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it’s an Instameet!
Perhaps you know the quote attributed to John Lennon: ‘Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.’ It kind of explains why my break from blogging has been a bit longer than anticipated. Our time away was very good, but the small amount of spare time I had was used to relax, and I…
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seeing death with new eyes
I see dead things. Please don’t freak out; I’m not going to make you look at anything gruesome… I hope. It’s not that I go looking for them, I just see things on my walks. It seems to me a privilege to live so close to nature that she shares these with me. Fascinating. I remember…
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in my back yard…
I’m giving you a break from travel talk because I’m so tickled with a recent development here at Chateau ‘Z’. While we were away, a kangaroo adopted us! We see mobs (that is what a group is called) of kangaroo all the time, but we’ve never had a particular one visit us so consistently. He’s been…
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in the eye of the beholder…
Just when I thought there was no time left for an inspired post before we travel, I had a guest. Sometimes these gifts just fall in our lap, if only we can take the time to appreciate them. Even though I was up to my neck, cleaning, washing clothes, packing, paying bills, answering email and making…
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Chasing the Light
One of my surprising small pleasures is watching forensic investigative shows on TV. When they get to the ‘look away now’ parts, I suddenly pursue an urgent task in the kitchen to break the tension. But, until recently I couldn’t figure out my fascination with these types of programs. And then, a story line brought it…
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No sting, no cry.
Here’s a bit of irony… Australia has some of the deadliest spiders and snakes in the world, but our native bee? Stingless. They are so non-threatening and docile there are even a couple of schools with hives of native bees (Tetragonula Carbonaria) for the students to study. To be honest, there are a variety of native…
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The Smell of the Wild
Often, I am inspired by other people’s blog posts. As I have said previously, they are my morning newspaper. Aside from getting a little voyeuristic peek into other people’s lives and interests, I am often reminded of stories from my own life. Recently, while reading the ever-funny Peak Perspective blog, I was reminded of something that…
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Out of my Comfort Zone
(In the last post I was uncertain if I would be here again, due to a misunderstanding between myself and the new two step authentication to improve security for my WordPress account. It appears there is still some considerable misunderstanding on my part as to what can be accessed and when, but I’m making inroads. …
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one camel, no wise man
We are traveling again. I wanted to share some words and photos with you but thanks to WordPress, I cannot. Being the security conscious subscriber I did as suggested by WordPress and set up a two step security verification. It did not work and worse, when I tried to disable it, it has blocked me…
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‘Love birds’ camp
This is a follow up to the recent ‘Bird Camps’ post because a couple of my devoted blog readers and friends, sent me their gorgeous photos to share with you! The first three photos are from my friend Barbara who lives in a beautifully wooded area, surprisingly close to Washington DC. She is an amateur…
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