It's Exhausting Being This Cute.

At ballet, it is important to listen to Miss Brigit.

It is vital to twirl.

 You must point your toes.

Chocolate cake feet and plie`.

 Listen to the music to see how it makes you feel.

Is it any wonder I get so tired?

Out With The Old. In With The New.

Soon the old abalone sheds and slipway are going to be removed.

A multi-million dollar, state of the art amphitheatre is going to be built in its place.

A place where visitors can sit behind glass and watch the giant stingrays feed.

I am not sure how I feel about this. Whilst I am not anti-progress, I am nostalgic.

I admit I had trouble with the thought of the old 'creek'

being upgraded into the pristine harbour that it is now.

Then again, I am there at least twice a week. 

We take the kids for walks there, eat icecreams and drink coffee,

 climb the tower and look at the boats, we have even gone fishing.

I can't say I would have done the same in its old state of dilapidation.

I hope there will still be places around to explore that are not perfect,

places of rough and rugged beauty.

I can't help but like dilapidation.

I'm attracted to rust and old timbers and peeling paint.



I want the kids to connect to the towns history and its stories.

To enjoy the wonders of nature and the freedom to interact within it.

To take chances sometimes and risk a fall or two.

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 Get their feet wet, clothes grubby and get stuck into it.

I just want happy, healthy, fun loving kids...

...and I've got them.

Colours In Our Garden

 

 

Don't Push Me

"Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge.

I'm trying not to lose my head.

Ah huh, Ah Huh!"

Grandmaster Flash (1982)

Sam (often!)