October has certainly been turbo-charged. It is THE month for socialising, both on a personal level and more generally for the local community. Spring is party time. Read more
The Changing Seasons – October
Election Priorities – Government Funding for Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Aussie Readers, given the escalating rate of new Government policy and funding announcements, it will come as no surprise to you that a Federal election is imminent and judging by the nature of the announcements to date, the result of the next election is expected to be a close one. Am I the only Australian woman still menstruating that considers the recent announcement exempting sanitary products from the Goods and Service Tax a stunt? Some estimates put the saving to each woman at less than $10 per year. But I suppose the more you bleed, the more you save. Let’s not forget that GST revenue goes to State Governments anyway, so it is not like they are giving anything away. I am being facetious but you get my drift. Never let it be said that the Coalition has a woman problem.
If I had my way, I would rather see the Government commit to further emission reductions. I don’t think anyone outside of Government seriously believes Australia is going to meet its Paris emissions reduction target based on current policy settings. If I can’t have that, and apparently I can’t, I would like to relieve some of the day to day stress of living with Type 1 diabetes. Read more
Leave It To The Professional
There is one thing certain about Australasian Grebes and that is they are very shy. Come within 100 metres of them and they quickly dive below the surface of the water or they paddle away at a great pace leaving you in their wake. Many a time on our holiday, we saw them in the distance and that is where they stayed, so no photographs (not good ones anyway). It turns out that finding and getting close to these tiny waterbirds is a job for a professional. Read more
Holiday Bird Diary – Part 5
This is my last holiday bird diary post. For this reason, I am going to indulge in a few scenery photos as well. This post features some common waterbirds and parrots. The beauty of the setting makes the birds appear very glamorous, like models on a photo shoot. Read more
The Changing Seasons – September
September I’ve got flowers on my mind.
When I look at my September photos, I feel my life this month has been a little boring. But never mind. It is as it is. I hope my readers like flowers. Read more
Holiday Bird Diary – Part 4
To celebrate completing my tax return, I thought I would do another bird post. This post will feature the non-water birds around Yallakool BP Dam and Lake Boondooma (Queensland, Australia). Read more
Holiday Bird Diary – Part 3
Have I mentioned what a great holiday I had? As I’m not a coast dweller, I hadn’t really appreciated how beautiful and mesmerising Australia’s water birds are. Let me show you just a few of the water birds that my True Love (TL) and I saw when we visited two of the man-made dams in Queensland, Australia. Read more
Holiday Bird Diary – Part 2
A couple of hundred clicks north of Sydney, the Myall Lakes National Park in New South Wales (Australia) is one of the best habitats around for birds. It is a real bird oasis. The Myall Lakes is one of the state’s largest coastal lake systems. As we were just passing through and were time constrained, we only skimmed its outskirts. We stayed at the lovely, quiet fishing village of Hawks Nest. Usually, I have to work hard for my bird photos but the birds were lining up for their photos to be taken. Here are a few that we took one morning (click on images to enlarge). Read more
Holiday Bird Diary – Part 1
My mother, J, lives on a wonderful property in the Gladstone area (Queensland, Australia). J and B run a few cows and agist some horses. The property is not a bird sanctuary as such, but as the property has a permanent source of water (a very large dam that hasn’t dried up in all the time they’ve lived there), it attracts a wide array of birds. During my recent visit, I tried to snap as many birds as possible. Read more
One Word Sunday – Us
Every week, Debbie from Travel With Intent hosts the One-Word-Sunday challenge. This is my contribution to this week’s challenge — Threesome. Click on the link to participate.
This is my first time participating in this particular challenge. I had been looking at this photo recently as a possibility for another post, but it seems to fit this theme best.
Regards
Tracy
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 