: Egret and Cockies bathed in morning light at Dee Why Beach 📷
: 📷 A seal washed up overnight by huge waves at Dee Why.
: Hammersmith on a rainy night about 11pm.
: Loving the green building boom Bill McKibben has a fascinating piece in Mother Jones, Yes in Our Backyards Thanks to Alex Steffan …
: Is Roam worth it when you already have Apple Music in a bundle with Apple TV? Pondering whether its worth paying for Roon & Tidal when I already pay for Apple Music. I get …
: A lucky find Reading John Connell’s “The Running Book” with its evocative portrayal of the Irish landscape …
: A very small farm When I considered which of my favourite books to write about for this blog, one of the first to come …
: Crisis of faith in the financial system Thought provoking post by Adam Richardson at Harvard Business Review on the levels of abstraction …
: Chilly chook While browsing the website of designer Zach Debord (found via a Make RSS post) I came across this …
: BEN - bicycle empowerment network Its Blog Action Day - my plug is for BEN the Bicycle Empowerment Network of Namibia. Established by …
: Inhabit Movie Back in 2013 a couple of filmmakers bravely took on the risk of making a high quality movie about …
: Mike dodd video Mike Dodd makes beautiful ceramics. Goldmark have produced an uplifting video of Mike talking about …
: Ceramics Destinations in Tokyo Mingeikan Also known as the Japan Folk Crafts Museum. Soetsu Yanagi [1] created this museum to …
: Arkansas Living Treasures Following a link from Fine Woodworking I came across an inspiring collection of videos featuring a …
: Making and Work I describe myself as a Maker, for me the term is a indicator of where my inspiration and …
: Daily Rituals Great infographic post at infowetrust via the Huffington Post and macademic that shows the daily …
: A Vision of the Future Wolfram at SXSW The link above is to a transcript of Stephen Wolframs SXSW talk, a mind boggling run …
: Permaculture ethics I have been interested in Permaculture since 1980 when I stumbled upon a copy of Permaculture 2 in …
: Making a Flamenco Guitar I have linked to this video showing the making of a beautiful guitar before, but its so good its …
: Permaculture Online Course Update In a previous post I wrote about the positive experience we were having taking part in Geoff …
: Jean Nicholas Gerard, a potters potter Goldmark have produced another fascinating “day in the life” video, this time featuring …
: Lost in this beautiful world I have been enjoying the album Lost in this beautiful world by Jon Lacey. It’s a melodic piano …
: Models for decision making I like this introduction to decision making techniques at Creative Market. “Some decisions …
: Permaculture and online learning After years of exposure to Permaculture and having spent several years a decade ago implementing a …
: Information Visualisation and Web Science Very interesting diagrams to see at the Web Science Industry Forum Poster Session via Mark Bernstein …
: Makers at work There is an extensive collection of videos of showcasing makers and their work, at Those Who Make. …
: Supermarket Organic Products Is Organic Supermarket Food a Lie? Revealing look behind the supermarket green wash. The example is …
: Craftsmanship, one mans inspiration Moving essay from David Sparks meditating about the influence of his father on his own pursuit of …
: Fairfield Horseshoe We had a long and rewarding day walking the Fairfield Horseshoe in the hills around Ambleside. It …
: Ode to invention, Maira Kalman Steve Zeoli posted a link to the work of Maira Kalman in the NY Times today, in this case an …
: John Dermer In November we travelled down to Kirby’s Flat for John Dermer’s annual major exhibition. …
: Made by hand in brooklyn Made by Hand is a project creating beautiful videos that celebrate the resurgent maker scene in …
: Dividing camels The traditional teaching stories of the Sufi’s are often intriguing. One of my favourites is …
: New Listening Album by Chris Smither I first heard Chris at the Blue Mountains Music Festival a few years ago, …
: Ceramics Destinations in Kyoto The following are worth considering if you are in Kyoto and interested in Ceramics. Kawai …
: A cabinet makers notebook In interviews with contemporary woodworkers James Krenov’s first book ‘A Cabinetmaker …
: Guitar zero I am reading a Guitar Zero by Gary Marcus a scientist who in his professional life studies languages …
: Finding significance in a world of distraction Really good material here from Becoming Minimalist. Finding Significance in a World of Distraction …
: Sleep apnea and sonomed This article from the BBC describes a sleeping pattern involving two sleeps of about 4 hours with a …
: Diversify your dreams Great post from HBR that calls out the danger of simplifying your dreams down to a narrow outcome …
: Off the map I noticed this post recommending the movie “Off The Map” recently. We watched it …
: Looking for meaning by paying attention This stimulating post from Art Markman at HBR.org has a focus on Innovation. It turns out that if …
: Drowning in books to read I love books, i enjoy being given them at this time of the year and I enjoy buying them at …
: A Book Apart Just bought a bundle from A Book Apart, excellent value - especially as eBooks. I already had the …
: Chinas rising soybean consumption-reshaping-western-agriculture Disturbing article by Lester Brown on the PRI website “..Put simply, saving the Amazon …
: Balehaus - an experimental building The Ecologist is one of the great journals of the green movement and has recently gone through the …
: So long Fourth World Review I am a great fan of subversive media that seeks to tell truths that do not sit easily in the tomes …
: Alan Watts Reading Alan Watts in my teens I experienced my first taste of eastern thinking which has led to a …
: Simplicity amongst the weapons This week we went to the opening night of a new movie - Son Of A Lion. This is a moving and engaging …
: Notebooks and Manifestos I have love notebooks, especially interesting quirky ones that help me feel creative. My latest …
: More on chicken tractors Since my post about chickens which mentioned the Linda Woodrow inspired chook dome. I have noticed …
: A slow sunday at the art gallery We wandered along to the Art Gallery of NSW today for our Slow Sunday. I wanted to take another look …
: Resurgence slow sundays The latest issue of Resurgence has arrived and it looks a beauty. At quick skim reveals the usual …
: Shakuhachi festival world masters concert Just returned from a concert that was the major public event of the 5th World Shakuhachi …
: Biodynamic wine in the news Michelle Gadd of organicwine.com.au has a good summary of recent coverage of biodynamic wine in the …
: Guerrilla bagging Horrified to discover the damage that plastic bags were causing to our marine environment, Claire …
: Healing power of chickens This post has been in my mind since I saw a wonderful program ABC TV. The program “Rare …
: Frightened by voluntary simplicity An article in the New York Times here tells of a couple who are shedding their possessions prior to …
: Organic vs local These days we have a reasonable range of organic food available to us locally whether through the …
: Krinklewood biodynamic wine The Krinklewood vineyard was recently given a positive review in the local media so I thought I …
: New perspectives on money The May/June issue of Resurgence has arrived and it looks very interesting. Its a special focus …
: Clear thinking - well informed outspoken No its not this author, although we can aspire…I’m referring to George Monbiot, …
: Organic wine Here in Australia we have a vibrant wine industry including an increasing number of vineyards …