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RIP
Currently investigating a series of seemingly unrelated deaths in the fish world. Shebunkins, Comets, Danios, White Clouds; none have been spared. Coming on the tail of the recent “Catfish in the Filter” disaster of late 2007, the cold-blooded residents of LilliPilli Land are nervous, very nervous. The short residents perform head-counts with obsessive regularity; scanning [...]
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Overheard: my parents
“Fred, there are no vacancies at any of the dog-hotels.”
“None?”
“None.”
“What, you’ve called all of them have you?”
“Well no, I’ve called two, but there will be none, I know they’ll all be full. “
“Shit! Why didn’t you book them in earlier? I told you to ring earlier!”
“Oh do shut-up. So, I called the place that [...]
Filed under: animals, christmas, family, life, parents, relationships | 8 Comments
Things from there
Filed under: animals, photography, plants | 21 Comments
Tags: , cairns, holiday, rainforest
At the precise moment I clicked this photo, I remember thinking,
“Yeah, things are not going too badly, it all might work out.”
Snap.
A walk along the sand, onto cement, laughing, a few minutes of happiness, just me and them, where nothing and no one else mattered. Then we met him on the pavement; a change [...]
Filed under: animals, beaches, family, kids, life, love, photography, relationships | 7 Comments
Lost
LOST
Head.
Fits Rock Lobster.
Has multiple antennae, is quite spiny.
Very tame, answers to “Bruce.”
If found, please contact Bruce’s body,
c/o Rock Platform (low tide only).
Filed under: animals, beaches, photography, silliness, words | 5 Comments
Why I like the beach (reason 23)
Sat in the soft sand to stretch my aching calves this morning. I’m a lazy toad of late, so it was easy to decide to stay a while and contemplate. I treated my eyes to the view down the morning-gold sand, past the quicksilver-gleam of surfers and out to sea. Half-way to the horizon [...]
Filed under: animals, beaches, photography, sydney | 9 Comments
Urban Crabboy
Eliza (pictured) hails from Brunswick Heads. He followed his heart to the Big Smoke in 2004…he still feels out of place.
Filed under: animals, beaches, black and white, mona vale, photography | 5 Comments