If you travel to Melbourne, pack an umbrella - you never know when you might need it! This post is part of the  Travel Tuesday meme

It's not a pleasant thing being woken up at night by blaring sirens and going out see billows of smoke coming out of a house a few doors...

It's a warm, clear Summer night in Melbourne tonight and gazing out from the window, I can see stars! Brightest object in the sky is the...

This post is part of the  My Sunday Best meme

A blood moon is a term for the reddish appearance of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse. This occurs when the Earth passes between the Su...

This post is part of the  Roentare’s Water Meme , and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme , and also part of the Nature Notes meme .

June is the first month of our Southern Hemisphere Winter here in Melbourne. On June 12th we saw the full moon, called the "Cold Moon...

A rainy night in Melbourne tonight, as Autumn digs its heels in. Hurry home for some snug and cosy delights. This post is part of the  Mosai...

A view towards the Melbourne CBD from about 6 km northeast. It's Autumn here and we've had some rain. The sky is still overcast. Thi...

In the suburbs... This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme .

The Lantern Festival (traditional Chinese: 元宵節; simplified Chinese: 元宵节; pinyin: Yuánxiāo jié), also called Shangyuan Festival and Cap Go Me...

This post is part of the Mosaic Monday meme , and also part of the Seasons meme .

And the stars shine on... This post is part of the Skywatch Friday meme

View from my window after the cool change moved through and the clouds started to fill the night sky. Jupiter is shining out brightly from a...

Looking out of my bedroom window, with the Moon Jupiter Orion and Sirius taking pride of place. I have included a screenshot from the excell...

The common brushtail possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula , from the Greek for "furry tailed" and the Latin for "little fox", ...

When you have no tripod and  the camera slips from your hand after you've pressed the shutter button! I superimposed the same image enla...

This post is part of the  Skywatch Friday meme

This post is part of the  My Sunday Best meme .

Taking out the rubbish and enjoying a view of the moon amongst the clouds as it goes towards the West to set. This post is part of the  My S...