On board the Voyager of the Sea for the InstaFilm Festival
Have you ever wanted to go on a cruise? Oh, perhaps it’s just me then. It’s not something that’s ever tempted me. Too many people, too little space. Give me the outback anytime. Mind you, …
A week in the Pillaga & the Warrumbungles – with an outback dinner under the stars
A week in Pilliga & the Warrumbungles Dinner under the Stars in Gulargambone – 1 March 2014 Bush Poetry Festival in Dunedoo – 27 February – 2 March 2014 Mudgee, Dunedoo, Pillaga State Forest, Warrumbungle …
Of drought and flooding rains
As Dorothea Mackellar noted, Australia really is a land of extremes, and one of my great joys is photographing those extremes. One of the photos I get a lot of great comments on is one …
Gardening leave – not just a euphemism for being stood down
I’ve been on gardening leave. The first I heard of “gardening leave” when was in a dispute with a previous employer about ethical reporting. They told me to change a figure in a report, I …
All good things must come to an end
My solo sojourn at the farm has come to an end. I’m still here, but no longer alone. Doc has arrived, together with another couple of friends. So how did I go for a week …
Lord of the Flies … and spiders
It’s been a while since I read Lord of the Flies, but I wouldn’t be surprised if their degeneration into lawlessness with a lack of showering. And it all started so well for me. Being …