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The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.

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

My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one.

There is a little motorway (of sorts) down near Margate at Dru Point park that includes a host a road signs, lane markings and its very own set of synchronised traffic lights! At present, Henry is pretty good at obeying the road rules, even if he is hesitant to go down the one way side street for some reason.

Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake.

Snake looking for a swim? Seven Mile Beach. March 2011. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words... Snake Deciding to romp in the dunes. Seven Mile Beach. March 2011. Here is a five-thousand word essay! Snake disappears into the grass. Seven Mile Beach. March 2011. You can see the snakes tail heading into the grass on the dunes at the left of the picture. Jen and Hen tramping right where the snake was. Seven Mile Beach. March 2011. For perspective, here's Jen and Henry heading up that very same path not that much before I spotted our slithery friend. FOOTPRINTS! Seven Mile Beach. March 2011. I got some nice shot of the belly prints too...

Ads that I like: # 108

As we have seen demonstrated countless times on the journey that is Ads that I like… , nothing quite so defines the advertising industry as the promulgation of guilt . Like unhappiness, shame and self-loathing; guilt has proven to be an effective motivational tool in wrenching open wallets over the past century or so. Of course, like any from of resource extractions, some sources are better than others. Like the copper-rich mountains of Chile, gold-strewn hills of North America’s west, or zinc deposits of Tasmania’s west coast; the seemingly endless source of maternal guilt has proven to be a money spinner for innumerable advertising executives, snake oil salesmen, flim-flam man and confidence trickers throughout history. Who could possibly fail to be moved by the notion that by simply touching your child, you are harming it. Every interaction , caress and soothing embrace could prove deadly ! Mothers of the world unite! Buy this product or you stand to hurt your child ! Now, what ...