Monday, February 25, 2013

Full moon's on the way.

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Cute isn't it? It's called the southern grasshopper mouse. It lives in the badlands of south-western U.S. and Mexico....
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Of blog posts past

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Yes, I'm still here, just melted to the chair.  The cat is fine, busy poking more holes in the curtains. As my Dad would have said, ...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

ABC's summer photo competition

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 The outright winner was this image by Karin Rich.  Taken at Coledale, N.S.W. as a summer storm closes in.  I love watching storms but we...
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The sky is almost falling.

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That green spot is Comet Lemmon and for more information on the other comet appearing now go here .  Sky and Telescope also have a great ...
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Bless those Mayan stone cutters

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20/2012 and the end of the World according to the Mayan calendar.  It didn't happen but look at the start of 2013.   ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

I love Turkist Delight

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And I'm scarffing one down as I type.  One does need a drop of sweetness in life and all I had for dinner was pancakes, maple syr...
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Finally photos.

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My cherry tomatoes, my triumph over my black thumb in all matters plantlike.  They never made it to the kitchen, I'd just walk past a...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

That holiday I used to dream of.

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The holiday in a light house far away from the madding crowd.  No people just me looking out over a sunlit sea.  Well I might h...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2013

January is blurred.

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1.  I have moved furniture, in fact, nearly the whole house.  Everything is back in place where it was 2 years ago including the dust. Now ...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Get rid of it

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This week, media reports emerged that the state paid $30 million a year to stage the Australian Grand Prix. The government has so far refus...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Nice views.

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This was my son's favourite house and he never passed it without taking another photo. Now it's being torn down after the ...
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Monday, January 21, 2013

I wish I had a jacuzzi.

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I really am fair f'knackered.  Lying back in a nice bubbling jacuzzi would feel good right about now. I have been moving furniture, h...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Big hole.

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This is Stickney Crater on the martian moon Phobos.  Stickney is over 9 kilometres across which is nearly half the diameter of Phob...
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Friday, January 18, 2013

Just a trinket.

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It's about time we had a jewell on the blog and is this not a beauty. Platinum mounted, 2.20 carats of diamond and an Imperial Topa...
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Monday, January 14, 2013

Where to run to....

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This is huge.  The red dust storm is seen on the horizon as it approaches ships in the area of north-western Australia  The sand and ...
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Friday, January 11, 2013

Back at the old homestead.

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I left in a cab about 3 after grabbing a sandwich to take with me but she didn't arrive back at the Home until 7.30 last night.  I put ...
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Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Told you not to write her off.

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Yesterday, breathing laboured, oxygen, potassium, antibiotics and saline. Worst food I've ever seen and I may never diss the cook at ...
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Monday, January 07, 2013

Three days down

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Three days at the Alfred hospital and again tomorrow unless she goes quietly into that dark night. I never write the old girl off, she...
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Saturday, January 05, 2013

About to self-medicate...

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As soon as I finish this I'm heading for a tub of coffee and vanilla swirl low - fat ice-cream. 8.45a.m. call from the Home. Mother...
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Thursday, January 03, 2013

New Year?

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Three days in and it just feels like 2012 without the Doomsday prophecy. So many fell off the twig at the Home that the twig nearly went ...
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