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Old World Tropics
Wandering barefoot on Guimaras Island among the pandanus. Each stage of the life cycle inspired…
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Earth Meditations
Sharing a meditation I wrote for Eco-Adventure Camp 2018 -- for young Filipino students.
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The House of Ants
I met a man today on the ferry between Guimaras and Panay Islands, Philippines. He…
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Under a New Window
Imagining my first view of a new world, beyond an inner-city window.
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Saying Goodbye
Our cat Maxine says goodbye to her kittens. She was a wonderful mum.
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Things Get Messy
Barking dogs and neighbouring fences inspired this little photo essay.
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Touch Me Not
On a late afternoon walk, a small boy introduces me to the magical 'touch me…
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Hot Dogs and Ham
Imagine how your body responds to eating hotdogs and spam everyday?
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Reforestation
Little poem about a new bamboo forest to cover a beautiful island again with trees.
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Holes in the Road
Poetry inspired by street art and graffiti in Iloilo City, Philippines.
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Pink Umbrella
Poetry inpsired by a bright pink umbrella, against the innercity graffiti.
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Disentangled
Poetry and photos inspired by a heritage house in Iloilo City, Philippines.
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Creature
What do you see in the dirt? A creature? Or yourself? Sometimes you just fall…
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Public Transport
Travelling to the next town to buy pizza for my 10 year old, and then…
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Waiting To Go Home
Everyone waits for someone. Who do you wait for? Why do we? Wait?
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Boy in Orange
A little boy in a bright orange basketball outfit inspired this poem.
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Three Sodden Weeks
Riding the bus through the first full day of sunlight in weeks inspired this little…
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A 3 Minute Study in Colour
Wet season in the Philippines and you spend weeks covering the whole room in art…
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Goddesses of Molo
I do find it amusing that a sultry display of Greek Goddesses, stand underneath the…
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She rises, she falls
Haiku poem inspired by tropical island palm trees on a windy day.
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Falling
If you've ever wanted to escape the noise, people, and pain of our human world,…
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Maxine’s First Christmas
Little poem about spending Christmas with a boy and his cat. Games and gifts under…
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Afternoon Elegance
Little haiku poem (or possibly more senryu) inspired by the sun's setting rays.
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Flowers of the Tropics
Gorgeous tropical flowers, bold red and shiny, inspired this haiku poem on Guimaras Island, Philippines.
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Road Widening
This little photo essay is a tribute to Philippine resourcefulness and ingenuity, even though a…
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Building a Sand Trap
Watching locals build a sandtrap to reduce erosion along the shoreline at Pilar.
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Street Checkers
Waiting for a bus from rural Estancia to Iloilo City, I stopped to chat with…
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Burnt Sunset
Poetry inspired by a burning sunset and the silhouettes of bamboo huts in the rural…
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Sunlight
After weeks of overcast, the sun sears through the stratosphere with startling intensity.
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Lady with Orange Flowers
I love the mystery of market flowers! Where they came from, the people who planted…
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Where She Once Stood
Little verse poem inspired by the fading stump of a river she-oak.
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Someone Before Me
Haiku poem inspired by the footprints of a waterbird in wet sand.
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The Bullock Bells
Poem written by Robert A. Irvine, remembering the bells that hung around the necks of…
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Beach Pedestrian
Little poem inspired by a piece of dried kelp, alone on the beach.
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You Do Not Burn
A lone heritage house amidst the harsh Australian landscape. How many bushfires has she survived?
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Even If They Are Not Ours
The wall's of my cousin's 'spare' house in the Blue Mountains.
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And Music Filled the Old Church Once Again
Wandering the historic village of Hartley, we were thrilled when the men restoring the St…
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An Imperfect Limerick
We find faults in ourselves, in others, and in the world around us all the…
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Spring Rhododendrons
The brilliance of the spring rhododendrons in Blackheath, NSW inspired this haiku poem and photo…
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The Colour of Water
Poetry inspired by rushing creek water inside the forests of the Blue Mountains.
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Something Mighty
Walking through the Blue Mountains in spring inspired this shaped poem.
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Fire in September
Sitting around the fireplace looking through family photos of aunties and ancestors.
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Glorious Spring
My father is in hospital waiting heart surgery and I'm spending my waiting days photographing…
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Helicopters Came and Broke the World
Tribute post for International Peace Day 2017.
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Girls Eat Mangos
Riding home from the market, I spotted these two little girls sitting in a busted-up…
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More than a Moment
A man on a waterpump reminds me to be grateful for running water.
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Dark Carousel
Some dodgy directions lead me into a dark alley and some spooky street art.
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Roadside Fiesta
Little poem inspired by the lights of a rural fiesta along the roadside.
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No Tears For the Young
we watched him lain finallife barely begunjust 20 years oldhis song yet unsung and I…
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Hidden
Little poem inspired the silhouette of a beautiful girl inside a broken a street alley.
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New Rice
Beautiful scenery from my afternoon walks in the rural areas of Iloilo Province, Philippines.
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Afternoon Caper
Afternoon traffic along a rural road inspired this little piece of poetry.
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The Outdoors Life
The human fragments in this broken building made me realise it was an evening shelter…
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What You Don’t See
Things you don't expect while photographing sugar cane in the rural Philippines.
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The Last of the Wattle
A set of little poems inspired by the bush cemetery that houses my ancestors and…
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Aloft
White jasmine flowers on my afternoon walk inspired this little piece of poetry.
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The Kids of Purok 7
A group of kids have fun in the back-end barrios of the Philippines.
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Ocean Snacks
My son Jerry eating some interesting street food inspired this little photo essay.
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Roots
Visiting friends in the rural Philippines, the children take me to meet grandmother.
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