Tag Archives: society

Wall in progress.


I have to say what is in my heart.   – The scariest thing in the world right now is not Trump, or Madonna’s threats to blow things up, or any individual woman, or man behaving badly- it’s division. A wall … Continue reading

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Becoming the machine…


Image courtesy of Pixabay. Screens in the form of phones, ipads, tablets, laptops have become such an integral part of society and so very quickly. As a photographer and avid people watcher I have to say that people are becoming … Continue reading

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True humanity.


True humanity is quiet. The essence of it does not receive or even need social media, reporters or worldwide coverage because it is simply there. Spontaneous and selfless. Often it is intimate. Something shared between two people. (Or man and … Continue reading

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Designer Vagina’s


Nope, no picture. Now that you’ve picked your jaws off the floor after reading a title like that…please let me warn you that this blog post is something I feel particularly passionate about.  Not, vagina’s per se, but the whole … Continue reading

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Veto the LIKE button – for a day!


The other day my seventeen year old daughter said to me that a friend of hers who had posted a video on youtube said to her. ‘Why didn’t you LIKE my video?” My daughter replied… “I TOLD you I liked … Continue reading

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3D printing….blows my mind.


As we drove home last night, listening to talkback on the radio, I felt as though I had fallen down the Alice in wonderland hole. Ok, so I don’t watch the news….don’t keep up with current affairs usually so this … Continue reading

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Beautiful Dancing Queen.


The other day someone posted this video on facebook of a woman dancing, to herself, for herself at a bus stop. As I watched it, I couldn’t help but smile for the woman. She looked like she was so happy … Continue reading

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The antisocial network.


I resisted creating a facebook account for years, sick of hearing facebook this and facebook that…and having people ask me “How come you’re not on facebook?”. It was like some sort of cult….some mass following, and I usually resist these … Continue reading

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Worlds out of balance.


I’ve woken up early this morning. Before 5 am early – what an ungodly hour. My throat has that telltale scratchy feel. Damn, I’m getting sick. Just as well we are nearing the end of our trip here. Today we … Continue reading

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Connections.


The other day my sixteen year old came home from school, glowing, and said to me … “Mum, I just had the loveliest conversation with a ninety one year old blind man at the bus station.” She went on to … Continue reading

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