Farmgates of the Lockyer Valley
Watermelon juice is dripping down my chin, and my hands are covered in it. Beside a creek on a country road, I’m tucking into a giant…
Here comes the sun
Sunrise for many people is the best time of day. When I’m travelling, I’m much more likely to be up early than I am at home,…
Butterflies flutter by in Kuranda
The caterpillar does all the work, the butterfly gets all the publicity. How true that is! This quote was pinned on the wall at the Australian…
The devil’s in the detail at Tibooburra
When Australian artist Clifton Pugh was visiting his mate Barney Davie at his outback pub in the late 1960s, he got stranded during a flood and…
Blogging about books
Books have been one of my passions since I was a child. My ever-growing collection of books still includes some of my childhood favourites. My reading tastes…
Doorways to a place “as bad as hell”
Doors and doorways offer a tantalising glimpse into other worlds. I love nothing more when travelling than to peek into open doorways. I’ve often seen very…
A Glass Half Full 