RGB wallpaper

I've found a new contender for the top of my wallpaper lust list ...
I'm totally enamoured of the fabulous 'RGB' design from Carnovsky, in which the different scenes are separated under various coloured lights.

Love. Love. Love.

Gorgeous, n'est-ce pas?


(via: Poppytalk)

Nom de velo

Beautiful 'Write-a-bike' concept bikes from Juri Zaech, a Swiss art director.

(via Poppytalk)

A blast from the past

Oh woe .... I've been so busy lately, and although I have new ideas for my blog every day, I'm finding it difficult to keep up. Maybe I'm losing my blogging mojo ....?
(oh no! I do hope not!)

In the meantime (while I try to boost my blogging energy) I invite you to step back in time - to the glamorous world of American shopping malls in the summer of 1990.

Did you notice the red 'Tape World' shop sign?

Ah, yes ....  and there's more shopping mall marvellousness to be found here.

(Courtesy of Michael Galinsky, via How to be a Retronaut)

Autumn field trip

One of the best things about my job is that I get to spend time with really interesting people, sometimes in fabulous outdoor locations.

I spent this past weekend in Victoria's south-west with nearly 60 of my post-grad students; the weather was dreamy and we explored all kinds of local landscapes.

 Coastal vegetation - a pleasing juxtaposition of lumpy and spiky forms

We saw lots of race horses out for an early morning swim

 The sea mists roll away....

 The wetlands in the crater of Tower Hill (an ancient volcano) have been replenished by recent rains.

 A jetstream sliced through the sky at dusk, as we were bathed in golden light.

My husband and dogs came along too - Gus loved the beach as always

Mesmerising!

Windcatching at Yambuk

More turbines! Nice.

Troy Emery

I love these Wild Things by Troy Emery. They're so mysterious!

War effort

I recently found the historical photo blog Old Picture of the Day, which has countless fascinating photos and interesting stories to match. Here are some pictures from WWII:

How can these women look so good in head scarves even when wearing goggles, when I struggle to get the look right with makeup and mirrors and the whole shebang?!

These army nurses look as though they've stepped off the set of 'Dr. Who'.

This baby was born in the US and therefore an American citizen, but at the same time, she was also born a prisoner.