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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"Here they are all lined up over a treacherous waterway in the bustling metropolis of Melbourne..."
Your sons have your wife, Jen's characteristics...Especially, Henry, when it comes to their eyes.
Note to future parents: start thinking up strategies to get children to walk past water features without sticking there hands in...
LOL
"Life is a wretched grey Saturday, but it has to be lived through."
Hmmm...I'm not sure about the quote because I like Saturday(s) and sometimes grey Saturday(s) too!
Thanks, for sharing!
DeeDee ;-D
Wet hands, dry feet. I can live with.
Roddy, they do that too.
Nicki, there was plenty of paddling. I'm not sure I'd try it in Delhi.
good luck with the note to passing water without kids putting their hands in, some adults are still working on that one.
peace and blessings...
Rhapsody