This will hurt me...

Pretty little flower blossom. Natone Street, Lindisfarne. September 2013. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls , David Sedaris: A new book! That's a rare thing these days. Like the one I reviewed last week, this is a hit and miss collection of essays and anecdotes with enough of a light touch to keep things ticking along. Worth a look. B- . Two Views , Uwe Johnson: A book very much of its time, this novel is essentially about the divisiveness of East and West Germany. The tale of two lovers (acquaintances would perhaps be closer to the mark), what the reader faces is an immense accumulation of detail to build the two "views" while two people endeavour to reach each other. The politics remains in the background, but remains a ubiquitous presence. I can't say that I particularly enjoyed reading this, but can recognise the skill. C+ . The Handmaid's Tale , Margaret Atwood: This is not the first time I've read this, but I'm not sure that I find myse...

RUN!

Solo Right 68 Hand Off on Three. EZRA! HENRY! Black Over, Black Over, 43. SET! Hut! HUT! HUT!

Long Henry Silver or Calico Henry?

Flower. Royal Botanical Gardens, Hobart. October 2012. Do bees eat cheese? Do as they please? Do bees have needs? It it quite a tease. Have a proper poem... Lament of the Frontier Guard , by Ezra Pound By the North Gate, the wind blows full of sand, Lonely from the beginning of time until now! Trees fall, the grass goes yellow with autumn. I climb the towers and towers to watch out the barbarous land: Desolate castle, the sky, the wide desert. There is no wall left to this village. Bones white with a thousand frosts, High heaps, covered with trees and grass; Who brought this to pass? Who has brought the flaming imperial anger? Who has brought the army with drums and with kettle-drums? Barbarous kings. A gracious spring, turned to blood-ravenous autumn, A turmoil of wars-men, spread over the middle kingdom, Three hundred and sixty thousand, And sorrow, sorrow like rain. Sorrow to go, and sorrow, sorrow returning, Desolate, desolate fields, And no children ...

Ezra at rest. Our front yard, Geilston Bay. November 2012. Theme Thursday . WHISPERS. From the Old English hwisperian . Itself from the Old High German hwispalōn . Similar to the Old Norse hvīsla . WHISPERS. Across time. WHISPERS.

Hobart in the Spring, Royal Botanical Gardens. October 2012. Wordless Wednesday.

Hot steppin' hootenanny!

Urban grit Henry.

Domestic violence as comedy. Hobart Spring Festival, Royal Botanical Gardens, October 2012. Sunday Stealing: Who Are you? Part 2–The Grown Up Meme 15. How would you describe your childhood in general? Reasonably unnoteworthy. 16. What is your earliest memory? Kevin Bartlett’s final goal in the 1980 VFL Grand Final. 17. How much schooling have you had? Too much! Primary School. High School. College. University. On and on it went… 18. Did you enjoy school? I enjoyed the first few years. Loathed the middle part, and enjoyed the last year of college on. 19. Stop and count, Since you were born until today; how many homes have you lived in? That I know about: eight . 20. While growing up, did you have any role models? I’m sure that I did, but I am not certain that I realised at the time. 21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family? We have had our ups and downs. Being the youngest comes with its own set of challenges. 22. As a c...

I think that there is a touch of the Nadia Comăneci about Henry here...

Shadow portrait. Napoleon Street, Battery Point. September 2012. Sunday Top Five already? An easy one this week: My Top Five Seven Picks In Fighting Games! The Barbarian (Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior) Johnny Cage (Mortal Combat) Chun-Li (Streetfighter) Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat) Eddy Gordo (Tekken) Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken) Dhalsim (Streetfighter)

For whatever reason, Henry and Ezra's toasted pine cone stand never really took off...

You should see the hands and feet on this child. He's going to be a GIANT !

Henry, she came in through the bathroom window!

BUNYIP!

Brave explores of the new century. The Domain, Hobart. October 2012. Wordless Wednesday.

On occasion, he really is a happy little fellow!

Beach life. Howrah Beach, Hobart. October 2012. My Top Five Things I've Been Trying That You Really Need To Start Doing for Yourself! Be honest with yourself. What is right for you? What needs to be changed? Be honest about with every aspect of your life. Once you do, you will have a better understanding of where you are and how you got there, and you will be better able to identify where you want to go and how to get there. Learn the lessons your mistakes can teach. Mistakes are natural. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying and you can’t be learning. Start enjoying the things you have. The problem for many is ‘happiness’ seems to be the next few steps away. They spend a lot of time thinking about how great it will be once they ‘get there’. Yet when they get there, it’s more than likely that they’ll have a new destination in mind. The trap is that you spend your whole life working toward something without ever stopping to enjoy the things you have. Don’t make th...

They're still learning the fine art of climbing on wet rocks...