Tag Archives: Australia

Photo Friday – November into December

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

So. I continue to not like the photos and/or topics for photoaday. However, I made myself a bloggy promise they would all appear here, for better or worse. Before we get started on photoaday though – look! Christmas! That won’t … Continue reading →

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Sunrise at Picnic Point

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

Where did you grow up? Was it a city? The beach? I didn’t have access to those kinds of exciting activities where I grew up. Teenage me would say it was a “hole”, because that’s the kind of thing privileged … Continue reading →

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11 things you don’t know about me

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

A big thank you to Danielle at Enchantedbybooks for including me in her list for a blog award, and for giving me something to blog about this week. I like visiting Danielle’s site to check out what she’s reading, there’s always … Continue reading →

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We bought a zoo

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Not really, it just feels like that sometimes. A few years ago now my parentals moved out of suburbia to just outside of the town I grew up in. They’re still 20 minutes away from supermarkets and cinemas and all … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday – photoadayjune – days 8 to 14

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

This was the week that my photos were the most obvious and literal interpretations of the topics. It was also the week that I sat cross-legged on the road outside my house taking a photo of a power pole ‘from … Continue reading →

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Cash for comment – or “I’ll have my $750 for endorsing Kangaroo Island now”

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

Kangaroo Island. Cool name for a place, eh? You can call it KI if you want to – that’s what the locals do. This week the ABC program Media Watch exposed that celebrities (I’m using that term in its loosest … Continue reading →

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Let the sun fall on me

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

The season has shifted here, from summer to autumn, and this change has brought the most welcome weather. After a summer filled with either endless rain or dripping humidity the last few weeks have brought gorgeous sunshiney days and nights … Continue reading →

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Lunch at the river

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

When your Sunday sky looks like this: You want to get out of the house and make the most of the weather perfection. Today I ventured over to Bulimba, a suburb in inner-city Brisbane that is hugged by the Brisbane … Continue reading →

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Dirt and dust

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

  Ever run a triathlon in a desert? Nah, me either. I’d like to see it happen though, and hopefully one day soon I will. Because for 18 years now the tiny town of Julia Creek, where I was born … Continue reading →

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