… the various requirements and relationships enrich the congregation and the community and in no way are seen as burdensome or limiting.
Category: Photography
Tinderbox – a perfect hidden cove near Hobart
The beach is tiny but perfect and the sandstone ledge on the western edge sits above a marine reserve where I have seen sea dragons and other aquatic creatures while snorkelling just offshore.
Three Capes Track from the air
Will the Three Capes Track experience live up to the hype?
Shene Estate – Tasmanian gothic revival splendour in the southern midlands
The gothic revival splendour of Shene Estate is offering up secrets from the past that would have been lost if not for the care of a passionate family
A winter stroll through the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Primarily known as a place of reflection and relaxation, staff at the Botanical Gardens continue to develop our understanding of our local ecology as well as conserving Tasmania’s unique plant species.
A touch of Provençal style on the D’entrecasteaux Channel near Hobart
Villa Howden blends the rustic charm associated with the south of France or Tuscanny in northern Italy with a well-upholstered and sybaritic comfort.
Under the Bridge – twilight on the Derwent River in Hobart
Midwinter days in Tasmania can be some of the loveliest, calmest and with the bluest skies. When the sun goes down on these days, the chill does set in, but the twilight offers up new ways of seeing the island.
Farewell Krabi-for now
Aonang Beach has boomed since last i was here, no longer the sleepy backwater favoured by a few Europeans of a certain age looking for respite from Phuket’s party scene.
The Minton tiles of Georgetown, Penang
Now I’m no expert and so cannot claim that all these are by Minton, or that they are all Victorian era. They are all, however, a celebration of geometric pattern in decorative form, and wonderful survivors.
Asian civilisations celebrated in Singapore
Today’s find was the Museum of Asian Civilisation, new since I was living here. It is a treasure trove of artefacts telling the complex story of the development and evolution of the regions people’s, cultures and religions using religious art, sculpture, bronzes, jewellery, crafts and textiles.