into the trees we go
From my seat on the airplane, I see this sign on the international airport in Hobart, Tasmania. I am perplexed. We’ll be flying above the trees, hopefully not into them.…
go jump in a lake
Not long ago, I was looking through some old photos that I had scanned into digital files before moving many years ago. This is a photo I’ve used before on…
coulda been a contender – scratch that – could BE a contender
"Step into the person that you could be." – Heather Thorkelson Full disclosure, Heather is my business coach, and a damn good one at that. But this is something I…
solo down under
A one-handed Han Solo just hanging out by the flower box, watching the passersby in a leafy Inner West suburb of Sydney. Sometimes you really just have to enjoy the…
hate to admiration – an arachno-story
I stood for a while and watched this garden orb weaver spider with their lunch. It occurred to me that my feelings for spiders have come a very, very long…
garden anemone
Every now and again, I see something along my path that seems to be visiting from another world. In those moments, I choose whether to disregard it and keep on…
web of rings
A tree is a growing record of time. A living thing with history in its rings. A spider’s web is a feat of construction. A home and tool with skill…
community profile: horacio zambrano
We’re so pleased to introduce you to another member of our massively cool community of Bacana clients. Welcome to Horacio Zambrano! Introduce yourself. I'm a mid-life, corporate exec turned small…
brave chicken
If this chicken moved her head, you would see that the other 2 were on the far side of the coop. I was mowing the lawn, and the other 2…
what lies beneath…
This is a rather full day for this river. On a not full day, you can see the shopping carts lodged in the mud from where I’m assuming people have…
