134. Voted early in our federal election today at a voting place indicated by a sign: ‘Pre-pole voting’. 135. Forty years ago, just before I got married, I tore up photos of a former boyfriend. Today my husband was looking at some old negatives and found the photos I thought I’d destroyed for ever. 136.Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 134-140”
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365 Unusual Things: 127-133
127. Saw two black moorhens and two white seagulls standing together on the stone wall beside the pond. 128. To get a flu vaccination I had to answer 18 yes/no questions, one of which was ‘Do you not have a functioning spleen?’ Both yes and no give the same answer. 129. On a chemist counterContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 127-133”
Black and white basilicas
Today I’m comparing two black and white photos of basilicas. Recently I drove to the end of a street leading to a bushwalk up a hill and found a Ukrainian church near the beginning of the path. It’s very appealing, a pretty Byzantine-style church that looks larger than it is. It was closed that dayContinue reading “Black and white basilicas”
365 Unusual Things: 120-126
120. Walked on a path damaged by tree roots and graffitied by frustrated cyclists wishing it was as smooth as the main road on the other side of the trees. 121. My red anthurium terrarium is turning moss-green, but only half. The other half is grey. 122. Found a sneaky one-hour parking spot outside aContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 120-126”
365 Unusual Things: 113-119
113. Sitting writing this blog when a bride in a long white gown, holding its train bunched up in her arms, walks past my window with her groom. 114. Forced to stay home for 7 days because of Covid. To fill my days I took back a jigsaw Christmas present I’d given my son. 115.Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 113-119”
Black and white sailboats
There’s a photo of feluccas in my WWII collection, a captivating image of Egyptian boats sailing on the Nile. It doesn’t make me want to sail on one, but it does hold my complete attention with its beauty of vast white sails amid blacks and whites and greys. The grace and fullness of their sails,Continue reading “Black and white sailboats”
365 Unusual Things: 106-112
106. Made an Osterlamm, an Easter lamb cake. In Europe it’s not unusual, but no one in my circle of Australian friends and family has ever heard of it. 107. My week-old grandson (my only grandchild so that’s unusual on its own) was crying until my son started playing piano, quite loudly, and the babyContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 106-112”
365 Unusual Things: 99-105
99. At Lake Burley Griffin today I saw 2 unusual things: this man and his children rowing a wooden boat, and the Beijing Garden across the water. I’d be the only person in this city who hasn’t ever been to it. 100. Today is the 100th day of this year. 101. Asked my Chinese studentContinue reading “365 Unusual Things: 99-105”
Black and white pyramids
365 Unusual Things: 92-98
92. Today is the last day of daylight saving. Until October. 93. I was taking this photo of some learner boats on the lake today when an old sailing instructor asked me if I’d like to learn to sail. Ah, no, I said. 94. Gave a student of migrant English an oral spelling test today.Continue reading “365 Unusual Things: 92-98”
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