Road Widening
This little photo essay is a tribute to Philippine resourcefulness and ingenuity, even though a…
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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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Jerry’s Ballet Class
Travelling 4.5 hours each way to the city so my 8-year-old can attend classical ballet…
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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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Yes, it’s happened to #metoo
This was a hard post to write, and edit, and read again.
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Someone Before Me
Haiku poem inspired by the footprints of a waterbird in wet sand.
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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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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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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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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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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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Little Family of Strays
A stray cat from our afternoon walk, joins our little family.
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Roots
Visiting friends in the rural Philippines, the children take me to meet grandmother.
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Two Hot Days Later
Kids collecting treasure along the water's edge inspired this little piece of poetry.
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We Watched the Tide Fall
Poetry and photos inspired by kids collecting tiny fish and other marine treasure.
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Ice-on-a-Rope
Sometimes it's really stressful living here in Estancia but my days are often relieved by…
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Where Will I Focus?
Being forced to move house can be more confronting than you realise.
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Fiction Flowers
I find an old drawing in a sketchbook and remember the carnivorous triffids.
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Red Dirt Floor
bamboo wallsdon’t keep out the rainpuncture marks My friend uses an old bathtub to protect…
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Unknown Artists
Photos and poetry inspired by graffiti and abandoned buildings in the inner-city.
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The Face of the Road
Some wild paintings on the wall of a roadside hut inspired this little poetry piece.
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Our Oceans, Our Future
A day trip to bayas island and playing with the kids on the waterfront inspired…
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The Moon’s Final Polish
Squatting over a mud puddle along a city street to catch the final reflection of…
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How do I say friend in a single photograph?
The Shrine of Agtalin is located in Pilar, Capiz (Philippines).
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The City Speaks
Mulitmedia poetry inspired by graffiti and billboards around Iloilo City.
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Surviving the Trip
Tricycles are great for photographs, the scenery is so close you can literally touch it.
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Expanding the Reach of My Blog
UPDATE 19 June 2019: this is no longer an appropriate SEO method and is not…
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Collaboration
Poetry from the tropical rainforest of the Philippine Western Visayas.
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Qualm
This is little poem was inspired by a mass of electrical wires twisting through tree…
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Jackfruit
I confess, the pungent smell of jackfruit is something that turns my tummy.
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Beside the Fancy Shopping Mall
Incredible what you can see in the Philippines, right next to a fancy shopping mall.
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Ephemeral
Little kids make friends on a weekend in the beautiful islands of Carles.
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“was accidentally bumped to a coconut tree … due to slippery wet road”
you are deadand i am dyingleft behindembitteredlyingstatic stationedtombed abysslifeless lifereduced to this you are deadand…
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Panicked
hearts in our belliesbaby jyn swallows a coinemergency OP PS: Stopping by the house after…
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Heard
An early morning poem, inspired by a golden sunrise and men hauling fishing nets.
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The Tremble of Drums
Dinagyang Festival is a cultural weekend of tribal costume and dancing in Iloilo City, Philippines.
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