Well I have been in front of the computer for a few days now...well mostly. It seems my reading glasses are the reason for having even more difficulty with seeing clearly for extended times than usual! So I ordered new ones and am waiting on them to arrive from the optometrist. In the mean time... Continue Reading →
I am still trying to play catch up after what seems more time away from home than here. This includes filing and cataloging all my digital photos onto external hard drives. Eventually I also do a gold cd/dvd back up about twice a year. I love digital photography but there was always a more permanent... Continue Reading →
Spent a lovely morning in Ballina this morning catching up with a old friend and her family...sunny warm day and not too hot...but windy - I actually like windy days! Took a couple of photos over the Richmond River at high king tide with seagull flying against the wind.
Five years ago we put in some paths for disabled access so we could bring my mother-in-law home from her nursing home for regular day trips and in the process we added a new section that was made up using larger smooth rocks near my studio shed. I bought a Grass tree - Xanthorrhoea sp... Continue Reading →
In the vicinity of the baby Tawny Frogmouth tree is an Australian Magpie - Gymnorhina tibicen - nest. I must say although Tawny frogmouths are my favourite native bird, magpies with their beautiful calls come a close second. A few days ago in the stormy weather one of the young ones fell out. Unlike the... Continue Reading →
In my garden I grow indigenous species from this region but I also grow - or perhaps I should say 'attempt to grow' - species form other regions. Some plants are more successful than others - but often I manage to get a season or two and some photographs I can use in my work... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 