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Dance with the Spirits

Posted by Wanda Lach on Monday, October 30, 2017, In : commentary 

"Dance with the Spirits”

Saturday 28th November, 2017

Jindabyne

By Wanda Lach

This weekend the Polish community celebrated the bicentenary of the passing of their beloved Tadeusz Kosciuszko.  The 15th of October was the 200th anniversary of the death of the Polish hero

“Not only is this year 200 years since the death of General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, but it is also 10 years since Lajkonik first danced on the summit of Mt Kosciuszko, in the historic concert organised by Puls Polonii "K...


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Climate Change and Global Warming

Posted by Wanda Lach on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, In : commentary 
posted by Mick English in a response to GetUp video on Climate Change : Whenever we talk about  "doing nothing on climate change" or "getting serious about climate change" we need to have some concept about what would constitute "doing something" or "being serious".  We also need to have some concept of what would be the outcome of any proposed action aimed at reducing climate change. For instance, should we ban coal-fired power? Nobody likes coal-fired power and I agree;  it is dirty, smelly...
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The World as we know it...

Posted by Wanda Lach on Monday, November 30, 2015, In : commentary 

For days at a time I don't turn on the radio. Why? I can't listen to the hype and tripe of the world gone insane.  I leave it silent, I look out through my windows at the long grass blowing in the wind, the blue sky scattered with soft clouds, the snow gums bending and shaking their leafy heads. A brace of ducks, barely visible in the longer grass, waddle this way and that. The rooster crows, all day at that, the cockatoos and galas sit on the 'chook-mahal'.  We are isolated from the brutali...


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And the wind howled...

Posted by Wanda Lach on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, In : commentary 
November 26th.

     

We have some incredibly severe weather down here in the Alpine regions of NSW.  Last night was no exception. Top of Thredbo recorded winds in excess of 120kmh. 
I'm pretty sure it was the same here. It started with the moon sporting a fantastic rainbow so I went to grab my camera and tripod, as you do!  After a couple of shots the wind started to pick up and the rainbow was half gone. I took my gear inside and went back out to collect things that would probably get blown o...
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November 23, 2015

Posted by Wanda Lach on Monday, November 23, 2015, In : commentary 
It's really great having roof windows. They let the heat trapped under the ceiling out and allow air to circulate. Just one unexpected problem... birds!  Now, I knew that come the warmer weather there would be an issue with flies coming in as we don't have fly screens fitted (yet!).  Mosquitoes aren't a problem for the moment.  But birds!  Never thought of that one.
We have so many Welcome Swallows here.  They fly around, darting, dipping and diving at an amazing speed. Spook just loves to cha...
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November 16, 2015

Posted by Wanda Lach on Monday, November 16, 2015, In : commentary 
It's late spring, heading into summer. We've had some amazing storms and torrential rain and also a late frost that has turned the tiny new leaves on our trees to jelly!


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It's 2015 and...

Posted by Wanda Lach on Thursday, February 19, 2015, In : commentary 
The storms we have had of late are crazy - just look at the clouds - pretty amazing..the resulting hailstorms have taken many by suprise!



Autumn is on its way! Yes, I've seen some oaks already showing scarlet leaves. Couldn't be possible I thought!  Couldn't be the lack of rain down this region, we have been soaking in it for quite some time. In fact, where was the incredibly shocking hot summer? Well, I guess, it's only a couple of weeks until March, the official beginning of autumn.

It was a ...

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To Blog or not to Blog...

Posted by Wanda Lach on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, In : commentary 
It's hard enough to keep up with software, apps, blogs, social media et al.   I started with this website software because it was not only free but allowed a multitude of  formatting options etc.  Of course, nothing is free!  As I progressed with this work-in-progress  I had to make a decision at some point to actually publish it.  Then of course I wanted my own domain name, that's not free. That being done you then have to find the time to actually keep it up to date and actually write somet...
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My Wednesday morning....

Posted by Wanda Lach on Thursday, August 22, 2013, In : commentary 
It's now 11:50am, I've been up since 5:00am and here is how my morning has run!
Well, of course the alarm goes off at 5:00am so I struggle out of bed and head for the shower to wake up! The next hour runs on auto-pilot and the less conversation and fewer questions the better!
After deciding whether to look absolutely tacky but comfortable in tracky-dackies or look sort of reasonable in case I need to get out of the car before I get home (I err on the side of 'reasonable' - I keep of thinking of...
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Plastering has begun...yay!

Finally the house is taking shape inside. It's been a drama tring to find trades people in downtown Jindabyne and areas close by.  With the approaching opening of the ski season, actually, this weekend now... the lodges have been trying to get all their remodelling, renovating and new work finished. What that means is that this is the busiest time of year for all trades. As soon as that snow falls in earnest work up on the mountains will be done for the season. Then, of course, these workers will be taking some well deserved time off. None of this is of any use to us mere mortals...

We have finally found some gyprockers  in Canberra and they seem to be good workers and have many years experience.  We have our fingers crossed!

Today the temperatures plummeted - cloudy, cool - very cool and damp - must have been a few snowflakes up on the high peaks for sure.

We had some visitors - Rob & Sandra came for a drive with Bella and took a tour of the house and gave us a great reason to take time off - great guests who brought lunch and some great wine - thank you!

Back in the warmth of our home away from Sally Supreme we have the fire going, the doggies fed and can hopefully relax for a while in front of the tele (thank you Cathy & Angus!)


 Photos below...

1st row: the plumbers needed to flush out the drains and test their plumbing...so down to the dam to fill up the cube, Charles decided to wash the car too - at least he managed to clean off some of the mud on one side! lol. 

Now there's a problem - flat tyre on the trailer when it's got a full load of water on board, lucky the hydraulic jack was in the garage :) (not so lucky for Justin when he had a flat tyre at home and Kk had to change it and found the jack was bu**ered!

The trench to the builder's outhouse?

2nd Row: No, it's not some alien worm... it's our alternate heating source for the bedrooms - hot air trapped in the apex of the mezannine is pumped into the bedroom below (hadn't been put in place in this pic)

3rd row: velux windows being put in and the finished front veranda roof  - even has my initial :)

4th & 5th rows: more veranda and velux window

6th row: Shed site  from the new velux window and our lovely rainwater tank before the downpipes were connected.


About Me


A traveller by name and nature. I constantly marvel at the beauty that surrounds me, from the miniscule to the panorama. The end result is a passion for photography, capturing that moment to be able to share it with everyone.