Garden Umbrella

Garden Umbrella

Sydney Australia December 2022

A Cormorant Waits and Watches

A Cormorant Waits and Watches

Sydney Australia September 2022

Harbour-Front Highrises

Harbour-Front Highrises

Sydney Australia November 2022

Mirror Mirror Is the Wall

Mirror Mirror Is the Wall

North Sydney Australia November 2022

Grand Concourse

Grand Concourse

Sydney Australia November 2022

An Upward Glance

An Upward Glance

Sydney Australia November 2022

Picture Frame

Picture Frame

Manly Australia November 2022

Kayak Composition

Kayak Composition

Manly Australia November 2022

Inner-city Living

Inner-city Living

Sydney Australia October 2022

Taking Flight

Taking Flight

Sydney Australia October 2022

The Built Environment

The Built Environment

Sydney Australia October 2022

Reflections

Reflections

Sydney Australia October 2022

In a Central City store Window a thinker sits thinking amidst the more mundane reflections of the nearby buildings. 

Kingfisher in a Suburban Park

Kingfisher in a Suburban Park

Actually it's a Kookaburra, but as Kookaburras are in fact very large Kingfishers, that's my favourite way of referring to them. I think this one is having a rest:the nearest body of water is about half a kilometre away. 

Shadows and Sun on Stairs

Shadows and Sun on the Stairs

Manly Australia September 2022

Posting this photo got me thinking about dualities. Not so much that dualities are real, mire like how while we can say that there is always light and shadow, they are actually not two distinct things. 

Dwellers on a Rockface

Dwellers on a Rockface

Queenscliffe Beach Australia October 2022

Beach Closed

 Beach Closed

Queenscliffe Beach Australia October 2022

I almost called the 'Sign of the Times', but decided not to: I'm not a warrior, and as a hermit and monk my job is to pray with a detached attitude and without getting entangled with the ways of the material world. Mind you, I am still a conscious and compassionate person so I'm going to sometimes form judgements. 

Embrace the Beauty and Wisdom of the Tree People

 Embrace the Beauty and Wisdom of the Tree People

Sydney Australia September 2022

Just as I selected this picture to post, I thought I'll write a blog post on it. So please visit me on Notes from the Hermit's Cave where said post will appear very soon.

Peace 

A Little Suburban Porch Elegance

A Little Suburban Porch Elegance

Manly Australia September 2022

Winter Wood Harbourside

 Winter Wood Harbourside

Sydney Australia September 2022

Well actually Spring has come but not yet for this particular tree down by the harbourside. Mind you it's a new Spring for me: newly arrived in the city, ready for a new phase, a new hermitage and another dimension to my service 

Golden Buddha on the Balcony Ledg

Golden Buddha on the Balcony Ledge

Sydney Australia September 2022

The old aphorism 'Don't forget to look up' is worth talking notice of sometimes. Here a so-called chance glance upwards was rewarded with this little vision of the Lord Buddha.