Beach Ballet

Stary Stary Night

Rozelle Bay by Night

Loving Laundry Day

There's a Buddhist practice that says that rather than wasting time getting bored with everyday chores, we could approach each action with an even heart and find joy in each small action. Below is a close-up of my laundry bag:

"Before Enlightenment,
chop Wood, fetch Water.

After Enlightenment,
chop Wood, fetch Water..."

Taking my clinic wash to the laundromat is a weekly ritual where I also have the opportunity to practice my (at the moment very basic) Vietnamese conversational skills with the lovely owners of the laundry.

"Xin Chao" - Hello!
and the Vietnamese expression of thanks - Cam On - which requires a little squeeze of the bottom of the diaphragm, to make the right sound: “Cam errrhn!”
It feels like a small massage of the heart each time I say it:

“Cam errrhn” - Thank you.

Misty Mountains

On the way to North Head from Longreef.

Viva La Bicycle! (haiku)

What's the collective
noun for a group of cyclists?
"A Revolution"?

Cyclist in the Mist

Pelicans at Longreef (haiku)

sunrise at Longreef
a perambulation of
pelicans gathered

Walking Hickson Rd (haiku)

textured sandstone wall
on Hickson Rd - a backdrop
asking for actors

City Sunroof (haiku)

Gazing upwards through
the sun-roof driving towards
The Rocks in Sydney.

Crossing Anzac Bridge at Sunrise (haiku)

centre lane driving
north as the sun rose above
a lightening sky

Sunset Dog (haiku)

long legged shadows
Blackwattle Bay cycle-path
late afternoon sun

Bicycle Sunset (haiku)

cycling round the bay,
the setting sun threw shadows
long across the path

Flight Path (haiku)

Adventure: someone
going somewhere in search of
something exciting...

Waning Moon (haiku)

An afternoon moon
sitting high in a blue sky
is unexpected.

Australian Native Flora (haiku)

here's a wax-flower:
Eriostemon "Stardust"
in Barbara's garden.

Clovelly Sunset

Looking North to Bronte

The view from headland at Clovelly, looking north towards Bronte beach.

Seagull (haiku)

an overcast day
did not divert the seagulls'
hopes for fish and chips

Little Lion / Pampered Pooch (haiku)

walking on the pier
the little dog's slight body
holds a lion's heart