Category: Visual Diary

I decide to partake in some reading of the criminal law, to which the lush garden and incessant birdsongs form a pleasant (if contrasting) backdrop. Unfortunately (and unrelatedly), however, I feel decidedly ill. Read more →

More crickety goodness as Australia proceeds to perform rather less energetically than this beer advertisement would suggest. Brent Fraser Bowden is possibly the greatest umpire ever to grace the wicket. Read more →

In a desperate attempt to escape the searing heat, I parked myself in front of the conveniently-sized television to enjoy a fantastic (if worrying) performance by India’s batsmen in the Boxing Day test match. The Australian team will certainly have a hard time beating India’s first innings total of 705! Read more →

This evening I attended a Christmas party in Ewingsdale, the highlights of which were the long and convoluted philosophical debates that occurred after the third glass-mark. Read more →

One of the only enjoyable aspects of the Christmas festivities is that they afford the opportunity for a pleasant family gathering. Though seemingly imparting a degree of moral obligation on the attendees so great as to compel them to arrive on time, Christmas brunch rapidly decays into Christmas lunch as we wait upon our guests!… Read more →

The precursor to a decisive win in backgammon (though unfortunately at rather low stakes). Along with Go, Backgammon would rank among my favourite board games. Wrapping Christmas gifts, however, is a most irksome pursuit. Read more →

This is the seaward view from Lennox Head (just south of Byron Bay). Read more →

A street busker twirls a fire stick hypnotically as I sneak outside the Brunswick Hotel to order some chips of greater merchantable quality and lesser cost from the chippery next door. Read more →

A weekend of markets, it would seem. Wind chimes rattle annoyingly in the strong winds which fettered the pre-Christmas Byron Bay shop-a-thon… erm, I mean, alternative venue for barter and mutual exchange.  My father continued his quest for shrubbery with another $50 worth of plants (which were quite a nuisance to carry back to the… Read more →

People stand gazing at the colourful stalls at the local fortnightly market in Mullumbimby. Another day, another $50 worth of plants and ground cover. Read more →