Category Archives: Art + Photography Almost a year ago now — before we even embarked on our travels — I wrote about putting my portrait and wedding photography business on hold. I was completely burned out and I wasn’t sure that I’d ever return to photography as a profession. While I was avoiding my camera like the plague, I did […]  Today’s photo is a painting by an aboriginal artist from the Utopia Region of Australia, named Jeannie Petyarre. As with aboriginal artists in general, Jeannie is a custodian for certain elements of her family tradition, which then become the themes for her paintings. In this case, she is depicting the bush yam flower. Bush yam […]  I am not a bird person, but I am loving the birds here in Australia. They are so exotic! After seeing some Australians kick at pigeons in Melbourne, we asked our landlord about the local bird situation. He gave us the inside scoop on the war between native birds and interlopers, including pigeons and mynas, […]  We heard a few good pieces of wisdom while ringing in the new year this evening: A man on an elevator said, “Here’s to making this year better than last year,” and a fellow travel enthusiast who is tempting me to buy a piece of contemporary aboriginal art said, “When in doubt, buy! [at least […] With love from Sydney, |
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