WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Tour Guide
Revisited for Ragtag Daily Prompt — Rus-in-urbe
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge requires us to be a tour guide. I’ve chosen Canberra, the national capital of Australia. Read more
The Bush Capital
To Have and to Hold
What a Difference A Date Makes
It is Australia Day so I had better say something. If you don’t already know, there has been much debate in the Australian community about whether Australia Day should continue to be held on January 26. On 26 January 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip sailed into Sydney Cove to establish a penal colony for the British Empire. Read more
Birds of Tile & Feather
I might have suggested to a few people that I’ve done artworks (mosaics) of some Aussie birds and promised to post some photos of them. Lately though, I have been concentrating on dog mosaics, but I find myself returning to birds time and again. I have tremendous admiration for people who can photograph birds well, because I find it incredibly difficult to take a decent photo of my mosaics. They glitter and sparkle at all angles, hence it is virtually impossible to take a photo without being blinded by reflection. I love big bold colour, so I guess a little sparkle goes with the territory. Read more
Steely Land
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Weathered
This week the theme for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is ‘weathered’. I have selected two photos of weathering steel to represent this theme.
The first photo is the last part of the sculpture ‘Wide Brown Land’.
- Sculpture by Marcus Tatton and Chris Viney (2010), National Aboretum
Something’s Cooking in Harden-Murrumburrah
There was movement in the household, for the word had passed around,
That our favourite cafe at Harden-Murrumburrah was open,
And waiting for the throng – it was worth the two hour drive to town,
So my love and I gathered to the fray.
Noted coffee aficionados – or so we liked to think –
Checked our wallets for some coinage and credit cards just in case.
For the coffee lovers love driving to where the coffee percolates,
And dreamt of coffee brewing and eating chocolate cake.
My husband and I love visiting Harden-Murrumburrah, a small country town situated on the Southwest Slopes of New South Wales (Australia). Agriculture is the main industry in the region. Redolent of history and with great coffee to boot, Harden-Murrumburrah is just about perfect in my opinion. Read more
Pelican ahoy
I thought I would join in a photo challenge from Debbie at Travel with Intent. The theme is White. My participation is inspired by Brian at Bushboys World. Brian has posted some photos of beautiful white pelicans. So I thought I would post a photo of a pelican too. But this one is not real. It is a mosaic piece I made a number of years ago.
Enjoy.
Unfortunately, I’ve almost exhausted my supply of the lovely pink tile and there are no more to be found.
What do you think?
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 