I can’t find the original source, but this is reportedly how Douglas Adams, the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, viewed Australia and Australians: “Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what…
Australia
A rose by any other name…
Recently a village in Austria succeeded in changing its name. As of Jan 1st, the town of F***ing will be called Fugging. It was pronounced Fooking, but of course, foreigners took great delight in using the alternative pronunciation and swiping the town signs. I thought it might be fun to list some of the places…
Summer mango
Tomorrow is the first day of summer, so it seems only fitting that I came home today with 2 trays of mangoes. Eating the cool, juicy, golden, sweet flesh straight from the skin on a hot day is a strong summer memory for me. I grew up in northern Australia where every second back yard…
Blue tongue
The photo below is of an Eastern Blue Tongue (Tiliqua scincoides). I took the photo today as she was scurrying to hide behind the pot plant you can see top right (in the neighbour’s yard). At some point she must have been frightened and dropped her tail as a new, stumpier one has grown back.…
To be shot…
or not to be shot. That seems to be the question! The shot I am referring to is the covid vaccine. After months of everyone keeping their fingers crossed a vaccine could be developed, there are a number on the horizon. 2021 should be the year of the jab. But with the desperate wishes of…