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Monthly Archives: September 2018

Changing Seasons – September

30 Sunday Sep 2018

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It is spring time, with the days getting warmer and longer.DSC02302IMG_7630

But this is a strange month for me. Our daughters were born in September, so memories and my northern hemisphere brain will always associate the month with autumn. Even after three and a half years, it is the changing seasons that trip me up. Springtime should mean Easter not preparing for Christmas.

We’ve enjoyed walks along the beach and cliffs, a visit to the botanical gardens and seeing spring flowers and the sun shining on our city parks. I’ve been able to sit out on our balcony with a cuppa, after work.

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The RAAF Roulettes flew over the cenotaph to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

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Other bloggers have posted about their month on Su’s Changing Seasons page.

Along the Rivulet

29 Saturday Sep 2018

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This morning, I went for a walk along one of the rivulets that flow down from Mount Wellington. Two hundred years ago, these streams provided fresh water to the new settlement of Hobart, although they gradually became polluted by industry and the growing population. Today they are public spaces with walking tracks.
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New Town Rivulet has a couple of interesting sculptures representing local flora and fauna.DSC02710DSC02747

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I wonder how long this bench has been along this track? How many people of rested here?
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Focus

23 Sunday Sep 2018

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… on a showery weekend.IMG_E7603

The Peoples Library

19 Wednesday Sep 2018

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This month, there is an interactive literary exhibition, in a gallery in Hobart.

113 books are on display.IMG_7516

Multiple copies are available to pick up and read, to take over to a chair. Drinks and snacks are on hand.IMG_7534

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There are various events, book club discussions, audience with authors, silent reading parties.

We visited the gallery on a rainy Saturday. Randomly, I chose a book, chose a page and took a photo of the text. I’m amazed at the variety of content, prose, fiction, poetry, autobiography, even opera with music score.IMG_7526IMG_7524IMG_7531IMG_7522IMG_7529

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I want to visit again and get inside more of these books.IMG_7538

More info at http://thepeopleslibrary.net

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Tuesday trees – Princes Park Hobart

18 Tuesday Sep 2018

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Sunny day, cloudy day

16 Sunday Sep 2018

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and sunny day again.
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Eaglehawk Neck – Tasmania Favourites

08 Saturday Sep 2018

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We captured low tide today at the Tessellated Pavement. This naturally formed pavement is just one of the fascinating rock formations at Eaglehawk Neck. The flat rock surface has been divided in regular blocks over thousands of years.

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Wellbeing in the Workplace

06 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by RuthsArc in creativity, more to life

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The Aged Care organisation that I work for has a strong culture of wellness and enablement for both clients and staff.

Each month, our office has a theme that encourages team work, inclusion, communication and encourages us to regularly get away from the desk for a few minutes.

In August, the theme was “Creativity”. We had lunch time sessions on origami, doodle art, zen-tangle, paper creations, toilet roll quilling, paper clip characters. We got knotted with a team macramé challenge. Colleagues shared their own creative passions and we had fun experiencing new crafts.

This month, the theme is “Air We Breathe”. As well as breathing exercises, lunch time singing sessions, we have quick challenges to roll the dice and complete the numbered task. We each have a pot of seeds to grow through September. We are all happy to take our seedlings for a short walk outside, to blow bubbles along the balcony or beside our desks. This is the most relaxed office I have worked in 🙂

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Tuesday Tree

04 Tuesday Sep 2018

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A glimpse of the Tasman Bridge from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.

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4 years

02 Sunday Sep 2018

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I haven’t posted much in recent weeks. I haven’t read other blogs. Life has been busy and hobbies have dropped by the wayside for a while. I’m hoping that longer days and the start of spring will give me renewed enthusiasm for blogging and taking photos.

It’s now 4 years since I started this blog. Initially as a way of sharing news and photos with family and friends back in the UK, as we moved to Tasmania. I had no idea how enjoyable blogging would be, how many friendships would grow from this online community.

It is also 4 years since I started taking a “photo a day”. Some photos represent my day, others relate to a daily prompt from an online PAD Group. There have been lots of blue skies and bright colour days during these happy years.
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PAD collage 4 years-2Just glancing at this collage is bringing back joyful memories of ordinary days and special days. I’m feeling inspired for another twelve months of photos and blogging 🙂

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