FITZROY FALLS
In our memory sticks another walk more than forty years ago when we went all the way down to the Grotto with our children. Old age is definitely creeping up on us now. Still, we are happy to be able to walk at all and go on outings like this one. It was so rewarding for us to spend last Sunday walking up to at least the first of many lookouts. I think this is also going to stick in our memory, especially since we did take a lot of pictures. It was a Sunday, and naturally because of this there were lots and lots of walkers about, many with very happy, lively children. Everyone was overtaking us! We are used to this by now that everyone is faster than we are. At most places we go to we are usually the oldest and slowest people around.!
Giggle Page
THE VOICE is the paper of the CPSA (COMBINED PENSIONERS & SUPERANNUANTS ASSOCIATION OF NSW INC).
They are celebrating 83 years of service. The above page was the back page of the March 2014 issue.
On page 10 I found a cartoon where one person tells another one:
“I have just tweeted a retweet of my tweet that said this is my first tweet.”
Diary
Thursday, 13th March 2014
Dapto, NSW, Australia
Yesterday Peter and I spent the day in Sydney. Both of us had an appointment at a Holistic Dental Centre. Shaileshni, a Dental Hygenist, did for me a Clinical Perio Analysis & Recording as well as Removal of calculus. I explained that I could not wear my top partial dentures because they caused too much pressure on my gums which then became very sore. Shaileshni called in my dentist who after a bit of oral examining tried to adjust the dentures. All in all I had to pay close to 300 Dollars for the visit. Peter paid for his visit a similar amount. Peter did get the bad news that some of his teeth needed treatment. The estimated cost: $ 1165. Peter says this would make it hard to save up enough money for an overseas trip. But I think Peter is very reluctant to give up his plans for another trip to Berlin. He just does not want to think about it that he may not see this city ever again. Well, at least he knows just about everything that goes on in Berlin via the Internet. It is really amazing how without any problems it is possible to stay in touch with distant places like this.
Peter went in first for his dental treatment. I stayed in the waiting room and busied myself reading some very interesting literature. I was especially interested what Dr.Mercola had to say about the importance of Vitamin D and that it was best to get it via exposure to the sun. When I got home I read another article of his on website.
Keeping this in mind I made sure Peter and I had our afternoon tea out in the sun as soon as we got back home to Dapto. Later on we saw on the news that Sydney’s afternoon traffic ended in chaos because of a fire emergency on the building site at Barangaroo.
Barangaroo fire triggers Sydney CBD chaos
is the headline in today’s paper. We had been going to Sydney by train. When we boarded our return train at Sydney’s Central Station the fire had probably just started. Of course we had no way of knowing about this.
We were lucky that we could enjoy a bit of sunshine as we got back to Dapto. Just before I went to sleep last night it started to rain again. When I got up this morning it was still overcast, but no more rain. So far the sun has not been out yet today. I like it that it is still warm. We have not needed any heaters for a long time. During the few very hot days we just used our fans. We have no air conditioning. I believe where we live it is possible to survive quite well without it. So far so good. This may somewhat change over the years.
Fitzroy Falls Reservoir, 9th of March 2014
This reservoir is managed by the Sydney Catchment Authority. It is a beautiful lake in the highlands and can be used for recreational purposes as for instance for sailing. On that Sunday, when we passed there, we saw in the distance quite a few sailing boats. On our way back from the Fitzroy Falls Peter stopped the car near the lake to have a closer look.
I wonder what sort of mushroom it is.
Before we drove on I took some more pictures while sitting in the car. I loved the little yellow flowers.
Maybe I should have been shooting one of the beautiful yellow flowers lying on my tummy! I am sure this would have made a better picture!
This reminds me Peter took some more pictures in Robertson Here they are:
From Robertson Peter drove down Macquarie Pass towards our home town of Dapto. We had had a truly lovely Sunday!
Fitzroy Falls on Sunday, 9th of March 2014
We had to walk through the souvenir shop to reach the walking tracks. When we left the shop we to start our walk we noticed a construction site. A little bit of the beginning of the track was closed off. Some renewal of the wooden board walk had been started. The wooden boards are being replaced with a less slippery cover. Presumably some recycled material is used for the new track cover. Something that does not rot like wood does.
