Feld Notes

Mar 2020
Mar 2020

Roost on Lounge Ruminator

Mar 2020

Rocky enjoys nothing more than hanging out on a comfy shoulder.

Mar 2020

Algorithms surround us in tech that we use, systems in which we work and even in the way that we approach everyday tasks. In episode 14 of Lounge Ruminator, Are You an Automaton?, I ask: as we become more process-driven, are we losing something more human about ourselves? ๐ŸŽ™

Mar 2020

Startled by Rogue and Rio flapping suddenly around the house, Rocky took off in a panic and then needed somewhere quick to land. @NTKF snapped the chosen landing spot. ๐Ÿ˜‚

Mar 2020

Whether we like it or not, social media often seduce us into a world of illusion. Sometimes, however, we receive an amusing behind-the-scenes look. Read more in Rumination 65: Gyros Distortion Field on Lounge Ruminator.

Mar 2020

I work with a funny IT guy who absolutely loathes Apple but he was generous enough to give me these stickers that he found in the office, which he had originally intended to throw out.

Mar 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 30: You may feel the need to adjust your vision after seeing this but itโ€™s true: what you see here is the leftovers from a Greek family lunch. ๐Ÿ“ท

Mar 2020

This is the sound of our place right now. Itโ€™s nice to have extra birds! โค (audio only)

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 29: My sister-in-law and her (now) husband chose 29 February as their wedding dayโ€”taking full advantage of the leap year! I suppose this means that theyโ€™ll get to have an official anniversary every four years. ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ—“

Feb 2020

Listening to Max Richter’s Memoryhouse to calm the soul before a big wedding later today…

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 28: I recently had to record some footage at the slab-making department (near where I work). Hereโ€™s a frame from some of that footage, with a hot steel slab below the deck where I was standing. ๐Ÿ“ท

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 27: Rocky and I love hanging out together. ๐Ÿ“ท

Feb 2020

In Rage against the Video on Lounge Ruminator, I consider the effect that music videos have on the listening experience. ๐ŸŽ™

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: There truly is no escape from birds at the moment. In addition to Rogue and Rio, we now have Rocky (left) and Pepe (right), who are staying while my parents-in-law do a big tidy-up at their house. Lovely sounds! ๐Ÿคโค๏ธ

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 25: It may look like Paco and Coco are trying to overcome the hurdle of this tub to escape but in actual fact, guinea pigs just enjoy shoving their faces into corners. ๐Ÿ“ท

Feb 2020

Colleagues are discussing a film and exclaiming, โ€˜Oh my goodness! Have you seen it in 3D?!โ€™. Holding back a chuckle, I thought instantly, โ€˜What is this? The year 2010?โ€™.

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 24: double trouble ๐Ÿ“ท โค๏ธ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿค

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 23: Waiting at Central Station in Sydney used to take up a lot of time in my life; Iโ€™m glad to have left commuting behind. This shot is from that special period in 2015. ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿšˆ

Feb 2020
Feb 2020

Collecting is a very human thing to doโ€ฆ but why do we do it? In Why Do We Collect? on Lounge Ruminator, I reconsider the habit of accumulation. ๐ŸŽ™

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 22: This piece of horrid Australiana is the worst kind of spectacle. ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿฆ˜ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 21: My bedside table is a sign of tech progress over time and an inability to let go. Next to that iPod Hi-Fi is an iPhone 5 dock that still fits my larger 11 Pro perfectly. ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿ˜€

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: Hereโ€™s a controversial statement that is intended to deliberately annoy the likes of @liss. Celsius is the correct scale. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸŒก๐ŸŒ

Feb 2020

February Photoblogging Challenge Day 19: Experiencing space at Griffith Observatory in January ๐Ÿ“ท