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Summertime street scene
I have seen so many wonderful pictures here lately, of summer flowers and summer abundance, especially on puddleshark's pages - thank you, photographers ( Read more... ) -
Longest day, shortest day
Another long, hot day here, with the mangoes from next-door-but-one's tree still thudding down into our front yard here - it's a big tree, and the houses are built very close together ( Read more... ) -
Democracy in action
Phew! What a few hours that was! Today I went voting.
The Australian electoral system, which I love and staunchly believe is one of the best in the world, demands a lot of the voter, and I spent quite a while this morning going through the dozens of candidates for the Senate in my state ( Read more... ) -
Mildly cheerful news
Two Southern White Rhinos have been born at a safari park/zoo in Vietnam ( Read more... ) -
In one place, for a little bit
May Day greetings to you all! Workers' rights and bunches of lily-of-the-valley ( Read more... ) -
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Not knowing what else to do, I took flowers to the local mosque here this morning, and left them with a short note. There was no-one about to speak to, to explain what I was trying to say, so I only went as far as the forecourt, and left them lying to one side of the steps. So that may have been an action of null effect. How to counteract the ( Read more... ) -
Gingerbread and many fics
I am deep in the throes of gingerbread house-making. Yesterday I was in genuine fury about our horrible government, stymyieingly so,and I still am. This morning for the first time in forever I didn't even want to look at the morning news, so you can guess how unsuited I am to be making gingerbread houses. But... tradition is there, and there it ( Read more... ) -
Ten days in Bangkok
I'm just back from an unexpected ten days in Bangkok - work-related (and work-paid-for) but with quite a lot of time to wander about and see what could be seen. Things seen included ( Read more... ) -
Year's end approaches
The fish were released into the rivers and lakes last week, and branches of peach-blossom have been going by on the backs of motor-bikes - even biggish whole trees, though those are more often for renting than buying. And of course the little cumquat trees are all about, with golden fruit; the best trees, the luckiest, have fruit, and fresh green ( Read more... ) -
Books read in 2017
E. F. Benson The Luck of the Vails. ( Why read this? Is it recommended? )