Nan

5 of you all together is positively scary !!!!

Ummm is there something you're not telling us ? "Babies" ??

LOL so many people shout so loudly about things they don't understand. So sad

The Do's and Don'ts link just goes to a page where you have to sign up to read anything

That's lovely

One of my favourite songs

What a nice ool .. and lovely surroundings too ... I'm guessing that's where you liveTV ?

That was extremely inspiring, I have a feeling that there are changes afoot. People in many countries are demanding changes from their churches, educators and politicians and perhaps slowly things will change for the better and for the benefit of our children and grandchildren and the future of the human race. I hope so !

LOL !!!

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (love the mocassins)

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

were you on that ship, Stormy ? It's big, would be great for deep sea fishing !

Lovely historical photo, Dawn

As some of you know, I spent a lot of years living in Papua New Guinea. My daughter grew up there for the first 8 years of her life before we moved across the Pacific to Vanuatu (another Melanesian country), where she continued to grow up until she was about 20. The link below takes you to a series of photos taken by someone who lived in the same town as us (we lived just outside town on a coffee plantation) and shows some of the secenery and every day life. Today, several years later, not much has changed. There is now a huge university in Goroka and a large teachers college, also a couple of large missions. Goroka is in the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea and about 5,500 ft above sea level. It's 4 degrees off the Equator and although a tropical island on the coast and lower lands, in the mountains we had snow on a couple of the mountains in winter. A beautiful and scenic country with wonderful and colourful people http://www.ski-epic.com/papua_new_guinea_1972/goroka/index.html

Wishing you a very happy Birthday, walter !!!!!!

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, stevejobs, hope it's a great day

LOL !!!

Wow long hair and muttonchops !!!!!! You were very trendy Koach Did you wear bellbottoms and platform shoes too ?

LOL !!!!! They also missed the bits about how dirty and smelly bats are and also that they spread disease which has killed people.

Happy Birthday endaeias, have a great day

Paddy and Murphy are working on a building site. Paddy says to Murphy "I'm gonna have the day off. I'm gonna pretend I'm mad!" He climbs up the rafters, hangs upside down and shouts "I'M A LIGHT BULB! I'M A LIGHT BULB!" Murphy watches in amazement! The Foreman shouts "Paddy you're mad, go home" So he leaves the site. Murphy starts packing his kit up to leave as well. "Where the hell are you going?" asks the Foreman. "I can't work in the dark!" says Murphy.

Happy Birthday Dash, another day older and all that jazz Have a great day !

Adding to this post as a friend of mine found a video last night and it's too good to let it slip by. The song was written and performed by an Australian man Slim Dusty, who was a very popular country/Aussie singer here, he paved the way for a lot of artists to get their music heard and is highly respected as a "true blue" Aussie and genuinely good man. His song (which I had not heard before) is about Kokoda where one of the fiercest battles in the Pacific Theatre of WW2 was fought on land against the Japanese. Australians, New Zealand and American troops were there to try and drive the Japanese back and away from Port Moresby (the capital) and from there, Australia. They were successful and these days the Kokoda Trail (or Track as some call it) is a popular walking track if you are fit enough and brave enough to give it a go. In the lead up to ANZAC day, there are several groups who walk from Kokoda to Owers Corner where the Track ends on the Papuan side of the country, they cross mountains, rivers to get there, and arrive on the eve of ANZAC day. They then attend the Dawn Service at the Bomana War Cemetery outside of Port Moresby which is the largest of it's kind in the Pacific. Here is the video about Kokoda and the brave men who fought (and died) there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RydSdjW5zi4&feature=share&app=desktop

One of the things I was pleased to see at the Dawn Service today, were the amount of children and young adults who attended. Then later I saw an update of the service at Gallipoli and again a lot of young adults. It is good to see that the younger generation have a great interest and respect for our veterans of war, and that they know the history of battles fought, many of them like Kokoda, Milne Bay and Guadalcanal on our doorstep, not to mention the bombing of Australia in various places. These are things my generation and my childrens' generation have not had to deal with, but it's quite possible in the future that will change. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Lest We Forget !