Illustrating and photographing is "seeing" You may not be able to illustrate like the person who creates a fancy illustrated journal, but with the advent of point and shoot cameras that do everything except slice bread you can "see" through the camera. You can take dozens of shots…. "Seeing is not an art, it's a…

I arrived hone yesterday at about 11.00 am. A comment from an American man sitting behind me on the plane as we landed….. "Wow, it's so clear you can just reach out and touch those hills" Yes, after the mist of LA, the air here is just perfect here. I forget how lucky we are.As…

Just arrived in Melbourne….whoopeee

8.38 pm, whoops, we just had an earth tremor….. !!!!! the ground moved for half a minute or so. The looks on the faces of the guests in the Qantas club was precious….!!!!

I'm finally able to relax, no commitments, no deadlines, just a long plane flight and the delight of hugging the grandies at the end of it. I'm going to have a day of "enjoyment" today as I catch the Ocean Express trolley (for the princely sum of $3 round trip) from my hotel to Manhattan…

You may find it interesting to see how I look through the lens of the camera.. The photos of the Getty Museum and Hollywood are now in the Gallery I will write my journal tomorrow…. the gardens are breathtaking, the architecture is beyond imagination.  

6.30 am, Ive had breakfast, I'm packed and ready for a couple more plane flights.The day is mild and overcast but the air is sweet with the scent of pine.Such is the nature of the environment here. Eureka I talked to my Husband in Australia this morning, he says it's cold. "So you better turn…

I fly from place to place. From class to class, venue to venue. I carry heavy luggage, often beyond  my physical capabilities. From  the plane I view in silence great expanses of the world. Life continues below me, I'm invisible above. I reach my destination, the comfort of a hotel room, it'smy home away from…

Had a wonderful day today with a large class in Eureka creating portraits. The day has been long an it's been too busy to take photo…. maybe tomorrow.

Mother of the year award !!!!