Verandah views // Ferntree Gully // 22 April 2007
Ferntree Gully // Victoria // 16 May 2007
When I was 15 I was very, very ill and ended up in hospital for 7 months. / It seemed everyone who visited me gave me fluffy toys or flowers. / But not my Gramp. / He gave me a pad and a pen. / And he said ‘write…’ / I said ‘why?’ / And he said ‘you must write…it’s important. You must write about what you see, who you meet and how you feel. It’s very important to write.’ / That was 29 years ago, / I’ve been a copywriter for 20 years. / He died when I was 18. / This photo was taken in 1970. / He’s never left my heart. / I know it’s self indulgent, but I wanted to upload this. / He loved photography.
The original Ettamogah Pub near Albury, New South Wales, Australia.
Ok, this is a pic of what a typical Aussie backyard used to be like before people started building houses right on top of each other. Of course it’s never usually this frosty looking…but….whilst I was racking my brain trying to come up with a name for it I started singing the song “Down Under” by Men At Work, so that’s what I called it. / / Down Under by Men At Work / / Traveling in a fried-out combie / On a hippie trail, head full of zombie / I met a strange lady, she made me nervous / She took me in and gave me breakfast / And she said, / / “Do you come from a land down under? / Where women glow and men plunder? / Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? / You better run, you better take cover.” / / Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was six foot four and full of muscles / I said, “Do you speak-a my language?” / He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich / And he said, / / “I come from a land down under / Where beer does flow and men chunder / Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? / You better run, you better take cover.” / / Lying in a den in Bombay / With a slack jaw, and not much to say / I said to the man, “Are you trying to tempt me / Because I come from the land of plenty?” / And he said, / / “Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah) / Where women glow and men plunder? / Can’t you hear, can’t you hear the thunder? / You better run, you better take cover.”
Late November and early December magnificent Poinsettia display at Wellington Point Brisbane Australia. Taken from inside the Wellington Point House bed & breakfast.
An abandoned Victorian Italianate style house (c.1880-90) in Annandale, an inner city suburb of Sydney. Sitting proudly in a corner position of this hip and happening suburb, it had once been loved and cared for – if you look closely, you can see that one of the previous owners, at some stage, installed an alarm – a measure sure to deter possible intruders. Today, some of the lacework is missing, the fence posts have deteriorated, the concrete probably has cancer, the garden is full of weeds, steps to the front door are missing…will nobody love it anymore?
Verandah at Boyntons Winery in Porepunkah (10 km from Bright). / The stunning red grape vine leaves were amazing.
This sunset was the very first of 2008. Taken from our front verandah, this was one of the most spectacular sunsets I had ever seen. This photo is slightly cropped along the bottom, but is compleately untouched. I think all of Perth will remember this sunset (if they weren’t too hungover from the night before), the sky was brilliant. /
Acrylic/Gouache on Canvas / simple colours…repetition…light and shade… / my first really good painting. this painting changed my life… / my homage to Edward Hopper, particularly 1960 painting People in the Sun (National Museum of American Art Washington DC), the windows of ‘Summer Evening’ 1947, and ‘Summertime’ 1943. Now I just have to produce amazing work for the next 50 years or so and I may be able to hold a candle to the man as an artist…just gotta find me a subservient partner to cook and clean while I get famous…mmmm / the actual house is on the ocean front at Currumbin Beach , Queensland. /
This was the location for the wedding I went to on the weekend, a beautiful day and pristine wilderness only briefly interrupted by the log cabins of this lodging. The hospitality was wonderful here, I would recommend it to anyone spending time near Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Tasmania herself impressed us from the moment we glimpsed the blue waters and green forests and farmlands from the sky, to when we arrived at the heart of the mountains and wilderness! The old fella here on the verandah was the landscaper (he built the BBQ’s and retaining walls). He gave us some great conversation over our morning coffee as heads were clearing from the celebrations the night before.
The warmth of the morning sun reflects on and around the verandah of The Minya Winery, near Geelong.
I took one look at this and knew i had to paint it cause i straight away thought of all the people who would have sat in it and rocked and talked lol hense the title… This one was sketched and painted in Corel Painter using artists oil brushes
Holiday at Loch Sport Victoria Australia
BHP steel / done some real estate work lately for a mate so had a play around with some images i kinda digg this one the rafters look a bit like a celtic symbal/design i feel think rekon
~ Glistening Gold ~
Took this shot during my visit to Shimla town(Himachal region of India) last month. Went there with my friend to visit his family. They were living in these type of wooden homes. I really love the simplicity of these homes.
Morning tea at Grove Cottage
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