Winter Solstice – Dreaming Journey
Ever since I was a small child, perhaps it’s due to my Romany gypsy roots, I’ve always felt connected to nature and to the changing …
Category: Mountain Life
Winter in the Dandenongs
Wow, this mist is amazing! Do you have a jacket?? Do you have a warm jacket?? OMG A LEECH Wood fires and mulled wine, so …
To Dad
Dad I’ve developed your eyebrowsJust thought you might like to knowI see them every morning when I put on eye make upLooking surprised and dishevelled; …
Chickens!
The chickens free range as nature intended. There’s a professionally built fenced area around the backyard, designed to keep a very springy Springer Spaniel in. …
The Walk
It’s always a struggle just to get out of the house. There’s the desire to walk, and the need, and the opportunity. Then there’s the …
This One Time: Under Bunjil’s Watchful Gaze
Before I begin, I would like to pay my respects to the Elders, past, present, and emerging of the Wurundjeri and extend this out to …
Lost in the City
“I used to live in Pakenham.” She spat the first syllable of the place out. She said it with a certain shock like she could …
Song of My Husband After Encountering an Unspecified Animal During His Night-time Run
Verse:I’d never even heard of wildPanthersIn the hills before, I grew up in CanberraSo how could I have imagined itWhen I didn’t know theStories? Chorus:I …
Observations
I love to sit and watch the world go by, watch the people as they come and go, going about their business. It’s so much …
Strange Days
Nobody told me there’d be days like these. Strange days, indeed. John Lennon I am lying on the floor. Staring out of the window at the …