There aren’t very many Americans in Melbourne. Some of us concerned Americans gathered for the first No Kings Day in the world, because we are a day in the future. We even had a frog show up (anti-authoritarian amphibian). We met in downtown Melbourne at the George V Memorial. Here are some pictures of our … Continue reading No Kings Day Rally In Australia
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Seventh Trip to the USA – One each year except 2020
My seventh trip flying the long haul. Australia to the USA. The last few times I’ve found the best trip was straight from Melbourne to Dallas and then to transfer there to the domestic flights. My trip was on Qantas booked through American Airlines. I had Premium Economy with extra legroom. The other two passengers … Continue reading Seventh Trip to the USA – One each year except 2020
Living on Two Continents
Living on two continents ought to be the best of both worlds. After all, I spend the North American winter in Australia, where it is summer and the cold unheated Melbourne winter in Door County Wi, where cool breezes off Lake Michigan moderate the temperature. For three years my Australian partner and I have made … Continue reading Living on Two Continents
Losing Native Trees
Everyone says to plant trees. Part of our city council promotes biodiversity. But the people in charge of street trees cut down mature native trees that provide food for beautiful Australian birds. They plant exotic trees that won’t bother the overhead lines or maybe disrupt the sidewalk. I can walk down one street and hear … Continue reading Losing Native Trees
Working Bee
January Working Bee at Wilson’s Reserve in East Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. Rehabilitation sites in Wilson Reserve Wilson’s Reserve was pasture on the Yarra river flood plain. For years the Friends of Wilson’s Reserve has been working to restore the bush to provide habitat for native birds and wildlife. Slowly, slowly we are succeeding. People come … Continue reading Working Bee
Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Australia
I just spent a wonderful day at an excellent Australian zoo. It was a warm day in the Melbourne summer, around 85F. We arrived around 11:15, and we didn’t want to miss the Birds or prey and parrot presentation at noon, so we walked past the wetlands. We knew we had some time so we … Continue reading Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Australia
Flying Foxes
Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne, Victoria Better than the museums, better than the gallery or even the zoo. Just as exciting as the fairy penguins is seeing the flying foxes take off in the evening. They were close to the Yarra Bend Bellbird picnic site, but they have moved further down the Yarra River, Perhaps to … Continue reading Flying Foxes
Homesick
I’ve stayed too long in the USA. My ticket is not until November. I’m missing Australia, especially the trees and the birds. As the trees here lose their leaves I imagine the spring flowers now unfolding in Australia. How can I be homesick for what was my mother’s home? Is a longing to go back … Continue reading Homesick
Writers Victoria – Writing Exquisite Sentences
The doors are open. The light seeps in from the narrow opening. But Ethel sits still on the bare wooden chair. Her dark shoulders stoop down as she tries to figure out this new gadget. They just left her alone with this thing as though that would replace them. Her frizzled hair reflects the frizzle … Continue reading Writers Victoria – Writing Exquisite Sentences
Mt. Wombat, a hike celebrating three years of living in Victoria.
I know my last post on this blog was from the USA, but nine months of the year I’m in Melbourne, Australia. To celebrate that fact we went on a trip north out of Melbourne across the Great Divide. The great divide, in my mind it brings up pictures of the Rocky Mountains. I know … Continue reading Mt. Wombat, a hike celebrating three years of living in Victoria.
Visions from Two Continents. 