Hold me now, oh hold me now, until this hour has gone around. And I'm gone on the rising tide, to face Van Dieman's Land
Theme Thursday again, and this one is rather easy. I am Tasmanian, you see, and aside from being all around general geniuses - as I have amply described previously - we are also very familiar with the concept of WATER. Tasmania is the ONLY island state of an ISLAND continent. That means, we're surrounded by WATER. That should help explain why I take so many photographs of water . Tasmania was for a long time the place where the British (an island race terrified of water) sent their poor people most vile and horrid criminals. The sort of folk who would face the stark choice of a death sentence , or transportation to the other end of the world. Their catalogue of crimes is horrifying : stealing bread assault stealing gentlemen's handkerchiefs drunken assault being poor affray ladies being overly friendly with gentlemen for money hitting people having a drink and a laugh public drunkenness being Irish Fenian terrorist activities being Catholic religious subversion. ...
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i can't get over that. ahaha
Nashe, it is lovely.
KL, a good question. He’s a baby is the best that I can come up with! :)
Barbara, it’s funny that too, as he was smiling all of yesterday (when he wasn’t screaming, that is)...
Neva, I’m happy that I’ve been able to just take thousands and thousands of photos. It wasn’t possible not that long ago... It also means that some of them are real rippers!
Saretta, and I’m lucky for it.
Miles, and free upsizes too!
Kitty, he’s a moody little beggar. Between you and me, I think he does it to pick up chicks...
Mary, I hope that you get it sorted!