I am worried about Palantir in Australia. And I think you should be too.

Another day, another trip to Bunnings.

The story is always better...over coffee.

This is what I am reading right now. Like RIGHT now.

One lesson I have learned from my meditation retreat.

Just returned from a 7-day meditation retreat.

Meeting up with old friends.

Summer unfolds.

I will be attending the Black Mountain Zen spring sesshin for 7 days starting this Saturday. This is a traditional Zen meditation retreat. Off-grid, off-line and off-piste. A chance to encounter the great matter up close and personal. “Too lazy to be ambitious, I let the world take care of itself. Ten days’ worth of rice in my bag; a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.

This is no time for euphemisms or politically correct ambiguity.

Unpacking my stats for the month. It will not take long.

A photo from me and a quote from Caitlin.

Dawn bells. #photography #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #fujifilm

Street signs.

An Australian photographers YouTube channel recommendation.

A photo taken in the Australian National Library.

Nocebo effect. #photography #BlackAndWhite #monochrome

Boyd tapestries. #photography #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #canberra

Some photos from my visit to the Australian National Gallery today.

This man comes with stories baked right in.

Decision Maker: Council

One moment he was briefing his staff...then he saw me sneaking up for a shot.

Testing out my new camera.

Spring meetups and scroll-downs.

Up late amongst the silences.

What if the REAL threat of AI is not what you have heard?

Once it gets dark these days I am ready to put the house to bed.

This is what I am listening to right now.

Two simple things we have done to prepare for the (potentially scorching) summer.

A photo from me and a short quote from one of my fave photography blogs.

A short essay worth your time.

Watching a seated Ozzy play his final gig, my ankle broken, I’m in tears – this couldn’t be more metal

Before arriving at the quanta to which this first lesson is devoted, allow me to begin with a simple observation. We humans inhabit the surface of the planet Earth, and this is a rather peculiar pl…

Meditation on a pot plant.

What exactly goes on in your brain when you meditate?

A couple of years ago I had a vigourous argument with a friend over which near-future event held the biggest existential threat to humanity. I felt it was either an accidental or intentional nuclear war, closely followed by some form of (human or naturally evolving) pandemic. She believed it was the collapse of humanity resulting from AI activity. Turns out...I was wrong and she was on point…

Some roadside shots taken on a late afternoon drive.

Some other spaces to explore.

Spring afternoon at Tulip Tops just outside of Canberra.