Hi : ) A few things I love are photography, travel, music, conversation, the ocean, a good cafe, and the Almighty.

_______ Some faved quotes/thoughts & etc _______

+ "Gotta get out there and participate in the world folks,

don't let your phone be your only experience of Life"

+ Do something, whether simple or spectacular , which

has you at the end of your day saying - thank you God

that I'm alive!

+ Learn to listen, your tongue can keep you deaf

+ The more self serving we become, the more self serving we become, the more.... . . .

+ Martin Luther King Jr. said, "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

+ Never let anyone come away from spending time with you thinking that the conversation was all about you

+ What could you do that makes others feel better & happier because they've spent time with you

+ Deeper the river, quieter the noise.

+ How we treat one another is the real barter & exchange in life, it carries more weight than money or possessions.

+ Loving and Laughing will help you live longer

+ Quite a cliche, but so true - "Life is what you make it"

+ "The best things in Life are not Things"

+ This film clip - www.youtube.com/watch?v=34GwD2p56N4

+ Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life : )

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Since having a photographer friend of mine introduce me to Flickr, I have found my time here an inspiration, an element of community, a distraction, but most of all a challenge to always push beyond my photographic mediocrity, for my creative bar has been raised so high by so many amazing photographers on here.

As time went on I found an opportunity to start 2 groups which give a platform for Australian images to be exclusively profiled. Click on them below and take a look.

Australia in Black & White

Australian Cafes

They are purely Australian content and if you are interested in our "Great South Land", I encourage you to spend some time there checking out the photos. The pictures are mostly taken by us Australians capturing images of our Island home. We are very blessed to live here and to have the lifestyle we enjoy. May Australians never take this for granted and always protect & endeavour to inspire each other to care about our vast community.

Also If your interested, click on the links below to our most read newspaper and our official Tourist website.

www.theaustralian.news.com.au

www.australia.com

Thanks for dropping by & I hope to see you & your creative expression here on flickr as well : ) Now don't forget that there is life beyond this computer sceen your looking at; so remember to get out there and participate in it : )

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