Dear Readers, here is a poem about my dog, Ama. It is written in the style of a bush poem. Read more
Ode to Ama – A Bush Ballad
Stand And Deliver
You will all be thoroughly sick of me posting about about my National Folk Festival (the Australian one) soon. I post about the Nash like a mother posts about a new baby. All. The. Time. Have I told you it is my favourite place in the entire world? Anyway, this post is about my favourite place within my favourite place — The Stock Camp.
The Australian bush and the characters that inhabit it have become the stuff of legends; they’ve entered into our folklore. The traits of these pioneers – an independent streak, larrikinism, mateship, egalitarianism, belief in the fair-go, toughness, stoicism and courage – immortalised by poets such as Banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson, are meant to embody the Australian spirit. If it all sounds to be good to be true, then it probably is. Nevertheless, this spirit oozes from the Stock Camp at the Nash, and I love it. Read more
Beam Me Up Folkie
On the Road Again
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – I’d Rather Be… On the Road Again
A few years ago, I suffered from a serious depressive episode – you know, the kind where you just want to run away. I’m not ashamed that even though I was nearly 50 years old at the time, I still needed my mum. So I packed my bags and headed out on the road for the 1,500 kilometre trip north to mum’s. Read more
Snow White and the Two Coos
WordPress Daily Prompt – Captivating
I’ve never been much of a camper. Until recently, I could count the number of times I’ve been camping on one hand. For something different, and to save money, my love and I decided to take a driving/camping holiday en route to visit family in Queensland. We had no excuses because my big boy worked in a camping store so he could kit us out. I now realise what I’ve missed out on my whole life. This is the story of our first night camping. Read more
Close Encounters of a Canberra Kind
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Out of This World
If we could visit another society in another galaxy, what would their buildings look like? Perhaps they might look like one of my favourite buildings, the Shine Dome, which houses the Australian Academy of Science. The Shine Dome, which was completed in 1959, was constructed when the space race was just starting to get serious. It is an exceptional building. I’m grateful for the assistance of my true love who kindly took these photos for me. I subsequently applied some filters to them to achieve the otherworldly special effects.
The Bush Capital
WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Tour Guide
Revisited for Ragtag Daily Prompt — Rus-in-urbe
The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge requires us to be a tour guide. I’ve chosen Canberra, the national capital of Australia. Read more
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 