This morning it was a cool morning but as usual I went for my walk along the Merri Creek Trail.   I took my Sony camera with me and along the way the sun started to shine through the mostly leafless trees where nonetheless  the view  was breautiful.  I decided to take a few photos.

Today it was for me a quiet but enjoyable day.  I went for my usual walk along the Merri Creek Trail and felt great during my 8km walk and afterwards.  The day was also enjoyable because my grandson, Adrian came to see me and we spent a few hours together.   Adrian is a boy of four and a half years of age and he likes to be with me, naturally this gives me much satisfaction.   The weather was quite mild so I took him to the park and we looked at the skateboard ramp where a couple of boys were playing with their skateboards.  We also went for a walk to the football oval and we kicked the football.  Tonight I am going to watch the football game between Collingwood and Hawthorn.  I am non interested in which team wins, I don't barrack for any of these teams.   I just like to enjoy the game without pressure or anxiety.

MOTHER PIG

We all love our mother.  She held us carefully close to her breasts and took great care when we were babies.   Look at this little pig, there is no difference between amongst mothers, they all love their young.

My Blog: Clancy of the Overflow

My Blog: Clancy of the Overflow: I had written him a letter which I had for want of better Knowledge sent to where I met him down the Lachlan years ago He was shearing whe...

Clancy of the Overflow

I had written him a letter which I had for want of better
Knowledge sent to where I met him down the Lachlan years ago
He was shearing when I knew him, so I sent the letter to him
Just on spec, addressed as follows: "Clancy of the Overflow"

And an answer was directed in a writing unexpected
And I think the same was written with a thumb nail dipped in tar
'Twas his shearing mate who wrote it and verbatim I will quote it:
"Clancy's gone to Queensland droving and we don't know where he are"

I my wild erratic fancy visions come to me of Clancy
Gone a droving down the Cooper where the western drovers go
As the stock are slowly stringing Clancy rides behind them singing
For the drover's life has pleasures that the townfolk never know

And the bush has friends to meet him and their kindly voices greet him
I the murmur of the breezes and the river on its bars
And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit planes extended
And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars

I am sitting in my dingy little office where a stingy
Ray of sunlight struggles feebly down between the houses tall
And the foetid air and gritty of the dusty, dirty city
Through the open window floating spreads it's foulness over all

And in place of lowing cattle I can hear the fiendish rattle
Of the tramways and the buses making hurry down the street
And the language uninviting of the gutter children fighting
Comes fitfully and faintly through the ceaseless tramp of feet

And the hurrying people daunt me and their pallid faces haut me
As they shoulder one another in their rush and nervous haste
With their eager eyes and greedy and their stunted forms and weedy
For townfolk have no time to grow, they have no time to waste

And I somehow rather fancy that I'd like to change with Clancy
Like to take a turn at droving where the seasons come and go
while he faced the round eternal of the cash-book and the journal
But I doubt he would suit the office, Clancy of the Overflow.

This is my grandson, Charlie.  He is only seven months old but he is a joy to myself and my wife and naturally to his other grandparents and mum and dad./

PUPPIES

Here is a photo of a litter of some very nice puppies.  I derive joy just by looking at them

On Saturday morning I was attending to some plants in my garden when I saw a colourful balloon above.  It was a calm morning even though still a little cool.  I went inside, got my camera and took this picture (Photo)