Last year I made 12 long haul trips overseas. It was an exhausting, exhilarating year and by the end of it I was in need of some quiet time at home.
My final trip of 2013 was to New York and Miami. It seems ages ago, but it's worth having a look at a few images of New York dressed in Christmas glory.
From New York it was on to balmy Miami for an intense week of work, where the only opportunity to take photos was from my hotel room balcony!
From Miami it was back to Sydney for a few days then off to Adelaide for Christmas and New Year with my family. It was a wonderful holiday, capped off by New Years Eve celebrations with Poppy's family who were staying at Aldinga Beach, just around the corner from our old family beach house on Dover Street.
Happy New Year!
And finally, for five weeks I've been at home in Sydney, enjoying morning walks to Balmoral Beach, days in the garden and evenings at home or out with friends. Simple pleasures which have replenished me.
Australia Day was a Sunday, so the Nippers were out training at Balmoral Beach in a perfect expression of the joy of living in this wonderful country.
My final trip of 2013 was to New York and Miami. It seems ages ago, but it's worth having a look at a few images of New York dressed in Christmas glory.
From New York it was on to balmy Miami for an intense week of work, where the only opportunity to take photos was from my hotel room balcony!
From Miami it was back to Sydney for a few days then off to Adelaide for Christmas and New Year with my family. It was a wonderful holiday, capped off by New Years Eve celebrations with Poppy's family who were staying at Aldinga Beach, just around the corner from our old family beach house on Dover Street.
Happy New Year!
And finally, for five weeks I've been at home in Sydney, enjoying morning walks to Balmoral Beach, days in the garden and evenings at home or out with friends. Simple pleasures which have replenished me.
Australia Day was a Sunday, so the Nippers were out training at Balmoral Beach in a perfect expression of the joy of living in this wonderful country.
My garden has responded to the extra care by rewarding me with lush green growth and lovely displays of summer flowers.
I've even found time to get an undercoat of paint on my new gate!
