Author Archives: Chaz

The Gallery of Modern Art is displaying a collection of works by Cai Guo-Qiang. Collectively called “Falling back to Earth,” they include a forty-metre eucalyptus tree (“Eucalyptus”) and two of the most stunning installations I have ever seen. “Head-on” consists … Continue reading →

Four moons.

It was my turn to turn the lights off and put the house to bed. Apparently I was a little late. This young lady was already half-way through the job. I have heard legends of people catching spiders in glasses. … Continue reading →

It was 42°C today. Major storms are inevitable in these conditions. We risked a walk along the river as the thunder rolled to bring you these pictures. Totally unrelated to the fact that the pub has awesome aircon.

I don’t believe we’re actually doing this…

A Golden Orb Weaver created a perfect web across our deck last night. The horticulturalist walked face-first into it as she tended her plants this morning. I was called. Apparently, spiders are my part of ship. This was made Very … Continue reading →

About 34° today, but with a gentle breeze across the lake we managed to keep the heat stroke within acceptable parameters.