Heard a poem this morning on the radio – great.
Melanoma Country, by Jonathan Happold
What is this sunburnt country
Of smoke and threatening flames
Of blackened mountain ranges
Of dust and absent rains?
This land that once was beautiful
That nourished heart and head
Now keeps us up at night with thoughts
Of hopelessness and dread.
I remember when Windows 95 seemed shiny and new. What would Instagram have looked like?
Another great podcast on Apollo 11 – slightly late for the 50th anniversary but a different look at the program and the background of the astronauts. It looks at the full 9 days of the mission.
Grab it here.
Loved this duel
Actually it wasn’t as quick as intended. The little Bandai TIE Fighters were snap together with peel off stickers so I painted the solar panels and used the sticker as a paint mask but still a fairly quick build.
I’ve got two more so a challenge to finish while I’m off perhaps.
Australia’s driest spring since BOM records began around 120 years ago.
Looks like a fitting last adventure for Daniel Craig
