Evocative Fragrance

November 26, 2013 by The Wanderlust Gene

If I could bottle the heady fragrance of the bush around here, I’d send you a sachet of that today, but Ailsa’s asked for a photographic representation for her Travel Theme this week, so I’ve been casting about, tying to think of something else to tell you about. For a gardener, the garden here at my new patch is almost a misnomer, but when I walk out to the letter boxes in the early evening and close my eyes, I could […]

Categories: Gardens and Gardening, Photography • Tags: Gardening, Gardens, Photography, Sunshine Coast, Weekly Travel Theme

Nature’s Lines

November 22, 2013 by The Wanderlust Gene

Since I was a child and Christopher Robin made me aware of the lines and cracks, I’ve loved how lines add definition and vibrancy – even to my first colouring efforts (as I was recently reminded, coming across an old favourite while unpacking the books!).  But the master drafter in my opinion is always Nature itself. Can you guess what this green delta really is? PS – I had to laugh when I saw these forlorn, forgotten sox, messing up […]

Categories: Gardens and Gardening, Nature, Photography, Uncategorized • Tags: Gardening, Nature, Photography, Word a Week Challenge

Habit – Here, There or on the Road

November 10, 2013 by The Wanderlust Gene

Time was, the habit was coffee and a cigarette.  In the mornings, the habit was combined with the news of the day;  at any other spare moment, the habit was combined with a book.  That was until I discovered Sudoku, gave up cigarettes, and was beguiled by a Sri Lankan ritual called ‘bed tea’. These days, with no pressure to get off to work on time, or take care of Ma or Papa, I indulge my three-headed habit whenever and […]

Categories: At Play, Uncategorized, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: Books, Photography, Reading, Sudoku, Suduko, Weekly Photo Challenge