2011 has arrived so fast.

The days seem to fly by so fast when I'm busy.

So what's busy about being retired from paid employment? Well first the salary is ZERO. This means that there's plenty of TIME, right? NO.

What it means, is that in a household that includes a very busy executive wife, I'm running all the household, being the travel agent, social secretary, shopper, technician & fixer of everything, time is very short.

Oh, and accompanying Moira on her many trips taking photos and enjoying the company of so many friends and Moira's international colleagues.

We do seem to have traveled so much these last 3 years.

In particular I guess the challenges from a photographic perspective has been the involvement with IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) & then IFLA making me their first official photographer. A fantastic honour for me.

I first attended IFLA in Quebec in 2008, Canada as an accompanying person & recorded in photos the activities of the IFLA section on "Library and Research Services for Parliaments".

Subsequently I was spread over many more section meetings & events at IFLA 2009 in Milan, Italy when they accredited me as a photographer.

To my delight, IFLA appointed me as their official photographer before the Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2010 & I look forward to the congress in San Juan, Puerto Rico in August.

During the course of these trips to IFLA, Moira & I have added holidays in the area. These certainly give ample opportunity to clear the cobwebs & reinforce in one the beauty & wonder of our world.

In a couple of weeks we'll be off to Canberra, Australia for a conference/workshop/training hosted by the Australian Government's Parliamentary Library. I'm sure with the wide cultural diversity of the participants, I'll have a wonderful opportunity for many amazing photos.

You can see a selection of my library/conference photos here and I'll post the ones from Canberra here.

And the photos we take on holiday you can browse here if you have minutes or hours to spare.