A beautiful pelican glides into view as I watch from the tranquil river bank. How strange it seems to me, this green brown waterway so far from the ocean. In the river’s reflection I see another creature, a creature of dry, arid places. A desert dweller lurks here too in the most incongruous of realms; […]
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Interference Patterns You might think these black swans are just feeding on crustaceans and molluscs in the shallows of Lake Alexandrina. You’d be forgiven to dismiss this as just another nature image. What is really going on here is that these swans are delving into the deeper nature of existence itself by testing the wave […]
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I’m categorically not a morning person. At least that’s my excuse for missing almost every one out of the two precious golden hours gifted to us, This particular morning I broke my habit and my sleep to hopefully capture something special. Too bad I could not get a clear view; or is it?
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It’s hot. The run off from the swampy on the roof fills a bucket under the the eave of the house. Every drop captured. Every drop precious. It’s nearly full. Time to water but not every plant can handle this almost brackish Adelaide water. Under the verandah with a glass of cold water in hand […]
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The fountain in Rundle Mall is over 100 years old and seems at odds with the recent modernisation of ‘The Mall’. I am so glad they made it an integral part of our modern mall along with other hints of a bygone age. As I walk though Adelaide’s premier retail precinct I am awed by […]
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