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Our Journey Jottings Australia road trip is coming to an end. We’ve travelled from the rugged red rock of Uluru in central Australia and crossed half the continent to the lush green rainforest and reef of tropical north Queensland. This wonderful image by Lin Onus perfectly reflects our trip – A […]
Australia Photo Essay: Turtles and Dugongs through the eyes of the Torres Strait Islanders. The above artwork by Dennis Nona (2010) is entitled Thurr (Tracks of the turtle). The turtle leaves the water and lumbers against gravity up the beach to lay its eggs. She digs a deep hole where she lays them for […]
Australian Art from the Torres Strait Islands “Zamiyakal, or ‘dance machines’ are objects used in the Torres Strait. They are called machines because they have many parts that can be twisted and moved, which helps to make the dance come alive. Each island has its own dances and its own Zamiyakal. “This one is called […]
Australia Photo ~ The morning after the night before when the wind howled and the rain lashed. And years of growth snapped like matchsticks 🙁 The weather teases nature to grow its best with warm sunny days and gentle rain, then in a violent taunt shreds in a flash the creative work of years. Have […]
Each night of the Brisbane Festival was a stunning laser light show down on the river. A few photos from my esoteric outer space experience.
Australia Photo Taking the new family out on an excursion Out on an expedition to explore the world this fine spring morning What new signs of life have you noticed as the weather warms?
Australia Photo ~ A Classic Australian Mail Box You’ve got mail! Have you seen a line up of classic Ozzie Mail Boxes? Any photos to share?
Man on a Tight-Wire, Brisbane South Bank When I spotted him above the South Bank precinct… I stood transfixed ~ Was he real? Did he move? …but when I returned in the evening, he was still weaving his magic! Have you visited Brisbane and seen him?
Photos: The Brisbane Festival ~ and the Riverfire fireworks South Bank was a buzz with people and excitement And the Brisbane Performing Arts Centre was a glitter (under a distant crescent moon) Dance, theatre, music and a nightly laser show (the first of its kind in Australia) between the Kurilpa and Goodwill walking […]
Box Forest Track, a 10.6km circuit. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve posted photo essays from our visit up to the rainforest of Green Mountain in Lamington National Park, SE Queensland ~ Here are links to: The 4.6km walk we did down to Moran’s Falls and The lovely sunset and sunrise that we admired from O’Reilley’s. On the second […]
