The Balliang Tree series began in August 2016 as heavy clouds were breaking overhead, and I couldn’t help feeling that we’d both had the same kind of day.  I began to wonder what the year would bring, so I continued to photograph the tree over the next twelve months to see where it would lead.

We persisted though a dry summer with overbearing heat, followed by a lush and productive spring.  Fires came in April, and winter carried on with all kinds of cloud formations morphing together as time slowed down around me.

All the while, the journey was also within.

I came to reflect on the idea that some things in life will change while others remain the same, and I pondered the question…”Where am I headed?”. Would I carry on for years as the same old me, or was it time to find a different paddock and make some changes in my life?

Some of those questions have now been answered, and in part I have the tree to thank. So thank you Balliang tree, I will continue to visit when I can and watch the world go by.