Gaia 2021: Kakadu by Peter Jarver

Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu by pen_ash - pixabay My first Gaia read for 2021 is another great Lifeline find, Kakadu: A Guide for All Seasons by Peter Jarver and Quentin Chester. I had never heard of Peter Jarver (1953-2003), but his photography in this book is absolutely stunning. Originating from South Australia, Jarver developed an …

Travel Photo Challenge Review

Now that the Travel Photo Challenge is finished I thought it would be good to review the photos, identify the place and time, and give a quick summary of the trip. Are you familiar with any of these places? Day 1 - Wedge Island, Western Australia  This photo was taken in December 2004 at Wedge …

Travel Challenge Day 10

Well, this wraps up the Travel Challenge. A big thank you to Sharon from Gum Trees and Galaxies who nominated me to participate in the Travel Photo Challenge, posting 10 photos over 10 days without explanation. I have enjoyed choosing and posting the photos, but I must confess that the "no explanation" has been hard. …

Travel Challenge Day 3

Day 3 of the Travel Challenge and it's been quite interesting scrolling through the holiday photos and realising what you take photos of and what you do not and making a mental note to pay more attention to composition in future. At least our cameras and phones of today record the date and place - …

#BookSnapSunday – The Dictionary of Lost Words

"Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary,  how potent … they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them!"  Nathaniel Hawthorne The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams In 1901, the word bondmaid was discovered missing from the Oxford English Dictionary. This is …

#BookSnapSunday – The Mother’s Promise

Three women, one girl and the vow that binds them Book Snap Sunday is a weekly photo-book challenge hosted by Sharon of Gum Trees and Galaxies. Each Sunday we try to post a creative snap of a book - one that we've read, are reading, or perhaps want to read. I have not read Sally …

#BookSnapSunday – Crossroads Trilogy

  For centuries the Guardians ruled the Hundred, but these unearthly beings have faded from human sight. Only the Reeves, patrolling on enormous eagles, still represent the Guardians’ power. But there is a corruption in the land that not even they can control… Outlanders Anji and Mai are on the run with a company of …

#BookSnapSunday – The Daughters of Mars

In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father’s dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on the Western Front. At once …

#BookSnapSunday – When We Were Vikings

Sadly I missed last week’s #BookSnap, but this week is featuring When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald. This year I am making a bit more of an effort to read some new releases. Most of my TBR comprises of classics, titles from the 1001 list, prizewinners from previous decades and any other book …

#BookSnapSunday – An American Marriage

I have been joining in with Sharon from Gum Trees and Galaxies posting a book snap on a Sunday afternoon. After missing a few weeks it is nice to be back with an excellent book by Tayari Jones, although photographing an ebook did provide an interesting challenge. I was introduced to Tayari Jones when I …