Continue reading “A Banana of a Journey”How can I un-taste what my tongue has sampled … and enjoyed?
A Banana of a Journey
New Urban Edible Garden – review
Continue reading “New Urban Edible Garden – review”It’s the ‘feel’ of my established garden that I dream about. I want her to nourish bodies with food; soothe souls with pretty and fill minds with wonder.
Rebuilding the Road to Ourselves
Recall by recall we re-built the road to ourselves.
Memory by memory re-constructed a home.
Transparency – notes on a photo-project
Continue reading “Transparency – notes on a photo-project”I fought with the notion of seeing my ageing parents as a ‘project’. It seemed unethical, callous even, and preserving their dignity is a priority to me.
Uncomfortable Stories
How do you explain the horrendous to ears that don’t want to hear? You write it, make pictures of it, sing it, dance it – use all devices to connect with the emotions – to tell the stories in different ways.
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Street Photography BC
Continue reading “Street Photography BC”During lockdown I’ve had plenty of time to trawl through my street photos. But with some of them I now instinctively flinch and pull myself away from the subjects.
Creature Comforts
Continue reading “Creature Comforts”Sara* had come to live with us a few months prior. Arrived on our doorstep, hidden between layers of oversized black clothing, with downcast eyes and nowhere else to go.
So we invited her in.
The Lilac Timetable
Continue reading “The Lilac Timetable”When I woke up Granny had grinned at me from the glass on the washbasin, now her teeth are wedged in a piece of marmalade toast. I know she won’t bite but am wary of this person who a week ago was a relative stranger.
Street Photography – Plant Portraits
Continue reading “Street Photography – Plant Portraits”People are the focus of most of my photography – either candid portraits or on the street.
But my walks have been solitary so I’ve had to stalk a different kind of subject.
Garden Plans – Up Date
Continue reading “Garden Plans – Up Date”The site sketch for the garden is on the left. Tame, easy care … boring. My ideas and scribbles are on the right – no instant lawn and easy care planting for me.
Fishing Village in Vietnam – (and how to choose a fresh fish)
It’s the seagulls that alert me. When there’s a swarm of them close to shore, I know what’s arriving in my home port in Lyttelton, New Zealand. They fight and cackle and I stand at my window watching fishermen off load their catch …
… or I used to.
Seeds of Change
Continue reading “Seeds of Change”This virus has turned the world upside down.
I’m hoping, in time, we’ll be able to blame it for some really positive sustainable and environmental changes.
