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One of my goals for 2012 (no resolutions here!) is to improve my photography and use manual rather than full auto! In 2009 I took a photo a day for the month of February, remember this post. have embarked on a photo a day project for 2012, thats 366 photos – it’s a leap year [...]

I have been blogging since 2002 when I started my first blog The Raven in the Rose Garden so imagine my surprise the other day when I opened my emails to find that Nicole Cody of Cauldrons & Cupcakes had nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I had been thinking that I had not blogged in ...

A highlight of our recent trip to Melbourne was our visit to George Calombaris’ Hellenic Republic for lunch on Father’s Day. Not knowing much about Greek Cuisine we ordered Trapezi – a four course meal to be shared by the whole table. Mezethakia – Small Tastes Taramosalata, P...

I have been collecting photos of hearts for some time – my first one appeared in 2009. Since then I have been looking for them wherever I go. Last week I was inspired by Kelly Rae Roberts especially this post  and these hearts. Here are some of my recently found hearts. Who inspires you and wh...

Last weekend a friend asked me if I wanted to join her for a trip to the local cemetery to take photographs. Any excuse to take photos, I packed up my camera gear and was waiting for her to arrive. I have lived in Esperance for over 3 years and this was the first time [...]

We spent the Easter weekend camping in the Porongorups with friends, one of the highlights of the trip – for me at least – was the visit to St Webergh’s Chapel in Mt Barker.  The Chapel was built by George Egerton-Warburton in 1873. Regular services are still held in the Chapel, by...

I know that it has been some time since I posted to my blog – it has been a busy year – but I hadn’t realised that it had been so long. So to finish the year I thought I would share some of my photos that I have taken in the last couple of [...]

A while ago my cousin asked me if I would make her a journal – she has never kept a journal before – but inspired by my posts she asked me to make her a journal. What better way to share the gift of journaling. What sort of journal do you create for a first [...]