The cosmic change of Spring

I feel the earth spin beneath my feet. Churning a cosmic rotation, it sets off change. Observing the movement of the Andromeda galaxy,  I’m caught in the wake from its delicate spiral arms dragged through space, pulled towards a black hole centre. I hear the Read More …

The Last Day on Sydney Harbour

There’s a unique smell about Sydney Harbour that hits you once you reach the city’s edge. The sky scrapers fall away and roads and rail abruptly twist or end as if startled by the sea. It’s a smell of salt water and mossy rocks combined with Read More …

Travel Photo of the Day: London Underground Calling

A London business man’s pauses briefly atop the stairs that descend in to the subterranean ageing London tube network to take a call before heading underground This image was (obviously) taken in London. To me it’s just so iconic of everything I, as an Australian, Read More …

The Day I switched Off My Left Brain

This post was inspired by a recent Ted Talk that I watched titled: ‘My Stroke of Insight’. This video is the story of  brain scientist, Jill Bolte Taylor who had a stroke which temporarily disabled her left brain creating a surprising and astonishing experience. I Read More …