing, but growing it is.
Do I need to plan videos for YouTube?
This is a question I’ve been asking myself, really, do I need to plan videos for YouTube? I have been doing it a bit ad-hoc.
Floral Friday – raindrops on petals
It’s been a while since I did a Floral Friday post and it seemed like a good idea to look at raindrops on petals. Some photos I took earlier in the year.
Floral Friday on a Saturday
It is getting bad here as I am doing my floral Friday post on a Saturday. I’m getting so involved in my house and kitchen so much that I’m not finding a lot of time […]
Monochrome Madness – Remembering Stormy Skies
As Melbourne is shrouded in smoke I thought it would be nice to do a post about remembering stormy skies for Monochrome Madness.
Floral Friday – Back to my garden
We haven’t been to my garden for floral Friday for a while and I thought it might be nice to get back into it. Still, not a lot going on.
Weekend Wanderings – Alowyn Gardens through the Holga Lens
This morning I ran a macro class at Alowyn Gardens and once it was done I took some photos for Weekend Wanderings of the place through the Holga Lens.
Boat Cruise around Doubtful Sound
When I did the boat cruise around Doubtful Sound with Real Journeys I did a blog post, but at the time I promised to do another one that would be more detailed. This is that […]
New Zealand Wanderings Day 9 – Invercargill
Today sees us in Invercargill on Day 9 of my New Zealand Wanderings. This is going to be quick and I will explain more soon.
New Zealand Wanderings Day 8 – Doubtful Sound
Day 8 of our New Zealand Wanderings was very wet as we explored Doubtful Sound. We did the boat cruise with Real Journeys to Doubtful Sound, but it was so wet and rained the whole […]
New Zealand Wanderings Day 1 – Arthur’s Pass
Today was really day 1 of our New Zealand Wanderings and we attempted to do some photography through Arthur’s Pass. We have ended the day at Hokitika and are feeling okay, maybe a little disappointed, […]
Around Home – Banyule Flats
Photographing around home has to be a good thing and for me that includes a place called Banyule Flats. It is a quick walk away from me.
Floral Friday – A few flowers from the garden
This time of the year can be so depressing for macro photography, then again if you look you can find some beautiful flowers. So, for today’s Floral Friday I found a few flowers from the […]
Weekend Wanderings – Melbourne Flower and Garden Show
For today’s Weekend Wanderings I thought I would give you a look around some of the exhibits at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden show. For most of the days I went I was using […]
The city from a boat
This image is, from my day of sailing with Take It Easy, has been a hard one to do. The buildings were really flat and trying to get more detail into them and make them […]
Floral Friday: Flowers in the Rain
A couple of weeks ago I was at Alowyn Gardens taking photos of the flowers before and after the rain. Water drops on flowers are fantastic, they really bring out the colours of the flowers.
Floral Friday: Rain on Flowers
It is wet in Melbourne, really wet. The forecast is for heavy rain over the next few days, flash flooding and more flooding. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I mean the way we […]
Silent Sunday – Wet Melbourne Streets
Taken the other night when the streets were really wet.
Floral Friday – A rain soaked Daisy
It has been raining here quite a bit and the flowers in the garden are suffering from it a bit. They seem a bit soaked, or drenched, not sure. It is also nice to see […]