This will hurt me...

Henry! Explain yourself.

A rest. NatureWorld , Bicheno. January 2013. Enjoy a poem! To Be In Love , Gwendolyn Brooks To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well. You look at things Through his eyes. A cardinal is red. A sky is blue. Suddenly you know he knows too. He is not there but You know you are tasting together The winter, or a light spring weather. His hand to take your hand is overmuch. Too much to bear. You cannot look in his eyes Because your pulse must not say What must not be said. When he Shuts a door- Is not there_ Your arms are water. And you are free With a ghastly freedom. You are the beautiful half Of a golden hurt. You remember and covet his mouth To touch, to whisper on. Oh when to declare Is certain Death! Oh when to apprize Is to mesmerize, To see fall down, the Column of Gold, Into the commonest ash.

Tasmania is Australia’s island state. We're actually made up of 335 separate islands, each one completely surrounded by water. Thus, we have a lot of beaches. Ezra has run across a great many of these islands, and is confident in his opinion that we have the best beaches in the world . Given time (and the effects of global warming), we'll have the water temperatures to match!

Go to sleep forever berries. Waverley Flora Park, Bellerive. January 2013. Bring the Jubilee , Ward Moore: A long-considered classic of alternate history, this novel envisages a world in which the Confederacy win the American Civil War, and then serves up a rather large twist in the final quarter. Interestingly, Moore chooses to do so through the eyes of the archetypal “passive hero.” I liked it. B .

Good side or bad side?

Where are you headed? Denison Beach, Tasmania's East Coast. January 2013. It is Theme Thursday and there seems to be some complexity about the spelling of 'COMPLEXITY'S'. It would seem to me that complexity would only become COMPLEXITY'S in the context of the marking of possessive case (i.e. "for COMPLEXITY'S sake, the apostrophe can be useful".) If we're not talking about the possessive, and purely the plural, 'ies' comes into play (i.e. "there are many complexities in the world of grammar"). Perhaps the use of the possessive is deliberate, and I have a cheek to even raise it. In which case, I apologise. Carry on!

Just keep walking, Hank...

Cacti. Royal Botanical Gardens, Hobart. February 2013. Wordless Wednesday.

Look at all that grit on his face. That's the fun of bushwalking!

A great big sky on a great big beach. Denison Beach, Tasmania's East Coast. January 2013. Another pilfered Sunday Stealing Q and A! The 5000 Question Meme, Part One 1. Who are you? I’m Me. Who are you? 2. What are the 3 most important things everyone should know about you? 1. I’m trying my best. 2. I really just want to be left alone. 3. If you’re nice to me, I’ll be nice to you. 3. When you aren't doing memes like this one what are you doing? One of: working; childrearing; housework; cooking; reading; sleeping. 4. List your classes in school from the ones you like the most to the ones you like the least (or if you are out of school, think of the classes you did like and didn't like at the time). ? What level of school? I spent a lot of time in schooling. Classes I liked (high school): social science and English (subject to certain teachers). Classes I disliked (high school): maths; metalwork; music. Classes I liked (university): political theory; history. ...

Henry is not too fussed with icebergs in the water. Sharks, that's another matter!

The wasp at work. Royal Botanical Gardens, Hobart. February 2013. As you know, the Internet is a wonderful place filled with the rich and varied treasures of the world holds (and RSS feeds.) The following are some things that I've had a look at in the last week. I call this: a Compendium of Click-throughs for Monday Morning... Celebrating Cassandre: Gorgeous Vintage Posters by One of History’s Greatest Graphic Designers. Good Show Sir: Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers. The Savage Wit Of Mark E Smith.

To whom it may concern, Stupidity is most definitely not the answer. Regards, Kris

Hungry Trout. Salmon Ponds, Plenty. March 2013. This Sunday Top Five , I'm considering My Top Five More Appropriate Adjectives Than 'Friendly' In The Nomenclature Of 'Casper The Friendly Ghost' ! Casper The Malevolent Ghost Casper The Sanguinary Ghost Casper The Mendacious Ghost Casper The Resentful Ghost Casper The Discombobulated Ghost Any others?