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Spring Gardens Down Under

Anne Skyvington — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 07:05:11 +0000

Typical of Australian art is an appreciation of contrasting styles. At Everglades Gardens, it’s mainly European flowers and trees, but at some places in nature, and in botanic gardens, such as at Mount Tomah, you can find stunning native plants, in particular, the waratah, floral symbol for the state of New South Wales. I first […]

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Visiting Ein Gedi

Anne Skyvington — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 06:34:02 +0000

I was drawn to the exotic name Ein Gedi, when coming across it in my brother’s first novel set partly in Israel. Then in a friend’s writing based on a poem by Ted Hughes from “Folktale”, part of Hughes’ collection entitled Capriccio. Hughes refers obliquely to the last of the leopards of Ein Gedi in […]

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The Golden Ratio in Nature

Anne Skyvington — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:30:59 +0000

I was never interested in mathematics at school, perhaps because of the way it was taught; it was seen as a subject for boys in the 50s. Today, things may have changed a bit. In any case, from early on, I was on the creative spectrum, rather than the logical/rational one. Was this a result […]

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More About The Golden Ratio

Anne Skyvington — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 14:00:30 +0000

The Vitruvian Man is a drawing created by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1490. It is accompanied by notes based on the work of the architect Vitruvius. The drawing, which is in pen and ink on paper, depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a […]

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Malabar Headland in Sydney

Anne Skyvington — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:55:38 +0000

One of the last remaining wild areas on the eastern seaboard of Sydney has recently been rescued from the hands of developers through protest and last-minute government intervention. Malabar Headland, named after a ship that was wrecked there in 1931, is linked to Maroubra Beach at one end, and to the suburb of Malabar at […]

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Black Swans Surfing

Anne Skyvington — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 13:21:46 +0000

“Only in Australia” Thanks to Brian Moore for alerting me to the video clip below: Four black swans seen riding waves at Kirra Beach on the Gold Coast (Queensland) in Australia. #Only in Australia This post shows two photos I took at Kirra Beach last summer. (Not the video clip, which may have been taken […]

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Dolphins at Tamarama

Anne Skyvington — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 04:05:51 +0000

If any creative person deserves to be discovered it is Paul Atroshenko: Artist, Photographer, Video Maker. Have a look at his website displaying his eclectic works of art, including symbolist paintings, and his excellent travel photography. He has also created amazing videos of walks around Sydney. And check out this recent one of dolphins playing […]

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