Briefly in Brisbane

Orchid in a Brisbane garden




RATIONALE: I was really in Brisbane to have a painful repair to a failed previous repair of a hernia problem.
But rather than provide you with a surgeon's account of a difficult procedure or publish riskey close up photos of stitches and bruises, I prefer to provide images from the wonderful environs of the homes of kind friends who gave me shelter during my two weeks recuperation.
Thank you Daisuke, Mark and Penny the almost human dog, Roberta and Gabe by the bay, John in his mountain eyrie and Deannah in her classic Queenslander.

relaxing on Roberta's beautiful bayside verandah

the Elizabethan gentleman is Indie

The artful yet sincere touches make me feel so welcome

 at peace

and far from the rush of the city

up on John's mountain

in his rainforest garden

mesmerised by flowers and sunlight

rest was certain

but back to the city

to experience disappointment with the new and silly

fascination with urban preoccupations

delight in the old Brisbane

that survives only a block from the devastation of new tunnels and overpasses

and so with a bouquet for kindnesses

and a farewell drink with friends

it's off into the blue and home to the land of the long white clouds