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A delicate balance,
spinning in deep space
but hanging on with a weak grasp,
grounded by gravity
but rooted in a skeletal soil,
breathing in the thin
swathe of gases embracing this earth.
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A fragile kiss of life
on the eucalyptus lips,
lips which will then part
and exhale for us all
who breathe today
but maybe not tomorrow.
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Note: Photo by Gabrielle Bryden
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Kombi van travels
Grecian memory in blue
happy families
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who’s a sticky beak
green feathers disappear
in a splash of red
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red beak in a tree
like mature tasty cheese
strong and bitey
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camouflage in green
with a red beak hello
show-off
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a gate wide open
moving forward with courage
toward the unknown
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It is one year (this week) since the devastating floods of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia 2013.
The town is still recovering – roads are still being fixed, some houses are still empty, some residents are still displaced. But great progress has also been made and the people of Bundaberg are nothing if not resilient.
Here is a photo of a boat, out of place on a footpath near the Burnett River (which is the river that flows through Bundaberg); unceremoniously dumped by the floodwaters.
If you look closely (with a microscope 😉 ) you will see the owners have written ‘not abandoned‘ on the back of the boat. They are warning people to stay away from the boat as it is waiting to be salvaged.
not abandoned
blame the Burnett River
who stole you
Photos by Michael Bryden
For all those affected by the floods, keep on keeping on!
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cascade of wishes
muscovy ducks grasp the rain
and the drought breaks
Time flies
Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos
return each Christmas
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Hang in There
A green tree frog poses, plastered on a dry brick wall, with muscle and tendon apparent under the transparency of thin skin. All lithe and defiance, of gravity and the gravitas of life, focussed on appetite and living, the exact now of being.
frog on a wall
flouting the gravity
of this life
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For Maria 😀
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Our Prime Minister
Trash Man
Tractor Tony in Action
Bulldozing Progress
as only he can
😈
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mother duck teaching
her budding ducklings the way
sunlight and shade
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Note: The mother Muscovy duck is the one on the left with the red around the eyes – her name is Spankleshank (named by the girl 🙂 )
Nudder Note: We gave away 14 ducklings and a rooster on the weekend – this is a good thing 😁
Gabe Feathers McGee 
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