An expression I have not heard in years, ‘nightfall’ came to mind this evening and got me wondering, just when does ‘night fall’? It is easy to describe moments along the way. The moment the sun dips below the horizon. The emergence of the very first stars. The moment a feature on the horizon is … Read more
My good friend Simon likes coffee. I just did not realize how much he likes his coffee until last weekend when we visited him and his wife Emma in Canberra. “Would you like a coffee?” he offered as we were welcomed in. What a great way to kick off the afternoon I thought as he … Read more
Even with the camera sitting on the back seat, after nearly 700Km behind the wheel it seemed like a monumental effort to just pull over and capture this beautiful scene unfolding over the Western New South Wales country toen of Balranald. Once the decision to pull over had been made all that fatigue slipped away, … Read more
A love apple for Valentines day? We can thank the South American Aztecs for these red beauties but you really might not like to delve deeper into the story or myth behind the ‘love apple’. I dare you to do your own Googling! Suffice to say, this gorgeous red fruit originally had nothing going for … Read more
Perhaps it’s not the energetic performance of Lachy Doley giving this device an internal meltdown at ‘The Gov’ last Friday night. Perhaps its owner had just pulled his device from an overheated shirt pocket. Perhaps he’d just done a fast charge from a battery brick. Nope, I’m pretty sure it’s Lachy’s hot performance! Photo: Robert … Read more
There’s a little restaurant on the waterfront in Neiafu on the island of Vava’u called Mango. Instead of by car, patrons here all arrived in little dinghies. Already the landing in front of the restaurant was filling up with the little inflatable boats bobbing up and down in the gentle waters of Koko Bay. We … Read more
Walking past this shop window front just off Hindley Street I was immediately reminded of the Broadway Musical ‘Kinky Boots’ which is currently playing in Melbourne. After Melbourne it will be Sydney and as usual Adelaide misses out. The musical, inspired by true events, tells the story of Charlie Price who having inherited an ailing … Read more
It begins looking out over a eucalyptus tree line falling away from the the summit of Mount Lofty, the highest place in the region. Soon the detailed structure of leaves, branches and trunks transitions to a rolling velvety green of the Adelaide foothills. Beyond the foothills lie the Adelaide plains, home to over a million … Read more
Looking down at the reflections in Henley Square’s subtle water feature I have often wondered what a gorgeous sunset would look like seen in this civic mirror. A half hinted promise of yet another gorgeous Henley Beach sunset faded to a few pastel hues as the sun retreated and twilight took hold. It’s not the … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I’d never heard of Lachy Doley before seeing him play live on Friday night at ‘The Gov’ so I really did not know what to expect. What I experienced was the most extraordinary mix of manic Hammond Organ keyboard virtuosity, passionate singing, ostentatious showmanship and humility. I found myself thoroughly entertained! … Read more