There is something both beautiful and terrifying about comet Leonard’s appearance in our evening sky. This time last year no one knew it even existed. For the last 40,000 years the comet has been hurtling inbound from the depths of our solar system on its 80,000-year orbit. Greg J Leonard discovered this expectant visitor back […]
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The Night before Christmas
It’s the night before Christmas and a man walks alone along a solitary Galway alley. The lights in the shops now display gifts that could have been. More likely they will be snatched up in the post-Christmas sales when their value as tokens of love and affection has passed by for another year. Whenever I […]
Read MoreTwo Pelicans
Well actually if you go hunting you will find quite a few more! Yes I’m back at the Gilman Wetlands again on a typical evening home commute. I am drawn to these abstracts, the hidden perspective that thousands of people drive past everyday without ever realising its there. Sometimes I come here and see nothing […]
Read MorePlanet Kelp
The planet ‘Kelp’ is hidden to the sight of most as it hides just under the waves that kick up on Aldinga Reef. Divers know it but often overlook it’s beauty seeking instead the grandeur of the nearby ‘Drop-off’ down to the sand below. I have always loved this part of the Aldinga Reef system […]
Read MoreAldinga Drop-off
By all accounts it was one amazing day out on the ocean. Our first real day of summer and sea conditions that were nothing short of perfect. Our plan had always been to venture South to the incredible Aldinga Reef system and dive that infamous drop-off if conditions permitted. Not only did the conditions permit, […]
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