Allen World Tour 2009-10 » Now that's a sabbatical.

15 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 15

Australia, Chile, California, the Western Cape…all home to similar Mediterranean climates. So there’s always the potential for plants to be transferred from one place to …

14 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 14

Flower close-ups are easy in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, one of the finest gardens anywhere. A good place for academic widows to hang out when …

13 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 13

Inside the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Sharon thought the ANZAC medals had visual appeal. Some believe that the ANZAC battles during World War I, particularly …

12 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 12

Remember the ruins of the Mausoleum in Bodrum, Turkey from earlier in the tour? No one knows for sure what that ancient wonder of the …

11 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 11

Is Melbourne under attack? No, this is just more controlled burning on the Mornington Peninsula, near Portsea. The view is from Arthur’s Seat State Park, home …

10 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 10

Continuing with the theme of eerie landscapes recovering from the huge wildfires of February 2009, another view of the brush in Wilsons Promontory National Park. …

09 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 9

With much of Wilsons Promontory National Park still closed due to wildfire damage, the pure white quartz sand of Squeaky Beach is more popular than …

08 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 8

The Scribbly Gum Moth leaves patterns on Eucalyptus trees that remind me of my stock portfolio. These patterns are left by the larvae, who start out …

07 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 7

The Black Saturday fires left their burn marks on the forests surrounding Melbourne. On a day when temperatures hit over 46 degrees celsius, with winds …

06 Nov

Pic of the Day: November 6

There’s some debate about whether there really are 12 in the famous Twelve Apostles rock formation. You can’t see 12 rocks from any one viewpoint. …