Adelaide heat wave
We're in Adelaide, the closest thing to a hometown, where my family lives. I haven't lived here for nearly 30 years but I know the streets, they are familiar, I…
We're in Adelaide, the closest thing to a hometown, where my family lives. I haven't lived here for nearly 30 years but I know the streets, they are familiar, I…
Sinny is Strine for Sydney (Sinny is the Australian pronounciation of Sydney), capital of the state of New South Wales, and the site of the first British colony in Australia.…
In 1974 we moved to Newcastle from Perth, from the very west coast to the very east coast of Australia. All our stuff was put in a container and shipped…
Mid-November is a pretty depressing time of the year. The leaves have fallen off the trees, it gets dark by half past four, it's generally grey, overcast and cold. When…
An otherwise dull November night gets interesting when a light fog rolls in off the water. Time to get the camera out and take pictures in the dark. Streetlights, traffic…
Babet drew in from the east, not the usual direction for a storm. Normally they come in off the Atlantic and the North Sea. This side of the island of…
...but the sunsets are fantastic! Low pressure systems keep rolling in from the North Sea bringing rain and cold winds. Gusts sends the garden furniture dancing around the balcony and…
The local highlight of the year here on the island of Orust on the west coast of Sweden is "Tractor Day" arranged by the Myckleby historical society. It's a day…
The final night of our trip is spent back in Berlin. We arrive just after lunch from Leipzig. The hotel room is in Kreuzburg, a bohemian part of Berlin. We…
Strange month February. The light starts returning, you notice it first in the mornings when the glow starts creeping in from the east. It's cold and it's still winter and,…
In Sweden we call them the "in-between days" or "mellandagarna", the days, or rather, the week in between Christmas and New Year. This year, both Christmas and New Year being…
Not long now. Doesn't feel like a year has past since the last one. Christmas again in less than a fortnight. Bloody cold weekend. Snow and ice and several degrees…