It has been six months. That’s pathetic.

by in Celestial, Seasons, Sunrises and Sunsets, Victoria

I really enjoyed blogging when I started six years ago. I seem to have lost my way with it lately. I think my weakness for Facebook is to blame. It reminds me of when I was a smoker. I knew it was doing me harm but could not kick it. I am not dumping Facebook this time like I have before. I am going to try to become a watcher, and initially, a once a day poster. It is now 12:15 PM and I have already shared 2 things today. Oh well. One was plugging a CD by a local musician, the other a mariachi version of Gold and Brown. Hardly controversial. Maybe good shares like this are OK? Having said that, I still do not want to allow Facebook to continue to consume me. I gave up cigarettes by slowing weaning myself off over a few years, thirty years ago. I think I can discipline myself with Facebook, and get it down to a decent level of observance.

In early January 2020, large parts of Australia were on fire. Some of these fires had been burning since September 2019. An overseas observer would be forgiven for thinking that all of Australia was burning. This was most certainly not the case, however, no matter where you lived, except maybe the top end, there was ever present evidence of these fires burning; in all capital cities, bar Darwin. This is unprecedented. This was, and is still, a crisis for Australia. I have no photos from this period.

The weather turned later in January, as we prepared to go to our yearly sojourn to Rosebud, on the Mornington Peninsula, South of Melbourne.

  • Rosebud at night
  • Waxing crescent Moon set
  • Beautiful serene coast

The stars were amazing, and my phone could take pics of them

  • Milky Way over the dark Bass Strait skies
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud
  • The Milky Way
  • Orion over the Bay
  • Orion through the trees

There was of course relaxation, entertainment, catching up with family and friends.

An there was plenty of beauty

We do not stay at the beach constantly, as we have two dogs that need caring for at home. While there, in February and prior to the covid lockdown, I started the process of baking sourdough. Here are some photos of my fun.

I like to take photos of plants, and this six month period has been no exception.

Some nice sunsets and Autumn scenes

Some covid lockdown activities

  • Early days reverse camera
  • All fixed now

With Winter upon us now

6 thoughts on “It has been six months. That’s pathetic.”

    • Thank you Ruth. Looks like you’ve settled right into Tassie life. When border restrictions are eased I hope to get down to your beautiful state again. Keep warm!

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