Transition isn’t pretty, but stagnation is hideous. ~ Nikki Rowe So now here I am with no responsibilities to others and only to myself.As I look for a home I feel suspened from ordinary life and have permission to be and explore. Light precedes every transition. Whether at the end of a tunnel, through a… Read More Transition and Synchronicities
Today marks the finish of 7 years of full time travel and house sitting. Seven years! It was certainly never planned to last so long; in fact, it wasn’t planned at all! Quite simply, I fell into it and it felt right so I kept on, each time learning to become more self reliant, flexible,… Read More A New Chapter in the Book of Life
Nanjing is one of the four ancient capitals of China and was my last stay in the Middle Kingdom before returning home to Australia. I was beginning to get tired and so, looked for that calm centre, not only within but also without, a traditional Chinese garden. By this stage, I had mastered the Metro,… Read More In a Nanjing Garden
This stone Buddha, hewn from thesurrounding mountain, is the tallest stone Buddha in the world It took over seventy years or the span of three generations (between the year 713 to 803 BCE) to construct him. He stands 71 metres tall. Impressive is a feeble word to describe this wonder. I joined other awestruck tourists… Read More The One Thousand Year-Old Buddha of LeShan
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.” – Buddha . The workmanship of these warriors is exquisite. All have unique facial expressions and are stamped with the symbol of their craftsmen creators. Over 700,000 artisans worked relentlessly over 40 years to create an army… Read More Warrior Slaves of the Qin Emperor
There are no alligators in this river- the early explorers got it wrong, as they so often did! There are plenty of crocodiles though. When I visited the river was full of them;mouths open in that crocodile smile, ready to catch a fish or gliding ever so gently into the river with only a few… Read More A Journey down the East Alligator River to Arnhem Land
“The land is my mother. Like a human mother, the land gives us protection, enjoyment and provides our needs – economic, social and religious. We have a human relationship with the land: Mother, daughter, son. When the land is taken from us or destroyed, we feel hurt because we belong to the land and we… Read More The Sacred Rock of Kakadu
Here in the top end of Australia, nature is different. The trees are a melange of European, Asian, and native varieties and in the gardens are impossibly juxtaposed and yet seem to fit together well The earth itself is of an altogether different colour and texture, red, porous and in parts coarse. Life in this… Read More Nature in the North
Winter is whale season on the northcoast of NSW. I’ve been staying here for the last three weeks, walking the beaches empty of people yet abundant in marine and terrestrial life. Each beach inevitably ends at a bluff or headland, which acts as the perfect location for observing the joyful journey of the whales as… Read More Following The Whale Trail
It started off with the visit of a curious bird, the Wonga Pigeon. Of course at the time I didn’t know that was its name. One afternoon it arrived in the backyard of the holiday house “Woop woop woop….” a continuous melodic sound called me and I looked out the window to see this beautiful… Read More Birdlife of Moonee Beach
Thoughts on the history and heritage of Chinese Australia
Fun, unusual and forgotten designations on our calendar.
Writing tales of then and now and the in-between
Things are as they are, not as they should be!
Ovo nije sve
Transform your life with Astrology
L'art de l'astrologie intuitive
The Cricket Pages
Karen DeMers Dowdall
Wedding photographer in Buckinghamshire
random thoughts 'n things from the life of jacob
reflections on life as an house sitter and perpetual traveller
An exploration of writing and reading
Metaphorically speaking that is, let’s not get creepy.
Home of Lukas Kondraciuk Photography
"El Mundo Visible es Sólo un Pretexto" / "The Visible World is Just a Pretext".-
Looking for an adventure.
Words inspired by dreams, coffee and travel
Tales from the mouth of a wolf
Surreal Landscapes by Maikhail Buzhinskiy
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