Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

  • Melbourne Streets 11

    Melbourne Streets 11

    Spiral staircase at Albert Park Lake. Taken during the April IGers Melbourne meetup. This was my second meetup with this group. The last one was in the graffiti-laden streets of Carlton and Fitzroy. This one was at Albert Park Lake – a very different location with the lake and lots of lush lawn. It was…

  • iPhriday – Friends

    iPhriday – Friends

    As many of you know, I’ve been mostly away from blogging for the last 3-4 weeks. Mainly since Gidget had her accident. It has been a lot of work to take care of her while still working and I also got sick with a bug and a sinus infection. Throughout all the stress, I have…

  • Macro Garden Series – 12

    Macro Garden Series – 12

    Ok, I have no idea what this is. It’s weird, it’s part of a tree, and I really like it. But I’m clueless. Anyone?   Shot at Wilson Botanic Park with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my 60mm (120mm equivalent) macro lens. x desleyjane

  • My Week on Instagram

    My Week on Instagram

    I really enjoy Instagram. It’s fun to play with editing and filters and the content I post is often more candid and casual – iPhone snaps, food and friends, things I come across on my wanderings or edits I play with while watching TV. I post there quite regularly and am always interested to see…

  • Contemplation 11 – Reading List.

    Contemplation 11 – Reading List.

    Hello and welcome back to Contemplation. We’ve had 3 weeks off while I’ve been trying to get back on track. Work has been incredibly busy and as I mentioned previously, a little bit stressful. Thankfully, my weekends have been full of fun (which I’ll share with you later this week), although I haven’t had time…

  • Melbourne Streets 10

    Melbourne Streets 10

    Nailed It. This was my favourite shot from the walk. I love it. And it’s the last one from the IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. It was a really good walk, covering about 2km through the gritty streets of Fitzroy and Carlton.  If you would like to see more from all the other Instagrammers who…

  • Macro Garden Series – 11

    Macro Garden Series – 11

    More intricately detailed flowers from the garden – nature at her finest.   Shot at Wilson Botanic Park with my Olympus OMD EM5 with my 60mm (120mm equivalent) macro lens. x desleyjane

  • Contemplation Hiatus

    Contemplation Hiatus

    Hello everyone.  Many apologies for the lack of Contemplation over the last three Mondays. It’s been very busy and a wee bit stressful here at the moment and I’ve had to take some time away. I have travelled through the Reader occasionally and if I have taken too long to respond to comments, I’m sorry. …

  • Melbourne Streets 9

    Melbourne Streets 9

    I found various crevices and secret chambers on our walk. With the walls all intricately painted, your eye doesn’t immediately see these little spaces. IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 10

    Macro Garden Series – 10

    You should have seen me trying to get my finger in this shot to show scale. Typical balancing act – I was on the edge of a dropoff, shooting handheld (because I couldn’t be bothered carrying my tripod). The little receptacle (thank you Wikipedia) is the part that used to hold the petals of the…

  • Melbourne Streets 8

    Melbourne Streets 8

    IGers Melbourne InstaMeet March 2016. x desleyjane

  • Macro Garden Series – 9

    Macro Garden Series – 9

    I thought this was a fungus or lichen growing on this tree trunk, but had to do some research to be sure. It is a Bracket Fungus, and these are the fruiting bodies of the fungus – people sometimes call them conks apparently. While they look like mushrooms and you’d expect them to be soft,…

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