You know that smell right after rain in the Australian bush? It's a combination of eucalyptus oil from crushed gum leaves, earthy soil and fresh rain. I drank in that scent on Friday morning when I took Bas (Bastille) for a walk along the fire trail at the back of Cataract Gorge. Both of us were happy to be deviating from our usual weekday street … [Read more...]
Launceston’s ANZACs
I know I'm a bit late on the ANZAC Day train this year, but wanted to share this beautiful photo from the Dawn Service in Launceston on Saturday. This was my third Dawn Service (I've written about attending the service in Gallipoli in 2003 previously), and took my eldest son, Noah, to last year's service in Launceston. However it was the first … [Read more...]