serenity now

mossy trees, misty rain, still waters of dove lake, cradle mountain location, not a single person to be in seen, complete natural serenity. these are more than a few of my favourite things.

dearest jack(et)

this handsome creature is mands' and my first cat jack who died when his heart failed 9 days after we brought lexie home as a friend for him. he was diagnosed with a heart murmur in a checkup just prior to getting lexie. the vet assured us that he would be absolutely fine until he got much older (he was only 3 years old) and only then would he have to go on medication, but only 2 weeks later he died. i heard him collapse early one morning, i was in with him less than a minute later, and in a panic even tried to revive him with mouth-to-mouth but he was gone already :( at least it was very quick, and he loved lexie from the word go so his final days were happy.

old and forever favourite

beautiful twisted mossy tree in cradle mountain national park in north-west tasmania. this world heritage area is my favourite place in the whole world. in all seriousness. it is simply stunning all year round, whether lush green in the summer or white wonderland in the winter. the overland track which starts at cradle mountain, and ends 65 kilometres later at lake st clair, is on my bucket list.