Without actually realizing it at the moment....there is that something that actually makes your day......subconsciously gives you a lift, yet is perhaps taken for granted. I mowed the lawn the other day. About 3pm. A warm day, quite still. After, I sat on the garden bench with fatdog....a beer in my hand.
Sitting there, with the warmth of the sun.....the smell of the cut grass and those little flies hovering....
woke up at midnight to the mobile phone indicating (buzzing) that there was a text message. Had been expecting a message from a friend to say she had become a grandmother. But no, it was a message from our precious grand daughter in Perth "love you heaps Nan and Pop" (she forgets there's a 3 hr time difference) but was still worth waking up to read this.
-- Edited by villatranquilla on Thursday 27th of November 2014 11:24:36 PM
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
You guys crack me up with your dry humour - its great to see it back her again - keep it up folks - the comments really made me laugh (neighbor/wife mowing the lawn etc)
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Cheers Bruce
The amazing things you see when nomading Australia
"Lawns" are the bits of grass around your campsite that you cut short to deter the snakes.
But, but, Gerty, I have a bad back and down on all fours with a pair of scissors is not a good look and I tell you that for free.
I could only do that during GN working hours though 10.00am - Midday, with a GN Union Rules one hour break in the middle.
I must admit I am thinking of getting some hedge cutters today just to clear a path down to waters edge so my little tootsies don't have to walk on the prickles. One has to look after ones self.
Now, George and Fat Dog, what was the original topic? That mate of mine, Wombat is not even here and he has taken your topic "off topic".
Oh yes! I love Greens Lake and the great people it attracts.
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DOUGChief One Feather (Losing feathers with age)
TUG.......2014 Holden LT Colorado Twin Cab Ute with Canopy
DEN....... 2014 "Chief" Arrow CV (with some changes)
I love the life I have - travelling this beautiful country with a very special person. I love sitting at places like Greens Lake or Wuruma Dam for months on end, meeting new Grey Nomads and old friends from the forum.
I love sitting and watching the changing scenery over the lake or dam.
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jules "Love is good for the human being!!" (Ben, aged 10)
I love love looking at my camper/gypsy bus in my yard & getting work done on her, getting ready for our big trip, have done
a few small camps, just ironing bugs out, be still my itchy feet. loved sitting in my chair at happy hour with great new people
my feet in red dirt drinking a nice wine watching an awesome sunset, listening to wonderful stories of places to put on my list
what an awesome country we live in, love life :)
I love paddling one of my kayaks at dawn (with mist rising off the water) on a quiet dam or even better in a quiet tree lined clear backwater (like the everglades section of the headwaters of the Noosa River near Harry's Hut in Cooloola NP).
Can only be matched by a moonlight paddle on a still Autumn night on Lake Wivenhoe, stopping from time to time to sample a glass of a good Riesling & a piece of cheese perhaps. Momentarily lying back, feet in the water, cool glass in hand, gazing at the heavens.
But then there's the serenity of wakening on the first morning out in the caravan after a break from the road, with SWMBO sleeping silently beside me and the faint sounds of the Aussie bush in the background.
I love my other half and our 2 cats above everything else.I love the fact that we have been able to own a decent tow rig and caravan...and now have the ability to skip this mundane life and git out there as soon as we can. I love the great feeling of cruising along on my big chookie with the wind about me...free as a bird.
I love sundays on the local community radio with dusty Doug playing his memories and country music....