This is another area in Bridport and we got out and went for a short walk. You can see the dingy just beyond that yellow sign I waited till it came further into shore as you can see in the second photo.
We often go to Bridport, or maybe we just end up there. It takes just over an hour to get there in the car. There are a few ways to go and same return.
We bought some hot potato chips from the fish and chip shop about 4pm and then took them down to this view and ate them. We arrived home well after dark.
A poem I wrote and a graphic I made remembering my mother on Mother's Day.
The night was dark, I was drawn to the Attic,And there I sat on the dusty old boxMy mind wandering back in the past,To the sweet lady that's in my locket.Complexion of peaches and cream,Eyes that always smiled,Colour bluer than the daytime sky,Brighter than a star.She walked each path of life with pride,Head always held high,Always smiled,I thought of the sweet lady that's in my locketWith the young one by her side.Today I remember her, today is her day,- I always remember her -For she is my mother, and I am that child,In the locket.
The other evening I made something out of a recipe in my head to eat. I'm sharing it, it was ever so tasty for both my husband and myself. I presume many people make recipes out of their head and enjoy the food. I haven't a clue what to call it, so it's called, *What you Prefer*, for now. Of course, you can put whatever fruit or salad even meat as you like. This is what I put in it.
A little of this and that which was:
This is what it looked like before I added grapes and golden kiwi fruit, next photo when the latter was added.
Hard boiled egg and red onion I could have added but didn't bother.
This is the front of our house just after we redid the garden about 2 years ago. The little hedge around the front of the garden bed are 'Dwarf Nandinas'.
Bay of Fires is on the east coast of Tasmania, a beautiful place to visit and photos taken with my phone to show on my blog along with beaches in the area.
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia, a day we especially remember service men and women who have served our country. ANZAC stands for Australian New Zealand. New Zealand is not a part of Australia and we here in Australia require a Passport when going to New Zealand.
ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.
When war broke out in 1914, Australia had been a federal commonwealth for only 13 years. The new national government was eager to establish its reputation among the nations of the world. In 1915 Australian and New Zealand soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in order to open the Dardanelles to the allied navies. The ultimate objective was to capture Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey), the capital of the Ottoman Empire, an ally of Germany.
The Australian and New Zealand forces landed on Gallipoli on 25 April, meeting fierce resistance from the Ottoman Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated, after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers had been killed. News of the landing on Gallipoli had made a profound impact on Australians at home, and 25 April soon became the day on which Australians remembered the sacrifice of those who had died in the war.
Although the Gallipoli campaign failed in its military objectives, the Australian and New Zealand actions during the campaign left us all a powerful legacy. The creation of what became known as the “Anzac legend” became an important part of the identity of both nations, shaping the ways they viewed both their past and their future.
Anzac Ceremony:
At the Australian War Memorial, the ceremony takes place at about 5am and or 10.15 am in the presence of people such as the Prime Minister and the Governor General. Each year the ceremony follows a pattern that is familiar to generations of Australians.
A typical Anzac Day ceremony may include the following features: an introduction, hymn, prayer, an address, laying of wreaths, a recitation, the Last Post, a period of silence, either the Rouse or the Reveille, and the National Anthem. After the Memorial’s ceremony, families often place red poppies beside the names of relatives on the Memorial’s Roll of Honour, as they also do after Remembrance Day services.
One of my sons put an App on my phone and did this comic photo of me and my husband's Great Grandchild - original photo taken September 2025. I couldn't help but share it as I'm sure it will cause a laugh! :) I love it.
It's good when travelling to seek out the Catholic Churches and take photos, go to Mass or whatever. St. Joseph's Cathedral in Rockhampton was built between 1893 and 1899. It's built with local sandstone and is in the Gothic style. The sanctuary was added later, completed in 1982. Next door is the Catholic School.
I did a post on the Tasmania Tiger in 2016, this one or post is different, plus many new followers since then and of course some have moved on for various reasons.
The Tasmanian Tiger or Tasmanian wolf now extinct and has been for many a year was native to the Australian mainland and the Island of Tasmania and New Guinea.
The Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) did not migrate to Tasmania, they were already present across Australia when the island separated from the mainland about 12,000 year ago. They survived in Tasmania because the Bass Strait prevented the arrival of competition from dingoes, which likely wiped them out on the mainland around 3,000 years ago.
The Tasmanian tiger was blamed for killing the sheep, poultry and other animals.
A short video showing the Tiger.
