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Is this what’s really killing our planet?
Neon lights and a carnival on the mountain top.
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Old Baroque Church
Photo Essay of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours, (Taal) Philippines.
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Just saying hello
Little piece of prose poetry inspired by an email from my mother.
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Halo Halo (mix mix)
Halo-Halo Mix Mix, Sweet Sweet, Friendship, Halo Halo. Mix Mix Mix! © 2015 Melinda Irvine
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Apple Cores
Apple cores have been on my mind these past months since having a seven year…
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Fiesta at the Plaza Molo
Watching the crew packup their gear after the Molo Fiesta inspired this bit of verse.
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Jerry! Diin sa iPhone?
When a curious little boy get's your iPhone, without you realising there's suddenly more than…
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No one told me :/
My first wedding in the Philippines and everyone was colour co-ordinated, except me.
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Island Weekend
Photo essay on the beautiful islands of Gigantes, Carles, Philippines.
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Who is helping these people?
eighteen months aftera CAT 5 SuperTyphoonlargest on record?
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Christmas in April
A box of good I posted five months earlier, arrives in Estancia.
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Journey of the songwriter: seeking paradise
Celebrating the achievements of my friend Shirley Lynn.
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Elephants and Art
Poetry inspired by the elephants and tribal art at the Singapore Zoo.
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Friendship will not be deleted
I never did delete my life away, I adopted a little boy instead. Great to…
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Men with Blankets
Passing the riverwalk from my car to the Southbank of Brisbane, I met some homeless…
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Wheel of Brisbane
Killing time in Brisbane, waiting for my flight back to the Philippines.
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Late
The sunsets on Cranky Rock (NSW) Australia. It really does look annoyed doesn't it?
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Opera in the Paddock
Nobody was moving though. I heard some of the 1,100 people calling out "this is…
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Can we go where there are more birds?
Six year olds can be very hard to please during birdwatching outings.
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Who lies beneath you?
Senryu poem inspired by an unmarked grave in the Ebor Falls cemetery. It's an eerie…
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What did you write about when you were little?
I wrote very boring letters when I was a kid, but my siblings' correspondence was…
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Little Jackie Hare
For ten years, maybe longer I have had boxes of stuff and a beautiful cedar…
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Power of words award
Blogging has become such a fundamental part of my life not just as a means…
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Painting by Numbers
Are you living your free will or painting by numbers? I'm still not sure.
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Assumptions
Making mistakes is all part of the human experience. I'll try not to make this…
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Botanical gardens sprinkler
That will teach me for sleeping at a public park with the car windows and…
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Ancient Volcano
Poetry inspired by the underground lava tubes at Undarra, Queensland.
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Death in the Open Grasslands
The shock of a once strong and powerful tree, shredded and exposed like that, it…
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Girringun Grasslands
Poetry inspired by a walk among the Eucalypts of the Girringun grasslands.
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Magical Mission Beach
I’m back here in between trips to the Philippines and the last few days have…
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Humanitarian Aid Work
In February 2014 I arrived in the Philippines expecting to do one month’s volunteer work…
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Creative recovery: human responses to calamity
June Perkins is launching her eBook After Yasi: what happens after a cyclone today, 3…
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After Yasi: what happens after a cyclone (an interview with author June Perkins)
Transcript from my interview with writer June Perkins.
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Aboriginal rock art of the Anaiwan peoples
Exploring indigenous art in the New England, NSW.
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A Pinoy Christmas
Travelling back to Estancia, Iloilo for Christmas was absolutely worth every late flight, every noisy…
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Christmas celebrations in Sawa (Basay) Western Samar
Being invited to a Christmas party in Sawa was an incredible experience, though there are…
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Relief aid in Marabut, Western Samar
Local aid agencies do a wonderful job of helping people affected by calamities in the…
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School in a tent
The Botongon Elementary School was almost completely destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda and the oil spill…
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The Waterfall Song
Walking into the forest and finding a place where the only human sounds I can…
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