Racing to the finish line
Someone was telling me recently about string theory and relativity and all sorts of things and I was struggling with the concepts. We were in a car going somewhere and they said it was like when you are overtaking a car. You catch up with them slowly and the closer...Yesterday
Yesterday I wrote furiously all morning then caught a bus into town for my appointment at the Migration Museum. Yes, I checked the bus timetable. Yes, I know it only takes minutes to get into town from here. Yes, I know I allowed extra time in case things took longer...Things I noticed today
A smooth-barked winter tree looked like an octopus with head buried and tentacles waving in the breeze.A cat hidden (or not so hidden) inside a side drain of a stormwater drain.A creek running through a house block. I want one.Mary Martin’s
I had a small but enthusiastic crowd this morning at Mary Martin’s bookshop in Norwood for my book reading. This was my little helper, feeding Old Sailor a jelly, then a shark.A Sailor went to foot, foot, foot…There were two more children but they were...Blue, bloke, birds and bun
Things I notice today:Blue feathers are not always blueThe bloke in the very discreet new black Mercedes. I wouldn’t have noticed car or man except for the bright yellow sign inside windscreen blaring out ‘NOT FOR HIRE’The parrots are nesting....
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Bud to bloom to paper-thin echo. #wander #wonder
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When a whale washes up on a local beach, you have to take a look, don't you? Cue questions. Where did it come from? What species is it? How many ocean animals will it feed? #wonder #lifecycle #whalefall HarperCollins Children's Books
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There's nothing like a winter solstice swim to start the day! Yes, cold, but so energising. wednesday_ocean_waders
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