Holidays can be a great time to really get your teeth into the jobs that need to be done around the house/yard/car/camping equipment, whatever. You know, those activities that require a number of consecutive days hard at it to see some progress. I do like having the time to focus on different things, use a …
Ravenshoe a wonderful find Every now and then, something that has been staring you in the face for years jumps out and bites you on the nose. That moment when you are looking everywhere for your glasses and they are already on your head. Trying to find your mobile phone when you are talking to …
Tully Gorge Time to head west. The beach is great, but it is time to find some swimming holes in fresh water. There are less things to eat or kill you inland. Hopefully no teeth bearing lizards just a natural bath or two, some with the installation of waterfalls to create a natural spa. Rainforest …
You know that point when the rice is just about to boil over. The water is rising quickly in a volcanic surge, with a desire to erupt onto the vogue cooktop previously cleaned to Martha Stewart standards. That’s where my brain is right now…work induced CTSD. That is current traumatic stress disorder……..we’ve all been there. …
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Moving forward from Adelaide towards the Flinders Ranges, a number of interesting small towns pop out to say hello. This one was very interesting, considering we have found where Nessy is hiding. Alligator Gorge boasts many undercuts, sheer walls, alpine trees and seriously loose and slippery rock trails. It was raining and the footing is …
iPhone The images in this post were taken and edited with an iPhone X. I decided to try this, as I have determined only having two arms is a definite disadvantage. Juggling a dSLR, a paddle and whilst standing on the SUP proved to be problematic. The images are edited with Light Room for iOS. …
Everything Once in a while you find something interesting, something unexpected. Not lost but definitely not where you thought it would be. In the middle of the Sunshine Coast and also on school holidays, we found a little gem. A hidden treasure, a secret haven, a moment of sanity, nestled within the quagmire of suburbia. …
more or lessright or wrongperpetual cerebral disorderan event can create clarity Life is one amazing journey. One moment you are tearing around the planet, the next in a hospital bed. The yin-yang continues and you really have to make some decisions, for clarity, for life. What is all important to me?What can I do to …
Cairns in the winter is a dreamy, blissful place. Even the clouds are so relaxed, they are happy to chill-out in the valleys. I’m off and up the Gillies Range again to see how the day unfolds. No preconceived agenda. No concept of the days activities. I will just “follow my nose” and see what …
Reflection What’s in front of me? Where to from here? Don’t forget what’s behind you. Use it and grow…….. Me noggin Today is the first day of my weeks long service leave. The tires are pumped up. I have a full tank of fuel. I need to clear my head and the Gillies range is …
When the builders finally organise to do the ground work for the shed and then it starts raining for another month or two. When the green smoothie maker spits more fluid out the bottom of the container than you can retrieve from the top. When the Helinox chair feet decide that they have finally had …
So we are now stuck in the SE Qld lockdown; it is time to stay indoors. We have allowed ourselves time to exercise outside, whilst remembering to stay clear of other people. Board games, puzzles, finding that recipe, gardening, mowing, cooking, baking, knitting, paperwork, dusting, housework, washing, running the boat motors, generator, whipper snipper, canoeing, …