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Irene Waters
Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Surprised I’m off: Lens Artist Challenge 103
Surprised I’m off Far enough removed I’ll reassess To disappear or not. Thank you Leya for this weeks Lens Artist Challenge.
A Quiet Moment on the River: Lens Artists Challenge 102
What better way to have some quiet time than a solar powered canoe trip up the Maroochy River. Not even the sound of an oar dipping into the water. Leaving from Bli Bli we headed upstream towards Mount Coolum. Mount … Continue reading
China a land of extremes: New and Old: Lens Artists 99
In a modern Chinese city the old is dispersed amongst the new. Skyscrapers can be seen peaking out from between the roof tops in a Chinese garden, as a backdrop for a bridge that we have seen decorating Chinese crockery … Continue reading
Not only blooms have delicate colours: Lens-Artists Challenge 98
The delicate covers that I love the most occur at dawn and dusk – not those vivid hues that you associate with a wonderful sunset but those subtle ones that almost go by unnoticed. These are the ones I love. … Continue reading
Remembering Pastimes: Lens Artists Photo Challenge Number 97
Sue, this week’s host, has asked that we look at current pastimes – things we have taken up in this time of enforced home isolation. For me my pastimes have remained the same as they were prepandemic. I had thought … Continue reading
From blooms to survival: Delicate: Lens-Artists Challenge
Thanks to Ann-Christine for hosting this weeks Lens-Artists Challenge A small flower – delicate, fragile but sometimes looks can be deceiving – the will to survive in any crack or cranny may show a strength that belies the delicacy we … Continue reading
In Brisbane and Sydney: Street Art: Lens-Artists Challenge number 45
Thanks to Patti for the prompt for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge – Street Art Few street corners in Brisbane leave you alone to cross the road. This long legged man and a wolf in man’s clothing are there to keep … Continue reading
Chinese Gardens: Harmony: Lens-Artists Challenge number 44
In response to Tina’s prompt for the Lens-Artists Challenge number 44 – harmony Chinese gardens have been evolving over the last 3000 years and have been built by emperors and other nobility to give pleasure or impress or by scholars as … Continue reading
Mainly Birds but A lot more minimalism: Less is More: Lens-Artists Challenge No 43
Thank you to Amy for hosting this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge where Less is More. Recently I did a study in black and white Minimalism For this challenge I will focus on colour.
Takeaway Chinese: Delicious: Lens-Artists Challenge 41
On a recent trip to China we found the food to be a little disappointing. I am quite convinced that there was wonderful food to be had but it was a cheap trip, assumed we wanted food like Starbucks, Macdonalds … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 