Winter must be cold, for those with no warm memories.
Photo: Ghost Gum in Palm Valley, James Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia.
(c) Marie Trudinger 1955
Photo of cats, travel, flowers
Winter must be cold, for those with no warm memories.
Photo: Ghost Gum in Palm Valley, James Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia.
(c) Marie Trudinger 1955
When I finally got it all together, I forgot where I put it.
Photo: Mudflat, Gumtree, Waikerie, SA. (c) L.M. Kling. 1985.
It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night
is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.
US author John Steinbeck.
Photo: South-west Tasmania. (c) D. Trudinger, circa 1985.
Insight often comes during moments of peaceful contemplation.
Photo: Lake Louise, Canada. (c) Marie Trudinger , 1987.
Rules for Women Teachers 1915.
Beneath that sweet exterior the Bush school teacher of the 1880s was more than just a pretty face. She had to be able to:
and my favourite
Those were the days!
Excerpts from The History of the Kuhne Family in Australia.
Tact is the ability to convince someone else that they are smarter than you.
Photo: Avon River, Christchurch, New Zealand. (c) Marie Trudinger 2000.
Entry in a diary:
“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regrets.
For I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.”
Photo: Flinder’s Ranges, South Australia. (c) Margaret Johnson, circa 1968.
Lord, You know I am growing older. Keep me from becoming talkative and possessed with the idea that I must express myself on every subject.
Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone’s affairs.
Keep me from the recital of endless detail. Give me wings to get to the point.
Seal my lips when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains. They are increasing with the years and my love to speak of them grows sweeter as time goes by.
Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong. Make me thoughtful but not nosey; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom and experience it does seem a pity not to use it all. But You know, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end.
Amen.
Photo: Blue Mountains. N.S.W. (c) Marie Trudinger 2010.
This photo was taken on the first night I arrived in Switzerland in February. I didn’t have my tripod with me, so I had to take the photo, hand held. It is a panorama. I believe I took 3 photos and stitched them together. It was a beautiful sunset that just seemed to last forever. This view is just behind where I was staying and I had a nice little walk in the evening. It is amazing how different everything looks, covered in snow.
William Kling (my grandson)
Photo (c) William Kling, February 2019.
All good things come to those who wait. (Proverb)
And, yes, in case you’re wondering, after patiently waiting for about an hour,
Molly had mouse au bleu for supper that night.
Photo: (c) Marie Trudinger, 2018