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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Patty and I wish you and your family a happy holiday season and a healthy and prosperous new year.
Are you sure he is talking about Father Christmas and the reindeer?
Wish you all a sparkling, joyful and magnificient Christmas!!!
Thanks for all your holidayS greetings, Kris. May your family have lots of fun in the next few days.
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It has not been a grind to photoblog on a daily basis--it has helped open my heart, get over my deep blue funk, and see that where I live is lovely enough, perhaps lovely enough for a lifetime, as is every place on this beautiful planet, our home.
But, you did leave off one greeting:
Namaste....The light in me salutes the light in you.
P.S. How DARE you comment without adding me to your list of favorite blogs!?!?!?
MERRY, MERRY!!!
Beautiful post!!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! :)
Merry Christmas Kris & Jen and Henry & Ezra!
It's a chilly 75-degrees temperature in sunny Florida so NO snow in this part of the US.
Enjoy your holidays!!