New Zealand
Dairy Living. For most of us dairy living is a trip to the supermarket to take a few bottles of milk off the shelf. We struggle home with the weight and thankfully deposit it in the fridge. Done! What do we know of the cows that eat the grass and produce the milk? Of the... Continue Reading →
This Alice resides in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore. She appeared in my Reader this morning, posted by Joanne Koo on her blog Pot Gardening. Joanne tells me that Alice was bought from Chelsea Flower Show two years ago.
Mural by Be Free. At 106 Bond Street (down alleyway), Dunedin, New Zealand.
Girl mischief. Offense and defense. Pink paint. I love this panoramic mural tucked away in a little side alley at 106 Bond Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. The artist, Be free, is a Melbourne artist that has been working on the streets since 2010.
Larnach Castle (Dunedin, New Zealand) has various Alice in Wonderland elements displayed in the gardens surrounding the castle. We visited the gardens on Saturday and these photos are from an area where Alice stands on the lawn holding her flamingo.
"Riding Dreams" by Pixel Pancho demonstrates a complex interweaving of the human form, flora, and metal to create the surreal image of a 'not quite human' boy riding a fantastical metal horse reflecting his fascination with 1950s robots. - the above description taken from the Dunedin Street Art website where you can also see many... Continue Reading →
A few days ago I was delighted to find a Facebook post describing the learning experience of a very young visitor to the same Rebecca Baumann installation that I visited earlier this month - blog post 23 May 2017. Kathy Richards very kindly permitted me to share the text of her post and some of... Continue Reading →
After setting up my first ever blog (about exploring colour) and makng my first post I set out to explore other blogs and found this delightful urban mural in Paris and accompanying poem, the first “find” in my journey of exploration and discovery into colour. It made me very happy. Thank you deuxiemepeau
On dull days
when the sun
absconds from sky,
when grey grinds
gloom into gutters
and mothers utter
‘stay inside’,
children’s minds
flutter to unfold
like umbrellas opening;
colours cascading
over concrete clutter
like candy to calm
a calamity.
In the midst
of the mundane
and the murky,
inspiration catches
on the canvas of creation
like wings willing
to cut through clouds
and gain the grace
of the sun.
Children’s minds,
so magnificent,
hold matter so magical
that ordinary moments
can become such
extraordinary miracles.
All words and photograph by Damien B. Donnelly
Audio version available on Soundcloud:
Exploring Colour 