Bark

One of the things that I’ve always missed about Australia whenever I’ve travelled overseas is the look of our native plants, particularly eucalypts. There’s just something about the harsh dryness and textures of the bark that scream ‘home’ to me.


This Micro Monday, I encourage you to check out @pyrmont: a fellow Australian with some great ideas for the network. :)


Hockey Husband-to-Be

I decided to take the good ol’ Canon to my fiancée’s hockey game on the weekend and found it to be a surprisingly fun place to photograph. I might have been a bit annoying as I paced around the field! 📸🏑⛰


AirPodLess

Today I experienced what is quite possibly the worst first-world problem ever: forgetting to take my AirPods to work. Each day, I make sure to take my lunch outside, so that I can enjoy the sunshine and go for a walk. These walks invariably involve listening to podcasts such as The Talk Show, ATP, Revisionist History and shows by Relay FM. I realised that I had left my AirPods at home as I went to the microwave to reheat my leftover gnocchi for lunch.

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Cheap, Fast Furniture

After watching the recent second season of War on Waste on ABC TV, I’ve been taking even more notice of how different retailers deal with packaging, products and their overall rubbish. IKEA was one of the main subjects of a particular episode, as host Craig Reucassel spoke with the head of the Australian arm about the issue of discarded furniture that litters many suburban streets. Upon entering IKEA in Tempe for a bit of a shop-around today, I was pleased to see the following sign.

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Rainbow Lorikeet Couple

I was going through some old animal shots of mine and came across this one of two rainbow lorikeets. For quite some time, these two birds have landed on the railing of our rear balcony, happily accepting grapes and pieces of apple. One of them always lands across from the kitchen window, whistling and chirping to gain our attention. Sometimes it will even waddle along the railing, peering through the other windows to find us.

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Cockatoos

I love native Australian birds but my favourite has to be the sulphur-crested cockatoo. They’re inquisitive, very screechy and generally hilarious in the way that they behave and waddle around the place. I’m lucky to have frequent cockatoo visitors in my backyard that don’t chew our timber. Quite often I forget just how large they are. Here’s a recent visitor.


The Perfect Pet

I’ve never been much of a pet person but I have always loved other people’s animals—particularly dogs. My fiancée Natasha did manage to convince me about the brilliance of guinea pigs, however, as they are cheap, cause absolutely no fuss and remain still for long periods of time. They’re so indifferent, in fact, that they can be arranged into cute poses with little trouble. I’m pleased to introduce to Micro.blog: Paco (white) and Coco (brown), both of which were wondering what on Earth was going on (but did nothing to stop it).

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I had the opportunity to cover my company’s day of official announcements for its financial year results. It was held at the The Westin Sydney… not a bad building at all! 🌇


This is my beloved Wollongong with Port Kembla in the centre. It’s a place of great beauty, with a narrow coastal strip sandwiched by a low-lying mountain range and the ocean. There also happens to be a gigantic industrial port.