Just another moon? Perhaps… It’s the same one I’ve seen in the sky countless nights and in countless phases. So why is it that when I glance up into the night sky, perhaps for the ten thousandth time, the moon still takes my breath away? A wonderful question I’ll leave for other minds to ponder. […]
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What an odd shaped blue swimmer crab I thought as it raised it claws to frighten me away. It was not until we met at eye level did the source of the odd symmetry become apparent. I quickly took my photo and then sheepishly backed away hoping to preserve some modesty. After all who wants […]
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If scuba diving is a privileged opportunity to experience critters hidden from our world then scuba diving at night takes it into a different, almost alien, world altogether. Strange creatures come out from their secret nooks to search and hunt for prey. Sea lice and phytoplankton swarm dive lights like insects to headlights. Strange creaks, […]
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This seagull’s view of Point Lowly holds three of the Whyalla area’s oldest buildings, the heritage listed lighthouse and the two lighthouse keepers’ cottages. Completed in 1883, the Point Lowly assisted maritime operations for the next 90 years. Today it’s maintained operational as a tourist attraction and the cottages can be rented for holiday accommodation.
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Some may think that the eagle ray is one of the uglier cousins of the ray family but I love them as one of my favourites. Yes, that snubby nose and mottled skin make it just a little bit ‘bulldog crossed with dalmation’, but I think that they give this ray a unique character all […]
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