We went for a walk on the beach on Friday morning. It hasn’t happened as often as it should, I guess – but then, we’ve been busy in the garden, moving a mountain of mulch, painting, repairing edging, pulling out plants and sometimes planting them. And that all happened as we cleaned up the home…
It has been a momentous week in the world. Events in the USA are always of interest to those of us lucky enough to live in the “West” as the November presidential election looms. The American people or the electoral college – (I don’t understand the US electoral system – but it sure ain’t ‘one…
Western Australia’s wildflowers
Spring might be a bit of a fizzer up here in sub-tropical Queensland but that’s not true all over the country. After all, Australia is a continent as well as a country, and it covers quite a few degrees of latitude. As a bit of relief from that pandemic, here’s a few photos of our…
Whatever might be happening for the denizens of this planet, it carries on regardless, waltzing its way with its partner, the Moon, around the Sun. As the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun’s heat, the Southern Hemisphere leans in closer. Up there, fall is on its way. Down here, we’re heading into spring. (Not…
I’m worried about my country, I really am. Seems to me too many of the State Premiers are setting themselves up as petty dictators, proclaiming that everything they do is for the good of Queenslanders or Tasmanians, or West Australians or Victorians. As it happens, I’ve lived in several states over my lifetime. And first…
Life has been busy chez nous. We spent a number of days cleaning Peter’s deceased brother Frank’s home unit – which belongs to us. Frank’s children emptied the place of furniture and so on, then walked away, leaving us with the mess – and Frank’s eleven-year-old cat to deal with. We haven’t caught the cat…
Despite the pandemic, life goes on.
A few days ago I read something on Facebook extolling the virtues of how New Zealand had dealt with the covid-19 pandemic – harsh lock downs all over the country, no travel, and strict quarantine, resulting in no new cases in over one hundred days. It all sounded great but it occurred to me as…
As the pandemic surges on in Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory, we inhabitants in the other states watch and wait. Even up here in Hervey Bay, well away from the corona virus hotspot in Brisbane suburbs, let alone Sydney and Melbourne, there’s a certain tension permeating the atmosphere. Our Premier has…