The Middle View

For the first time since my surgery on Wednesday, I ventured outdoors this morning, taking slow steps alongside the golf course, with Vilis beside me. I enjoyed the birds and soaring, elegant street t...

The Long View

While Vilis tackled Mount Douglas – a steep, savannah-cloaked hill behind James Cook University – on his mountain bike, I again browsed through old blog posts, this time selecting scenic shots to ...

The Human Scene Down Under

Bird song from the Rosslea streets was like musack filtering into our rental house, my mind subconsciously identifying the instruments in the avian orchestra. Even less focussed than yesterday due to ...

Salties

Steady rain fell through the night, keeping me company through fitful sleep fraught with rambling thoughts, bouts of dozing, and residual pain following surgical removal of an ovarian cyst late yester...