https://www.instagram.com/p/B8C4123gPd1/ This week's book snap is Terry Pratchett's Equal Rites, the third discworld novel and the first novel in the witches arc. I am participating in Annemieke's read along for this title. Love Pratchett's work, wit and wisdom, books to amuse while sometimes making you think. You don't have to start at the beginning with … Continue reading Equal Rites on #BookSnapSunday
January reading and challenge summary
with links to other challenge participants. Just posting a quick summary of January reading and link to Karen's post for the Gaia Reading challenge; Watership Down. And welcome J.G. from Hotchpot Cafe to the Gaia challenge and Jamie from Whatever I think of `Can't wait to see what everyone reads. If anyone else would like … Continue reading January reading and challenge summary
Scandal in Roman Bath and the cult of Sulis Minerva
Memento Mori by Ruth Downie I seem to be slipping back into blogging about books, summer does tend to be peak reading time. By getting back involved with challenges I have found myself directed towards great books I might not have found otherwise and that is the thing I really like about reading challenges, they … Continue reading Scandal in Roman Bath and the cult of Sulis Minerva
Amazing Lyrebirds – seeking shelter from fires
Saw this amazing photo and story about bush fire affected lyrebirds in NSW. As fires raged near near Wollombi, one resident saw a group of up to twenty birds seeking shelter in a shallow dam. These are normally fairly solitary birds so this kind of behaviour is pretty rare, if not unique. The full story … Continue reading Amazing Lyrebirds – seeking shelter from fires
Let everything happen to you…
I just really liked the above quote from the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke it was used as an epigraph at the end of the Taika Waititi film Jo Jo Rabbit, a movie I loved. It is from the poem Go to the Limits of Your Longing. I have to confess that while I was aware of … Continue reading Let everything happen to you…
Hidden life of trees – Gaia reading challenge
Just finished another book that satisfies my Gaia/nature reading challenge; The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. Wohlleben certainly makes accessible the incredibly complex world of the natural environment, he makes visible the normally unseen connections that allow forests to function as complex organisms, explaining notions like the "wood wide web", a complex system that sees fungi … Continue reading Hidden life of trees – Gaia reading challenge
Same Park, Different View
Since S and I have had our dog, Ada, we get to walk a lot more. We did this walk in Laurel Bank Park on a day that was cloudy and promising rain. We have had a week of showers and the parks and gardens of Toowoomba are responding to this long overdue largess. Every … Continue reading Same Park, Different View
Australia Day or Invasion Day or Survival Day
Just want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land upon which I currently live and walk, here in Toowoomba Queensland, the lands of the Jagera, Giabal and Jarowair people and pay my deep felt respect to elders, past, present and emerging. The land on which I currently live has a … Continue reading Australia Day or Invasion Day or Survival Day
Australia Day and #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w44MIAEuS/ This weeks book snap is Stan Grant's important reflection on our Australian nation identity and the tensions that exist therein. Grant is an eloquent and powerful writer on a topic that is crucial to modern Australia and how we choose to move forward in the contested space of national identity. For more Australia day … Continue reading Australia Day and #BookSnapSunday
Urth a tail wagging great cafe
A great dog friendly cafe in Toowoomba is Urth cafe in Hume Street, just up from the Hooper center . We had an excellent late breakfast there after walking Ada in Queens Park. Mostly outdoor seating with plenty of shade. A fantastic menu with really good vegetarian and vegan options, including acai and pitaya bowls. … Continue reading Urth a tail wagging great cafe
Gum trees and Galaxies 