Ian McKenzie
Lover of life and all it has to offer. Retired from full-time employment, but keeping busy with things I am passionate about including: family, friends, photography, writing, sustainability and keeping Australian native stingless bees.
Be Loving and Bee Loving
You and I have had disappointments, mishaps and made mistakes. That is all part of the human condition. Events that upset, or distress us, can result in us becoming despondent, or even depressed. There may be even more serious consequences. Hopefully however, we are able to learn and grow from whatever has happened to us. And, of course, the bad times help us to understand how great the good times can be.
Ian McKenziePublished about a year ago in Petlife
Love is a Four Legged Word
Our pets are our family. As Jury Nel once said, “Everyone is taught that angels have wings – The lucky ones of us find they have four paws”.
Ian McKenziePublished about a year ago in Petlife
Photo Fun
Isn’t it interesting how you can look at so many beautiful photos but sometimes you just come across one that grabs you and triggers something within? Don’t you love that feeling?
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in Photography
DONALD
Deranged and dangerous, many can’t see through his guise. Daffy followers leave little need for any disguise. Demented; the belief of a vast majority. Regardless; daft don rose to a position of seniority. Draft dodger mediocracy to near autocracy.
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in Poets
Beyond Stupid
The talented and beautiful dancers I photographed in their Gold Coast dance studio in the above photo, are to provide a contrast to the not so lovely adjectives and nouns I have used to identify with what seems to be a growing number of people. The models themselves are all lovely and intelligent people.
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in Longevity
Look For the Silver Lining
The song “Look For the Silver Lining” was written just over one hundred years ago in 1919, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by B.G. Sylvia. Many artists have sung the song, but it was made popular by Judy Garland.
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in Motivation
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor’s New Clothes Hail King Trump ‘”The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye klæder) is a short tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that they say is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent – while in reality, they make no clothes at all, making everyone believe the clothes are invisible to them. When the emperor parades before his subjects in his new "clothes", no one dares to say that they do not see any suit of clothes on him for fear that they will be seen as stupid. Finally a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!"’
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in The Swamp
Proofreading Strategies
Proofreading Strategies Tips to Help You Produce Error Free Work Reading any document that has grammatical, spelling, or other mistakes is not a pleasant exercise. What I find particularly annoying is the misuse of; “there”, “their” and “they’re”; and, “your’ and “you’re”. However, we should not automatically assume that all perpetrators guilty of these words misuse all lack a basic knowledge of English grammar. We all on occasions make mistakes, and I, for one, have been guilty on numerous occasions.
Ian McKenziePublished 2 years ago in Education
