The Soap Box Truth: A Few Of My Latest

Friday, September 24, 2010

A Few Of My Latest

Hope you enjoy, all are from my back yard except the wattle flower !

True Love

Sulpher Crested Cockatoos ( Cacatua galerita ) as part of my " Urban Wildlife " Collection. My aim is to try and capture all the species of wildlife that visit my yard !

A Rainbow Lorikeet

( Trichoglossus haematodus )as part of my " Urban Wildlife " Collection.

Some type of Australian Bush Wattle

2 comments:

Katherine JenkinsSeptember 24, 2010 at 9:42 AM
Are these your very own photographs!? Quite amazing talent you have there! National Geographic quality!!
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Andrew SwanssonSeptember 24, 2010 at 4:34 PM
LoL .. yes they are my own photographs, thank you very much for your very kind comments.

I have always wanted to be a freelance photographer, expecially nature and at the ripe old age of 42 finally purchased my first SLR camera.

Really enjoying it and find it so peaceful. It also makes you honestly look at everything in the world around you ... amazing how much beauty is out there that gets missed because we rush on by.

Once again .. Thank You
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Life's Lessons

This is meant to be a living list of life lessons that I have learnt this time around ~ They are my lessons and experiences and may or may not be relevant to your journey ~ Dohi

1. Reciprocal love is the life source for all living creatures. Without the oppertunity to give and share our love and the oppertunity to receive unconditional love our soul wilts like a flower without rain, and eventually dies !

2. I am who I am because of my life choices ~ Therefore I am who I am because I choose to be.

3. Nothing is ever convenient ! If you really want it then be willing to pay the price.

4. The only thing that never changes is the fact that there will always be change.

5. You may as well try to hold back a king tide or to shift the seasons as to try to love someone who hates themselves.

6. You can't see the sun set or hear the birds singing with your head stuck up your ass.

7. Beauty is EVERYWHERE to see, but you have to open your eyes to see it ! Love and unconditional acceptance is EVERYWHERE but you have to open your heart to receive it !

8. If you don't want the answer, DON'T ask the question.

My ( Updated ) Bucket List --- Oct 2011

Been a while so time to review my bucket list ...
( Updated Oct 2012 )

It's a list of must do's in this life time ... if your in a position to help with any of them then by all means please drop me a line ...

I have added links where possible to share my vision.

1. Loose 30kg in body ... Mmm bloody hard one this !
( Got a feeling this may be on my list for a while yet )

2. To start my pastel & charcoal drawing again, maybe Paint again ... can't seem to find the motivation but enjoying my photography very much :)

3. Snorkle again this summer.

4. Go to the Woodford Folk festival
( WooHoo, going this year with great friends & family )

5. Hot Air Balloon

6. Sail on a Tall Rigger

7. Get my Tattoo :)

8. See the Artic Lights

9. Travel Overseas to see : Alaska , Scotland high lands , Russia , Go to the Calgary stampede ,

10. Have one of my Poems published.

11. Get my motorbike licence and get a big cruiser
( Have learners permit ~ need to follow through )

12. Get my son's first car ready in time for his learners permit at the end of May 2013.

13. Get a hight top long wheel base van to convert as a campervan to travel in by the end of 2016

14. Learn how to build a web page and start up a E-Business that allow a remote living life style.

15. Do a Photography Course & Learn Nature Photography

See my Photographs here :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51977793@N07/

16. Swim with the Great Whites in Adelaide.

17. Swim with the Salt Water Crocodiles in Darwin.