contrast this to the Victorian premier who responded to a small jump in cases with reimposing some of the restrictions.  He said it spreads like wildfire.  He hasn't gone back to complete lockdown - suppression rather than repression - he has taken measures to contain it.  He spoke at length to the public going into all details wanted.

It appears Trump doesn't care about anything but getting re-elected and that is a huge worry in itself.

For a while there, with the bush fires burning, Australia felt like one of the last places on earth you'd want to live, but now being so far away from everywhere else and with a wet period predicted it feels like one of the best! 

I have everything ready for the firing. right down to kiln wash on the shelves, but haven't done it yet - it's a long tiring day and I have to wait until I am in good shape to do it and most unusually for me, I have not been sleeping well of late.  Hopefully that will resolve soon.

I wouldn't say the people in government here are sane and reasonable - I don't think you can get far in politics if you have those characteristics.  TBH, I think it's getting pretty rare on the paddock anyway.  But compared to Trump, they are in a lot better shape. 

  

Lesley,

I had assumed you had fired the piece already.

Don't rush it, but would love to see it.

still not sleeping well.  I went looking online - I have all the symptoms of complex ptsd.  I know I will get back to sleeping well again but really it strikes me the whole world has got the same thing!

The mockingbird is in the neighborhood, but it doesn't seem to be focusing on just me this time. So, I'm not feeling like I'm going crazy like last year. Last year some new neighbors moved in and they're completely crazy with yelling and screaming all the time and then you add in the mockingbird and, yeah, I was getting very rattled.

I like your pictures of glass and that funny looking bird.

Yes, sleep is almost as important as eating and drinking water in my book. I know that without good sleep that I'm sort of a wreck. When it gets really hot I don't sleep as well.