Feld Notes

Jul 2023

Little moments

A toddler’s hand next to toys on a footrest

Jun 2023

I put The Simpsons on and two-year-old Mac instantly pointed at Marge and Homer, exclaiming, ‘Mum! Dad!’ I’m impressed but also disturbed. 😂

Jun 2023

Exploring bamboo

A black-and-white image of a toddler squeezing through bamboo

Jun 2023

Today marks 10 years with @NTKF; I’m beyond grateful for our time together so far and all the things that she has done for me. ❤️ She’s a wonderful partner, mother and person in general.

Jun 2023

This weekend, @NTKF and I celebrated ten years together with a wonderful trip to Sydney. ❤️ While there, we enjoyed Dark Spectrum, an awesome underground light show in the tunnels of Wynyard Station.

Separation stage: white lasers around concrete columnsConstriction stage: tubes of red lightPressure stage: arches of light in a tunnelUnseen stage: illuminated, coloured balls displaying writingReflection stage: people's silhouettes among green laser beamsUnfamiliar stage: a robot arm with a faceInteraction phase: a close-up of a light with an intricate shade, with blurred ones hanging in the backgroundRevelation stage: a tunnel of pulsing, flashing lights

Jun 2023

Today at Symbio Wildlife Park, Mac absolutely loved the animals, we spotted some interesting turtle shenanigans and a koala jumped up the fence in an attempt to reach me.

A black-and-white photo of a child looking through glass at reptilesEntangled, floating turtles in a tank A koala leaps up a fence towards the camera

Jun 2023

Clearly, attempts to brainwash my son to love The Matrix from an early age are working, as sentences like the following are often heard in our house now: ‘Finish your banana, then you can watch Neo’.

Jun 2023

Enjoying Mount Kembla Memorial Pathway with friends

A child looks through a wooden fence at a donkey, horse and pony grazingDutch-angle shot looking up from a small railway to path with overhanging trees and people walking in the distanceA donkey and a pony peer over a wooden fence

Jun 2023

The Enchanted Forest at Blackbutt Forest Reserve

The effect of a starry night along a forest path with silhouettes of people in the distanceCurved beams of light on grass at nightColoured splodges of light on sandA forest lit up in various coloursBlurred child moving, captured with slow shutter speed

Jun 2023

Wow… a delicious cauliflower and pecorino pie from Milkwood Bakery in Berry—this is how you bake stuff.

A pie with beautifully-browned pastry, served in a foil tray within a paper bag

Jun 2023

A beautiful family morning at the gardens

Grandmother and grandchild walking along a stone path through treesYellow flowersBoy looks at a sundial of sorts

May 2023

A lovely afternoon watching my brother-in-law play football/soccer—he scored the winning goal!

A football match with the ball in the air and a parachute in the sky

May 2023

Close Encounters of the Barbecue Kind

Set in a backyard, a toddler looks at an illuminated house with two men barbecuing in a big cloud of smoke.

May 2023

At the end of each day, with so much time emailing and in social feeds (my role is in communication), my brain is so fuzzy that I notice myself making weird pauses when I speak or just staring into space. Without my old commute, the best antidote is an afternoon walk. Who can relate to this?

May 2023

Enjoying the Frat’s playground on Mothers’ Day

Black-and-white image of an obscured toddler on play equipment

May 2023

Last night’s beautiful visit to Moretti in Leichhardt with @NTKF, following Der Nachname at the German Film Festival!

A black-and-white image of a busy restaurant and bar, viewed from the upper level

May 2023

In his element

A toddler watches Obi-Wan Kenobi fighting Darth Maul in 'The Phantom Menace'.

May 2023

Bushwhacking at a friend’s second birthday

A toddler pushes past a small bush next to a wall.

Apr 2023

A lovely morning picking Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples at Glenbernie Orchard!

Rows of apple trees at an orchardA bench covered in bags of apples, with two apples in a person's hand

Apr 2023

Picking tomatoes in the park!

Cherry tomatoes in the basket of a kid's trike

Apr 2023

Skip the queue.

A toddler in a colourful jacket runs up a ramp into a café, past a sign that says 'Skip the queue'.

Apr 2023

Mac’s three current obsessions (written with brushes and water on a tiled wall at the kids’ Early Start Discovery Space)

Three words: Neo, Maul and elbow

Apr 2023

Mac had a fantastic second birthday! Let’s just say that he loved the cake that @NTKF made for him. (We were up quite late decorating it together.)

A red racing-car cake on a wooden lazy Susan

Apr 2023

When I was a young kid, I would lie on the lounge to stare at the knots in our timber ceiling, using their shapes to imagine animals, faces and objects. When I visit home these days, it’s still nice to gaze up there while relaxing.

A view directly up at a timber ceiling, with dark supporting beams and white walls

Apr 2023

Woohoo! Internationally-awarded gelateria Cow and the Moon finally opens at Lang’s Corner Wollongong Mall! It’s the second shop after the original in Enmore, Sydney, and the flavours are delicious.

Hanging 'Cow and the Moon' signShopfront with people eating al fresco