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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So there is no chance of snow down under?.. I'm sure you're enjoy warm weather this time of year. Good to hear from you and thanks for coming over to my blog. Do you have any Christmas traditions to share with us? Would love to hear about them. That's a might cute fellow you have there. Christmas wishes to you and yours. Catch yah later! The Bach
Greetings from Bogota. Imaging beeing in the tropics and it is not hot, nice 23 degree C. Bogota is 2600 meters high.
Now Henry is going to get me for this, but...LOL!!!!
DeeDee ;-D
He hasn't even been in day care!
Henry and his favourite T-shirt, good combination!!!
I am jealous now!!!!! :-(