Not far from the entrance to the falls we had actually seen a dead wombat near the road side. It had probably been hit by a car.
Soon we could get a glimpse of the waterfall and the vast, vast gully.
I tried to capture a few of the signs along the track.
The following is the sign that greeted us near the beginning of our walk. Well, we made it to the Jersey Lookout. I took a rest there while Peter walked a little bit further. When he came back, he took a lovely picture of me (if I may say so) with his tablet. I have to ask him to give me this picture so I can publish it.
So we never made it to the Twin Falls or to the Grotto. More than forty years ago we actually made it to the Grotto with two of our children. We think it was Monika and Martin who were with us at the time. I wonder whether they can still remember that we went to the Grotto with them.
This is it! Sunday, 9th of March 2014
Yesterday, on Sunday, we made it to the Pie Shop. We made it actually twice to the shop. In the morning, on our way to the Fitzroy Falls, we stopped there for a meat pie and a cup of tea. On the way home in the afternoon we did buy an apricot pie with fresh cream to take home. This apricot pie was absolutely delicious. Sorry, I did not take a picture of it. But I took a picture of my curry meat pie which was lovely too.
On the way to the Fitzroy Falls we wanted to drive through BURRAWANG. We went along a beautiful scenic road. We stopped to take some pictures.
We did make it to the Fitzroy Falls yesterday. But this is going to be another post.
Transfield, detention centres, ethics, depression & Abbott’s Commission of Audit
“Isn’t this all nice and cosy?”
[reblogged from No Place For Sheep. We draw your attention to the links to the Migration Council of Australia.]
Douglas Sneddon, Non Executive Director of Transfield, the global operations, maintenance and construction services business awarded the $1.22 billion dollar contract to provide ‘Garrison and welfare services’ to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection detention centres on Manus Island and Nauru, is also a director of the St. James Centre for Ethics, and Treasurer of the Black Dog Institute.
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12 Years a Slave
Best movie at the Oscars: 12 Years a Slave. We had planned on seeing it in Newtown today. It would have involved taking a very early train to Sydney. However, we did find out this morning that this movie is already being shown in our local cinema. There is a session at 12,15. So we decided we are going to see it here in our neighbouring suburb this afternoon.
Peter had already informed our children via Facebook that we would be all day in Sydney. He also pointed out that they would not be able to reach him via mobile phone the reason being that he cannot find the phone. The other day when he went out for a run and I was out too, he hid the phone in a secure place so the robbers would not be able to find it. Now he cannot find his phone any more!
While he was looking for his phone, he found his new watch which he had also been hiding in a secure place and could not find for a few days. The problem is, Peter tends to hide his valuables in different spots all the time, instead of just sticking to the same spots which would then be easier to remember. I happen to know a few of his hiding places. But I have not idea where his mobile phone could be. By now we looked everywhere and we just cannot find it.
I do not own a mobile phone of course. I am happy to just use our house phone.
Please have a look here what it says here about the book and the movie: 12 Years a Slave:
http://www.dw.de/for-new-yorker-12-years-a-slave-is-personal/a-17404840
Arguments
Berlioz says a discussion with a female may turn into an argument about male/female relationships the female thinking that the male wants to win a point over the female. So Berlioz says that of course males do want to win the point, but on its merits and not in order to put the female participant down.
Cam anyone please tell me, what this argument is about? Well, of course it concerns male/female relationships. But what is the argument actually about and what kind of points do males want to win? Do males ever let a female win an argument?
I started the discussion a few days ago with:
Are we Equals?
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html
I just read the above article in the Sydney Morning Herald. It is an edited version of an article first published in The New York Magazine.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/no-sex-please-were-equals-20140217-32umo.html#ixzz2u0QEdkBK
So I am asking myself now can married couples be equals? The answer is of course, sure, they can be equals. However in a sexual way they definitely cannot be equals unless they are happy to live more or less in a kind of sibling relationship.
I think the French did get it right a long time ago: Viva la difference!
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