Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from August 4, 2013

The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed.

Ezra as Bond villain.

You must not mind a certain coolness from him

Ground control to Major Tom. South Arm Peninsula. August 2013. We're sending poems to outer space. Let's see if the aliens like them. Directive , Robert Frost Back out of all this now too much for us, Back in a time made simple by the loss Of detail, burned, dissolved, and broken off Like graveyard marble sculpture in the weather, There is a house that is no more a house Upon a farm that is no more a farm And in a town that is no more a town. The road there, if you'll let a guide direct you Who only has at heart your getting lost, May seem as if it should have been a quarry— Great monolithic knees the former town Long since gave up pretense of keeping covered. And there's a story in a book about it: Besides the wear of iron wagon wheels The ledges show lines ruled southeast-northwest, The chisel work of an enormous Glacier That braced his feet against the Arctic Pole. You must not mind a certain coolness from him Still said to haunt this side of

Your theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.

Snow joke!

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else.

Life underwater. Clifton Beach, June 2013. Once Were Warriors , Alan Duff: Very dark, very gritty. It's a far bleaker portrayal of life for marginalised Maoris in modern New Zealand than the successful film. Domestic violence, urban violence, poverty, drugs, alcoholism, unemployment, gang warfare, rape, physical and mental abuse, suicide, gender, identity, race and culture are just a few of the subjects explored in gritty fashion. I'm not sure whether reading this is more akin to getting punched in the face or kicked in the guts. One of the two, anyway. A- . Maggie: A Girl of the Streets , Stephen Crane: Urban grit, 1893 style! Originally refused by all publishers because of sexual frankness, it might seem tame to the modern eye but remains shocking enough. C+ .

I used to be indecisive but now I am not quite sure.

The thing about water is that... it's just so... wet.

I have the fault of being a little more sincere than is proper.

Hobart in the Winter. 10 Murray as seen from the Waterfront. August 2013. Theme Thursday ? CHILLS? A hyperborean hope? Getting a gelid groove? It's Hobart in Winter. What do you think?

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Relaxed and comfortable.™

Age considers; youth ventures.

Sunday stroll. Gellibrand Point, South Arm Peninsula. June 2013. Wordless Wednesday. Family portrait. Gellibrand Point, South Arm Peninsula. June 2013. Hen and Ez lead the way. Gellibrand Point, South Arm Peninsula. June 2013.

He advocated thrift and hard work and disapproved of loose women who turned him down.

Minecraft!

Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.

Mount Wellington, as seen from Geilston Bay High School. July 2013. A relaxing Q and A today, the Sunday Brunch Meme . 1} Which do you prefer in the am: Coffee or tea? Coffee. In the event of a terribly sore throat and onset of the flu, I'll take a lemon and ginger tea please. 2} Work has been cancelled on the spur of the moment: Clean house and do errands, or just fun things? If the house needs cleaning, I shall do that first. Duty calls! 3} Middle of the hot summer, vacation at: Mountains or Beach? Beach, beach and even more beach! 4} You have to travel at a leisure speed: Train, plane or car? Train. I love the train. 5} To relax: A movie or a book? A book. I've not patience for a movie. 6} What kind of pets? Dog, cat, bird or fish. From the list, a fish. Preferably a large, man eating fish. 7} Dream home: Hardwood floors or carpeting? I like to look of hardwood floors, but carpet is better for living in. 8} a fun activity: cards, bingo or b

The foolish man lies awake all night thinking of his many problems. When the morning comes he is worn out, and his trouble is just as it was.

Henrik samler snø. Han vil bruke snøen for fisk. Fisken vil bli frosset. Henrik vil spise fisken. Det vil være en stolt dag.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Morning in Hobart. Sullivans Cove, Hobart Waterfront. July 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... Winners: National Geographic Traveler 2013 Photo Contest Awkward Years Project Archaeology: The milk revolution Archbishop Tutu 'would not worship a homophobic God' How Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy Learned To Grow Up And Start Firing His Friends Monsters, Marvels, and the Birth of Science When Liberian Child Soldiers Grow Up The decline of privacy in open-plan offices Fallen Idols: Sometimes your favorite authors are not nice people

Two heads cut off and thrown high into the tree have only the winds with which to scheme.

Ezra re-enacts a Viking beserker raid.

Nothing in life is quite as important as you think it is while you're thinking about it.

Spikey plant. East Derwent Highway, Lindisfarne. July 2013. Sunday Top Five today sees Henry and I compile our Top Five Tracks From The Late Great Dusty Springfield (This Sunday)! The Look Of Love You Don't Have to Say You Love Me I Only Want to Be with You Breakfast in Bed What Have I Done To Deserve This (with the Pet Shop Boys)