Anne O'Connor

An historic look at Ross and Oatlands, two of the best preserved garrison towns in Tasmania.

A leisurely day trip from Launceston to Hobart, chasing Autumn colours along the Midlands or Heritage Highway with a deviation at the end through Richmond.

Where to find Beechford in Tasmania and some information about the area. (A shortened version)

Where to find Beechford in Tasmania and some information about the area.

A ditty on Australia – the land that’s "girt by sea"

With quiet hatred
Overnight it came.
Big clouds circled
To tear and maim

Winds were created
And brought ashore
A banshee wailing
Forever more.

With heights debated
The ocean rose
…

Listen, you hear it
Sounds of the sea.
Swirling, whirling
It’s calling to me.

White whisps of foam
With tendrils alluring
Guides me along
It’s depths, re-assuring.

Floating, gloati…

A photographer’s tale of camels in verse

Poem about drought in Australia

I had flown into Tasmania from Auckland and was heading up into the highlands to do a spot of fishing, when I overheard some locals at a bar talking about Carp and safety pins.

“What do you …

A short story of a man and his daughter and the relationship between the two. Memories come & go, some remain.