Here anchored in the calm shallows of Sultana Bay, ‘Miros’ epitomises how to do a socially distant holiday. We are so very lucky here in South Australia with relative freedom to move about and enjoy life with only minor inconvenience. Still, if we find ourselves in lock-down again I wouldn’t mind being all-at-sea in such … Read more
Diving in South Australia would not be the same if every dive was not frequented by old wives! An odd name for these attractive fish but as I am told their name comes from the way they behave when caught by fishers and the way they carry on when landed. I am happy to see … Read more
I offer no apologies for an obviously tourist snapshot! The boldness of this outback town’s welcome sign is nothing short of ostentatious and I simply had to capture it (along with every other visitor to Silverton)! This humble little town in the middle of the Australian outback is the birthplace of our largest and most … Read more
It’s not rained here for more than three weeks now and it’s starting to show. The wetlands north of Adelaide are becoming more and more like salty badlands every day. Marches have turn to mud and cracked like a patchwork of crazy paving. Time to pray for rain. #parched #arid #dry #texture #patterns #cracked #outerharbour
Mining is tough. Mining in arid outback Australia even tougher. Imagine your self back in the late 1800s, armed with a pick, a shovel and a wheel barrow and working a 12 hour hard labour day. If you’re still determined to endure such hardship then throw in breathing silicate dust all day and having your … Read more
When I first lay eyes this extraordinary creation by Australian artist Grant Donaldson I just starred and starred and stared. I was lost for a time in glorious swirls of light and colour and imagined ghostly entities playing trixy with my my senses. Is the genie long gone or perhaps still lingering; delighting in its … Read more