Allan's weblog, G'Day Cobbers weblog is a treasure I discovered not long after he started. I was attracted to Allan's photographs first -- he is an extremely accomplished professional photographer -- and then stayed for his humor and his interest in all things eclectic.

Of course, when I found out that Allan was from Tasmania, the Down Under of Down Under, well, I knew this was the beginning of a long and rewarding friendship.

My particular favorite postings of Allan's have to do with Dizzy, the infamous office cat from hell who became Allan's close friend. However, I have also appreciated Allan's Dreamtime Story and the attack of the Spamming Politician among many other toothsome stories.

Allan has published books on gardening, travel, and craft in addition to his photography and web site design. Personally, I think Allan should put his hand to writing a novel. Something based in Australia and sexy ;-)

I would link to a photo I had found of Allan, but I slipped about finding it to him and he must have snuck out and pulled it. Too bad, because I thought it was a great photo of a man with a terrific smile and a love of life and the outdoors. I knew I should have copied it to my web site for future reference...

Say G'Day to Allan!