I'm taking today as a day to kick back.
Woke late. The Lady at reception said she would take my clothes and wash and dry them (in their commercial set-up, since the normal machine for campers was broken down). And wouldn't accept any payment. (What are people coming to nowadays!) Thank you.
Tried a "normal" breaky, since I'd bought some litre(s) of real milk last night. A cuppa and bowl (well, small saucepan) of Nutrigrain. Maybe I should carry a packet of them for trail mix?
Breaky on the deck by the lake in the caravan park…
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How's the serenity!
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Might go for a wander into town? Or might do that this arvo, before I go in for a pub meal? Do a bit of thinking, reading, writing now, I reckon..
Got to talk with the receptionist lady's husband. They do these fill-in stints to help Caravan Park caretakers have a break. Like for 7months of the year. They love it. He just put a new BBQ in when the old one carked it.
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The second couple I've met in a few days where when they married it was a BIG thing that they were from different Christian Denominations. One Catholic, and one Protestant. Now those old taboos have flipped on their head (like with smoking, or having a puff of marijuana), under the power of cultural change. Both kinds of churches have shut up in most country towns. The religion we got with our upbringing & culture, is almost gone. What a purging. But there is definitely still something spiritual in most of us, when we're scratched, below the surface bravado.
Rested, and responded to calls and texts. Thinking through with a friend, the difference between History Legend and Myth….
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About 4:15pm went for a walk, gotva drink at the pub. No meals here. Talked with a tanker driver who saw me yesterday and have advice sbout Boree Creek, Camping on the way to Lockhart, and trucks delivering grain… got a bit to think about tonight. Forgot to get a photo, but thanks mate!
Moved to the takeaway, bought aome rice and chockies, and a burger with the lot.
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Edward Bennett met me at the TAKEAWAY & filled me in on Urana, what keeps it here, the farming (he works on a nearby farm), the lake, the place for events and weddings etc, the Caravan park, the Pub and this takeaway (since the IGA burnt down, so I'm guessing)
He got a local map for me…
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And some nearby townships…
Then got a few cold sausage rolls from Adam, who served me.
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And who also helped me realize that i could start on the Road to Lockhart, then decide which way to go before the turn off to Boree Creek about 10km out. Thanks Adam.
Back to my cabin at the van park.
Sure enough Julie has done all my washing, and dried it and laft it folded, under cover at my door.
My wife and 2 grand-daughters rang, then I went to say thanks, and could get a pic of both Julie (who did my washing) and her man Geoff, who are caretaking here, originally from Swan Hill.
They've made me very welcome here. They got this blogspot, & we said good night.
Hoping to be off around 7-8am (won't make it the 45km to Lockhart, probably have to camp on the way, or go through Boree Creek & add another >10km to the trip..)
OLD TO NEW WORLD VIEW
Despite that science tells us "This world is
not what it seems on outside, to the feel,
with layers upon layers forming things",
I still believe that our ol' world is real.
Our scientific story tells us that
despite what we all see here (think we "know"),
there's layers of "community" which mat
together, and which interleave.. (quite so):《1》
Inside, within each body, making up
the living ones, are individu'l "cells",
or living creatures that can be corrupt-
ed, or combined to make a host where dwells
the multicelled "community" we see
that's planted right before us "on" (or "in")
our ground of being. Even you and me.
And these can be disrupted or can win!
The ways that these communities would seize
things 'round about to aid their tiny parts,
to work together: shelter, feed, and ease
their life, to bring a thriving from their starts,
are called in this Our world "to feed", & "clothe
and shelter", self or fam'ly, other lives.
The old words from Our world that covered both
are "love", & then there's "peace"- which meant "life thrives".
But smaller yet, each body that exists,
of rocks, or gasses, animals or plants;
(and irrespective of "life" tagged to its
existence as an entity, per chance..)
is made of smaller atoms, molecules,
or other things that kind of are like "seas".
But smaller yet (these aren't just words of fools)
are forces "circling", balancing with ease.
Where either particles or waves "impart"
existence to those higher levels too.
But here we haven't even made a start
on bigger things, like Galaxies and U-
ni-verse, or other categ'ries rehearsed,
like Supernova, Nebulae, and Giants,
Dwarves, and other stars that shoot and burst,
to cook up compounds, elements and ions
from which all of the rest can start to "be".
Invisible dimensions in this way
we start to understand, and maybe "see"
within our "mind's eye" - as they used to say.
But still our story makes more sense, or less
of all dimensions we've encountered here,
since we were born - to order and to mess,
with this ol' world. - And this is where I cheer
myself as I move on, and others too.
The world we "started" in, that let us learn
about dimensions and these worlds that you
have just now been reminded of, don't spearn!
The story that's apparent: God made this
whole world with more dimensions than you'd poke
at with a stick, does not seem so remiss
and starts to look less like it was a joke!
"The best is yet to come", as AA found
in fact, through living in this re-al world.
And there's a higher power hanging round
to see if we would reach out and be curled
within the love of biggest Dad, or Mum,
and let the Great Creator's fam-il-y
look after us and grow us, and then some..
towards more of a nature that is free
to love back, as we have ourselves been loved.
And that's why most religions in this world
admire, and think good-life was surely gloved
within the life, that we have mostly hurled
our insults at, and blamed him for our faults
and misdemeanours, laziness, and such.
It's him I would commend to you. Us dolts,
we killed the model human God loved much -
the second Adarm (and would kill his Eve,
that God brings from him while he's "not around").
In jealousy and ignorance, we'd weave
a net to catch them yet, like beasts been found
and named. So if you ask me to I'll tell
the story of the glory of God "THERE",
who loves his kids, and wants them to do well,
take on creative love, and learn to share.
《1》 physically enact this by interleaving the fingers from each hand with those of the other
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