May 5. Day 16. Reflections of me

They say pets come to look like their owners or vice versa.

May 4. Day 15. Cruising for a Bruising

 For someone who enjoys staring at the ocean as much as I do, it is, perhaps, surprising that my idea of hell would be a cruising holiday.

Day 14. May 3. The Butterfly Effect

                                                                              It's hard not to like butterflies. Effortlessly beautiful, colourful and gentle. That they have become the symbol of chaos theory is an ultimate irony.

Occasionally when I'm feeling internal chaos I like to drop by the Bribie Island Butterfly House just to sit for a bit and let the butterflies work their magic.

There is such joy inside the enclosure. The volunteers are bursting with enthusiasm to point out all the different species and astound with facts and figures,

Children are desperate to have a butterfly land on them and only slightly terrified when it happens and everyone wants to capture the best photo.

What surprised me today was the diversity of the visitors. Families with young children are to be expected but for groups of four or five young men this seemed like an unusual afternoon adventure.

You can even buy a butterfly friendly plant on the way out. It was a lovely way to spend a sleepy Sunday.

Day 13. May 2. Home sweet home

 I feel like I can breathe again. I'm back on the island and the sea is where I need to be. Yes, city life has a lot going for it but the air and the sound of the waves brings music to my soul.

Day 12. May 1. Welcome

It is perplexing and more than a little sad, that Welcome to Country celebrations have become a symbol of division in this country.

Indeed, the lowest point of the recent Anzac Day commemorations was people booing at the Welcome to Country.

Exactly why people would think this is appropriate is beyond me.

It shines a light on a serious race problem.  one of the things that can bring unity is music and tonight was a celebration of that.

The Sapphires is a sparkling gem of a show taking the audience on a journey into Vietnam with a first nations girl group in the 1960s.

Day 11. April 30. Playing possum

 Possums. Cute little creatures, unless you happen to be a gardener, or one of my dogs or be unfortunate enough to have an entry space in your roof.

Then these native marsupials become right little terrors, terrors that enjoy the luxury of being protected species.

Brisbane City Council likes to remind residents that they do good by maintaining biodiversity through seed dispersal, insect control and pollination.

That puts them in the basket of necessary evil ... better to have them than not no matter how annoying they might be.

Speaking of annoying. ... today I had an appointment with Centrelink. I am fully aware that having a functioning social security safety net is one thing Australia has in its favour (I'm not pointing fingers at you America... okay I am).

Day 10. April 29. Just not feeling it

 

Some days it is hard to get out of bed. This was one of those days .... but when the going gets tough. The tough get going.