The autumn tones are indeed beautiful but while meandering through the garden I found I became more enthralled with shapes rather than colours. Among the crimson leaves of the liquid amber tree were a few pods still hanging on from summer. This spiky pod now well shriveled will fall off eventually but for now I […]
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I love how we have held on to the romance of tall sailing ships. A symbol so ancient in the travel of humanity for every reason imaginable. No longer needed for exploration of uncharted lands or even escape from humanitarian tragedies, sailing ships today really belong to the world of maritime romantics, sailing enthusiasts and […]
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Another day comes to an end and our ‘Sol’ hovers on a watery horizon. It might be ‘so long’ for now but as sure as as anything can be, we will see you in the morning. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 854, So Long Sol’ 1/4000s f/16 ISO100 200mm
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At first I thought it was unnatural. I Imagined stone shapes cast in some exotic mix of concrete, sand and and gravel. On closer inspection it appeared to indeed be real granite. I left with this image and a puzzle. Later I learned that this new Adelaide Airport water feature is actually a complex sculpture […]
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This recent addition to Port Adelaide’s waterscape is actually a pair of bridges, one rail and one road. The two are unusual not only for being single leaf drawbridges but also for the history of how they came to have their current names, the Mary MacKillop and Tom ‘Diver’ Derrick Bridges respectively. Both were originally […]
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