I think Lady Beetles are my favourite of all the insects that inhabit my experience. For reasons I have never been about to fathom, every time a Lady Beetle flies into my world I smile and am happy. For as long as I can remember I have been entertained and delighted by their clumsy antics. […]
Read More
A View to a View to a View to a View It begins looking out over a eucalyptus tree line falling away from the the summit of Mount Lofty, the highest place in the region. Soon the detailed structure of leaves, branches and trunks transitions to a rolling velvety green of the Adelaide foothills. Beyond […]
Read More
The moon was magnificent this evening, but not to start with. The plan was simple; … find a place where the moon will appear on the horizon of the Adelaide hills so as to silhouette the white tower of the Mount Lofty scenic lookout. Google maps is a wonderful tool but finding line of clear […]
Read More
There’s a certain time of the evening; long enough after sunset for the twinkle of street lights and and transmission towers; not yet late enough for the first stars to appear. A time when silhouettes are backed by the fading blue hues of the day tinged with green, orange and grey. Welcome to the twilight […]
Read More
As we worked at pulling up melted pipework, cutting back damaged bushes, felling burned trees and removing damaged fencing I happened upon this wheelbarrow. I can imaging how this once bright blue plastic wheelbarrow carried cuttings or garden mulch or assisted in any number of garden tasks. Today it lies in a melted blue puddle, […]
Read More