2014 - December 30

twitchy bird with a bright orange beak
pecks at a discarded pizza piece

2014 - December 25

empty carparks
and locked shop doors
sudden stillness after the rush

2014 - December 24

Tracking the online shopping order
on Christmas Eve, carols on the TV

2014 - December 22

deflated Santa, deflated tree
on a front lawn

2014 - December 21

beep beep beep ...
a bird somewhere

2014 - December 20

clumps of bright orange
on the corner tree

2014 - December 18

bubbles on the surface
waft of apricots in the air

2014 - December 16

a single white petal
tumbles from the rose bush

2014 - December 12

Trees on the sidelines
shaking their fists
at the road

2014 - December 11

smudge of chalk
on blue board
morning moon

2014 - December 8

half apricots on the tree
stones visible

2014 - December 3

decorated houses
stormy night
light show

2014 - November 29

A rinsed soft drink bottle
A film of water
A swirl of metallic multi-colour

2014 - November 28

magpie with a twitchy head
blue sky background

2014 - November 27

I notice the space
before what is no longer there

2014 - November 24

A rumble of thunder
and the back of the letterbox falls off
again

2014 - November 23

Colours
still tied to the fence
the party is over

2014 - November 22

between the showers
the parrots chatter

2014 - November 21

teardrops on stems
flowers within

2014 - November 18

tree gone
new piece of sky
while doing the dishes

2014 - November 15

bubbles float down the gutter
dimples on the windscreen

2014 - November 14

yet to open flowers
arrows pointed to the sky

2014 - November 12

a few yachts
dots in the vast blue

2014 - November 11

A whoosh and a flutter of wings
centimetres above my head
                                    and again
and again

2014 - November 10

rise and fall
growling mower

2014 - November 9

Clinking of stones on the table
a search for shape and colour

2014 - November 8

brightly coloured balloons
picnic spots claimed

2014 - November 7

empty pizza box
cartwheeling down the road

2014 - November 6

long time favourite cordial
suddenly gone
space taken over

2014 - November 5

ants trail along the edge of the cement
a few slightly off-course

2014 - November 4

whirring wings
zip through the air

2014 - November 3

Clickety-clack
skateboard along the footpath

2014 - November 2

bright colour in the tree above
flutter of wings

2014 - October 31

flyscreen shadow swirl
on venetian blinds

2014 - October 30

Magpie
twitchy head
then a bounce from post to roof

2014 - October 29

green pink yellow blue
plastic eggs
on a car antenna

2014 - October 28

clatter of sticks
scent of bottlebrush
cloud of dust

2014 - October 27

Masses of spiky, dry bottlebrush flowers
the edges of the footpath, red

2014 - October 26

circular whistle of a bird outside
stop
start

2014 - October 25

clunk of glass on slate floor
olive oil seeping into plastic bag

2014 - October 24

persistent crow
gets the chips

2014 - October 23

early morning
dog walk
pom-pom tail

2014 - October 22

palm tree
swaying shadows
on the shopping centre wall

2014 - October 21

upside-down key
a lock
now familiar

2014 - October 20

bouncing with energy
on a Monday morning
after a quiet weekend

2014 - October 19

between footpath and kerb
cheery orange and yellow
faces upward

2014 - October 18

The trees
have grown -
into their youth

2014 - October 17

long, parallel shadows
on bin day morning

2014 - October 16

newspaper in the front yard
neighbour at the door

2014 - October 15

bounce bounce bounce
then a sudden whirring of wings

2014 - October 14

ice bubbles
trampolining
on the neighbour's roof

2014 - October 13

a constant cuckoo-like call in the distance
closer - a dog barks
windows rattle
the fish tank hums

2014 - October 12

The bird growls
bounces to another branch

2014 - October 11

Many dressed as zombies
Different levels of comfort visible

2014 - October 10

Using my toes
to push down
bubble-wrap sand

2014 - October 9

a single leaf
twirling mid-air
attached to the end
of a stray spider web strand

2014 - October 8

one bird voice
louder than others
squeaky toy

2014 - October 7

chewing gum
salty flavoured
beach sunset

2014 - October 6

leaves and paper
skating
across the bitumen

2014 - October 5

Jasmine flowers
on another plant
runner entangled
twisted tight

2014 - October 4

On the fence
through the kitchen window
reflected from the dining room window
plants and shadows
and another fence
a venetian blind triangle

2014 - October 3

The gurgling of water,
rumble of the washing machine
louder than the youtube noise
from the teenager's bedroom

2014 - October 2

a bright orange ball
slips slowly towards the horizon
a cloud-band across its lower third
a flock of seagulls
slide across -
black over the pink sky

2014 - October 1

the bag shakes
the kernels pop
hum of the microwave

2014 - September 30

Familiar background music
Different sounds noticed

2014 - September 29

pop and whir
moth noise
above the quiet

2014 - September 28

Velvety prongs
and a bright star
Kangaroo Paw

2014 - September 27

Deers dart away from the fence
as we drive past
A hare scampers across the road
in front of us

2014 - September 26

Advice from a five year old
on drawing sheep
'just draw a cloud
and add legs and a head'

2014 - September 25

After the train passes
I notice a smallish magpie
bouncing on the metal track

2014 - September 23

Washing machine calls out -
uneven load
I thought it was a bird

2014 - September 22

"Wake up, it's nearly 5am"
Last minute camp preparation.

2014 - September 21

The bunches of yellow flower
each with a slight lean
resemble miniature trees

2014 - September 20

A criss-cross of lines with little bumps
Apricot blossom shadows on the fence

2014 - September 18

Tufts of grass
around the water meter
A mohawk
along black plastic edging

2014 - September 14

A shadow of fan-tail and wings
does a quick loop
on the corrugated iron fence

2014 - September 12

Bright orange circle eye
Framed by shiny green leaves

2014 - September 11

One daughter responds with a sleepy 'good morning'
The other snores

2014 - September 10

The floral sculpture
smaller than I imagined
from seeing the photograph

2014 - September 9

A shiny scale
stuck on my knee
instead of on the paper fish

2014 - September 8

Multi-coloured flowers
bobbing this way and that
dancing to their own music

2014 - September 7

Sudden pain in my ear
The train leaves the station

2014 - September 5

Bright red bottlebrush bristles
with a backdrop of clear blue sky

2014 - September 4

One seagull
bounces up and down
on a bright orange leg

2014 - August 18

creaking swing
empty jetty
misty rain

2014 - August 8

Colour
caught on the mesh
of the bathroom window

2014 - January 20

Sing-song
Mu-u-um
Repeats

2014 - January 8

sky like smudged chalk
sharp silhouettes
pointed, triangles of dog's ears

2014 - January 4

Black and white fluff and feathers
A limp and a lump on a leg

2014 - January 3

clicking of game controllers
repetitive music
electronic voices

2014 - January 2

between songs
snippets of others' conversations

2014 - January 1

A constant circling hum of the air conditioner
A rhythmic rattle of venetian blinds
The build and fade of car noise