Go early to avoid the heat …. Look out for home-made goodies lurking in odd places …. Kewpie dolls prefer to be wrapped in vintage lace …. Libby’s miniature plum puddings laced with brandy are a knock-out – literally! Emily does not grace us with her presence! A hot dog finds the perfect […]
Machinery worn with age looms from the brown earth like giant eagles …. …. inside aged nuts and bolts sit camera-ready and outside the cogs in a wheel discolour russet against a clear blue sky. To replicate, simply add iron, oxygen and a dash of moisture and time…. …. lots and lots of […]
Santorini …. the epitome of the architecture of the arch Deftly hanging from the rock face Or lapping at the Aegean …. …. often interrupting and softening …. and challenging the view! It demands attention …. creates drama …. framing from within and framing from without! o The architecture of the arch …. […]
The ghosts of yesterday’s laughter linger quietly As threads of friendships warm and embracing envelope these chairs Last night these tables saw a celebration of life where food was bountiful and wine and mirth ran freely. How eagerly we greet the chance to meet …. the chance to eat …. the […]
A Scotland Island affair is a warm touch of red amongst the trees An al fresco lunch under dappled light A repast symphony of Mediterranean olives …. ….chilled wines and minted water Blushing mango cheeks … Exotic salads boasting the colours of the rainbow …. …. and bowls […]
Not so long ago Zacharenia, my landlady lived in a little village in Eastern Crete. Here time stood still, for nothing was new and nothing moved fast …. yet the daily grind continued ….from harvesting peaches …. to picking artichokes in the early morning light……. ….. to collecting firewood by donkey ( for […]
Sydney Harbour Bridge photographed over a period of 25 years In daylight, night light or twilight she never disappoints For as she arches her way across the horizon She is always art Pure art! © 2012 Francesca Muir
The harsh Cretan sun forces her way through the rough rattan roof hastily hoisted as a pretense of shade Her dappled light reflects through, bouncing off stone floors and walls and pristine-white tablecloths …. …. creating shadows on shadows on shadows is her daily form and inside or outside, this dappled delight is a favourite […]
There’s a faded garden bench I rather like which sits against an old brown fence. Its weather-worn slats, once painted “Mission Green” are now sun-bleached grey and interwoven with Jasmine tendrils This faded garden bench which I am rather fond of sits on a carpet of dried leaves next to the vegetable patch …. […]
Every dawn the heron eagerly awaits the arrival of caïques – Greek fishing boats Circling time and time again, he watches as they tie up at the water’s edge As the men leave their boats he lands on one, and then another and then begins to gingerly step over another half a dozen as he […]