When I dream, I dream of a view…. …. of throwing open red shutters and walking onto a little balcony …. to watch the sunrise …. then laze around a mirror-pool . …. before plunging into a spa with the same view I dream of wandering around a garden gallery…. …. of sleeping cats […]
Morning’s rosy-fingered dawn greets a lone fisherman and three brave surfers on the shores of Bass Strait at St Andrew’s Beach Mornington Peninsular © 2012 Francesca Muir
Here’s cheers to you for a happy and healthy 2012 © 2012 Francesca Muir
Every Christmas Eve there is a dog race like no other in the world. The Scotland Island Dog Race is located in the tranquil waters of Pittwater, where dogs from all over the bay swim from Scotland Island to Church Point. It started out many years ago as a bet between two locals […]
My sister-in-law Nathalie is a fantastic cook and she and my brother have the best summer lunches on Scotland Island – just a few minutes by boat across Pittwater Their home is set among the gum trees and in summer this is how they live – al fresco! Chermoula lamb is cooked […]
A surreal experience sitting under the wing of the plane on the way back from Canberra last weekend A prehistoric experience just a few feet in front …. …. and just plain bizarre as we taxied to the terminal © 2011 Francesca Muir taken with my iPhone
….cheeky …. delicious …. inquisitive ….angelic ….playful …. soulful …. shy …. charming ….and just plain beautiful!
A spur-of -the-moment decision to visit the romantic Venetian port of Chania in western Crete ended up being one of the highlights of the trip The old “Venetian Quarter” or Old Town is a web of charming, narrow little streets running between magnificent pastel-coloured Venetian houses which sit on a semi circular Venetian Harbour …. […]
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma–which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know […]
…. it’s full of unexpected surprises ….where spiders rule the roost …. and walls are weathered and worn ….and pots rest in the midday sun ….and where there’s always a welcome seat to while away the hours …. that’s why I love a whimsical garden! © 2011 Photography by […]