So naturally the overflow has to go somewhere and I either pour it into my work or dump it here.
I’m sorry or you’re welcome would seem to be equally valid responses.
At the end of that last sentence I wandered off and fed the chooks and now I have lost my train of thought.
I worry that our food is killing us and poisoning our children. I look at the number of children with life threatening allergies, with different behaviours and with birth defects. I wonder what exactly is normal behaviour? I worry that our drinking water is so contaminated with pesticides that nothing is safe to eat at all. I think about the end of the Mayan calendar in 2012 and that bothers me a whole lot more than the Y2K bug ever did.
I worry about the unexplained deaths of bats, bees and frogs.
I worry that Tasmania has an incredibly high rate of death from cancer and then I wonder if that is linked to pesticides that are still in use in Australia that have been banned in the US, Europe and Great Britain?
I worry about endocrine disruptors in our food.
I see the signs of a poisoned planet in our frogs.
I worry that all the signs are there, that we as a species are hurtling towards disaster and we are too self absorbed to notice. I worry about HAARP technology, I worry about the oils spills that aren’t reported and I worry that the incredible amount of salt in chocolate will make my blood pressure go through the roof.
Luckily for me I have my blog so I can just dump all these worries here onto you as well and then I can wander off outside and look at my terribly neglected vegetable garden and think about doing some work before spring.
I am finding it too difficult to maintain the veggie garden properly in its current state so “The Spouse” cut an old water tank in half for me and I am in the process of filling it up with compost, sheep poo and mushroom compost ready for spring planting. We are going to re-design the garden so that all the beds are raised, which will make gardening a whole lot easier.
The newest chook pen is right next to the veggie garden but the chooks have abandoned it. *sigh* I kept on forgetting to lock the girls up overnight and when I had the piggies, Mother hen decided to move her brood to a native cherry tree next to the pig sty and that is where they are roosting now.
They are also laying their eggs somewhere miles away down the bush and “The Spouse” is quite grumpy with me. He really dislikes chooks and I am eternally promising that this time, I will lock them up and that I will clean up after them and that their eggs are delicious. Except I forget to lock them up and “The Spouse” finds the chook shit on the verandah before I do and I am sure the eggs are very nice except I can’t bloody well find them. Sneaky, secretive things chooks.
It is hard being me and “The Spouse” reckons it is even harder living with me.
Luckily I am easily distracted and even though I think deep, depressing thoughts about the environment, little things make me smile.
What do you think the fourth seagull from the right is thinking? Hmm wondering if maybe he could become an accountant?
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That seagull is a non conformist, if ever I’ve seen one. He’s the one actually thinking about what’s going on, that’s why he’s looking down to inspect what’s going on, rather than staring out into space!
@ Watershedd He wouldn’t make a very good accountant then.
LOL I was thinking the seagull was trying to figure out a way to poop on the sign… CHOOSE (R) employment?? Choosing to be employed is now a registered trademark?
As I read your post I thought of your mum. I hate to think of what-ifs, but I know we all do it and it sounds like you are as well…I am concerned and wondering if you have some way to get clean water. Clean water in a civilized country ought to be a given but often it is NOT. 🙁
Maybe he just has a birth defect.
Yeah I have a head full of strange thoughts, worries and more thoughts too…. But have to say I loved the little sneak peek into your garden and that chook is rather pretty!!!
Hi Kim
Wonderfully thought provoking post and lovely photographs.
I think you may feel a little better once June has finished Kim. That feeling of loss and devastation will soften with time.
We have filtered our water in nearly every place we have lived since coming to Australia. This is due to the overwhelming smell of chlorine which always makes me suspicious about the need for so much of it. Here I cannot smell chlorine, the water is clear with no apparent residues so we are drinking it unfiltered. Food residues I cross my fingers and hope for the best although I buy organic where it’s available and I can afford it. Next Spring I hope to get a bit more growing in the garden subject to hubby being willing to do the hard work of course! Chooks are definitely not going to happen here but I always buy free range, again hoping for the best – for both the chooks and us lol!
I think that seagull just doesn’t want his picture taken 😉
Hi Kim – haven’t visited for a while – I’ve not been in a happy place for a while now – but I am improving!!!! I would not have been able to read this entry but it did .. and I was ok with it. I have also been overwhelmed with all sorts of ‘things’ and haven’t been able to handle it .. so much so that my doc sent me to a clinical psychologist .!!! I think it’s helping as I AM improving 🙂 Not quite 100% but I am getting there ! 🙂
Your photos are beautiful ! Love the birds .. especially the soaring one in the clear blue sky …. such freedom and peace !!! That last one in this post made me smile!!!
mmm – saw a corragated iron garden at bunnings in melbourne and decided it was the future of gardening for me as well (fell in love immediately – a problem of mine) – think the raised beds will solve some of our issues 🙂
How can you not like chickens??
Apart from the poo I suppose.
I agree with you re all the additives, pesticides etc in our foods. We’ve been eating them for years and there’s been no real research done into how or if these things will affect future generations. We all need to tread more carefully when making our food choices.
Now get outside and lock up those chooks. Then you can enjoy the eggs for breakfast.
I used to yearn for raised veg beds……
Hi frogpondsrock
Thanks for your comment on my blog – your type of reader is my favourite! ie do not give me shit or correct my spelling! Am delighted to discover your are a chook fan as well! I am now your newest stalker.
Love Mrs Woog – bock bock
Sometimes all we can do is focus on the small things that make us smile… and that bird is a non-conformist if I’ve ever seen one.
hugs
Watch “The Future of Food”. Then go buy good heirloom seeds. Part of my whole chef thing is organic, local, and seasonal.
It DOES pay a huge role. HUGE.
Don’t fret 2012. Time will pass regardless; enjoy the moment.
(BTW: I have several friends from school who are from South America; they don’t even know what we’re talking about when we mention 2012. The whole Aztec calendar thing .. it ended at 2012 because when the explorers came in and raided everything, they only cut part of the calendar out of the rocks.
This is what they told me. – so who really knows. But considering this is where the whole 2012 thing comes from; they think it’s pretty funny we’ve created such drama over something that doesn’t even exist in their history.
Eat, drink, be merry. Tomorrow will take care of itself.
And chickens flat out rock it.
OK, OK .. Mayan. My friend isn’t going to let me just say Aztec.
Love that last photo!
What is normal behaviour is a favorite of mine to ponder on as you can imagine!
Snap to everyone about the last photo, LOL.
When I came to Australia, I could not believe the many things from pesticide to phosphate washing powder to (non-script in Australia) medicines that were/are freely sold here.
We have a lot of health problems in the Hunter, but they couldn’t possibly be related to coal mining and coal transport, now could they? Nah!
I am sorry. Sorry that all this is going on and it seems so hard to do anything about it. Sorry that it troubles you (and me).
I do like that seagull though.