We have a risk for severe weather today. We'll see how things go.
We get a break tomorrow and then it ramps up again Saturday.
Posted on 04/24/2024 6:01:39 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))
Looks like Gizmo found a buncha smelly spots at Wichita Ridge yesterday. LOL
We have a risk for severe weather today. We'll see how things go.
We get a break tomorrow and then it ramps up again Saturday.
That is a very left-wing interpretation of why ANZAC Day is observed. And a viewpoint that very few in Australia or New Zealand would have expressed until, perhaps, the 1970s or so.
It may be difficult for Americans to understand given that the United States had to fight for its freedom from an oppressive British government in the 18th century, but Australia and New Zealand did not have the same negative experience of British rule that the United States did.
Australia and New Zealand gained independence and sovereignty as they wanted to gain it, at the time they wanted it. It was a gradual process that never involved significant antipathy to the United Kingdom.
ANZAC Day is important in Australia because it was the first time specially Australian troops went to war on any large scale level. It's that simple.
Was it a defeat? Yes, in the end it was. But it was a defeat that came within a context of wider victories. If the Gallipoli campaign had failed and the war had ultimately been lost, it's likely ANZAC Day wouldn't have much significance. But it became a symbol for the whole war in Australia.
It did not lead to Australians (or New Zealanders) coming to a realisation that we were sovereign nations for a few reasons. The first is that we weren't. We were self-governing in 1915, but we weren't sovereign nations until quite a long time after that. It's actually difficult to pin down when that happened because there's a number of contenders for that, but the earliest possible date, Australia could be considered sovereign is 1926 when it was agreed at the Imperial Conference in London that the 'Dominions' were no longer to be considered subservient to the British government, and it wasn't until 1930 an Australian government ever took a decision against the wishes of London. In 1931, the Statute of Westminster took effect in the United Kingdom, which gave Australia (and the other dominions) the power to act as sovereign nations, and it wasn't until 1941, that Australia actually did so for the first time - when it appointed its first ever Ambassador (to the United States) rather than just letting British diplomats represent Australia... that's the date I personally, would say, Australia became a sovereign nation, but some other historians would put it as late as 1986 - the point is, there was no moment that we just decided this was so, and Gallipoli had nothing to do with any of it. Australia remained proudly British for decades (separate Australian citizenship didn't exist until the late 1940s - we were British subjects until the early 1980s, and that only really changed then because Britain joined the European Economic Community (later the European Union) and Europe didn't want people from the wider Commonwealth becoming European citizens.
I wish you and Gizmo - - and everyone else in the line of fire - - good luck. Maybe things won’t get too bad in your area.
I think we already have some skeeters. I have a place on my ankle......*skritchskritch*
Sorry you couldn’t get the trash burnt. You don’t get many nights that are the perfect temperature AND no wind. Guess you could just sit and breathe the fresh air.
I really thought about going out, but talked myself out of it. LOL!
Yikes. Some of that gets mighty close to my area!
Oh boy...the little planes are gonna like that...keep melting.
Now you have to rest your back for the museum.
The door, once moving, was set up really nicely when installed a year ago, and is easy to raise and lower by hand....BUT, another year of age and aches and pains cause new issues for the motions needed to get said door moving, either up or down. Knees are not happy reaching down to get it started up, and shoulders are not happy reaching on tiptoes to get it started down. LOL!! Getting old sucks at times.
Good morning, E...((HUGS))...looks like you might be having some “weather” issues, but beautiful skies. Gizmo sure had a wonderful time and lots of adventures...lots and lots of rolling around in different terrain, and water, and bushes.
You guys have a great Thursday.
I imagine skeeters are out here, too, but I do know we have a gazillion mosquito hawks. I’ve never seen so many of them. EVER. I don’t know if they have periodic massive hatchings or what.
That pile of branches is one Hubby started piling up so they’ve been there a little while and I’ve added several the past year. It can wait a little longer but it WILL get burned this year. It’s behind the old house so it’s not like anyone can see it.
Too cool for sitting outside tonight. And I wouldn’t even if it was comfy. I’m still blowing my nose from the time I spent at the well house. LOL
Stay safe fron the severe weather!
Yes. We’re all waiting for the ice to BE GONE so the seaplanes can use the lake again. They’ve had to stop using it with skis since the ice has gotten too thin and we can’t see them well when they land on the dirt runway across the lake.
My back is calming down fairly well now. The awkward positions I have to get in to get to the filter set of muscle spasms and after mowing Monday, they set off easily. I’ll take it easy tomorrow so I’ll be good to go Friday.
I hear ya on the hassles of having to open and close garage door manually. If you’re young, it’s no big deal but we ain’t young ‘uns any more. LOL At least you don’t have to do it manually now and you’re good to go for tomorrow’s appointments.
You know, I’ve seen a bunch of the mosquito hawks, too. It’s been literally years since I noticed one, and now they seem to be all over. I just read that they don’t eat mosquitoes. Here I was thinking that they did. Oh, well.
Aaaaaand....I just checked the time. EEEEEEEEK! I guess I’d better go give the cats a bit more food, get Peaches back indoors and hit the pillows. See ya....mmmm.....Saturday? Have a good weekend!
I see mosquito hawks every year but a few here and there. Not in the numbers they’re out this year. It’s insane.
A lot of people think they eat mosquitos, I guess because of the name. The real name is crane fly.
Maybe this is the year of the bug. We have a gazillion of everything, it seems. Now if we get a gazillion katydids this summer, I’ll be a happy camper. LOL
Yu must have found something really good to watch tonight. LOL This is late for you. Sleep late to make up for it!
Catch ya Saturday.
I’m so glad you are finally getting that snow melted!
Blue is back on the road. Woo Hoo!
Beautiful tribute to Anzac, Kathy! ❤️🌺
AMBUSHED: The FEROCIOUS FIGHT at LZ Albany | Battle of Ia Drang | George Forrest - American Veterans Center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aitRjJAysCk
Comment below the video:
“What an excellent man. I was USMC in VietNam 65-66and landed in Quinhon by ship late May, early June ..infantry. This brave leader was in the same place, . 3 months later we moved to Chu-Ali. 50 miles north on an large ship that carried amphibious assault vehicles and Chulai, here we come. The camaraderie was excellent even when exhausted, and in battle. Now,I am an old man. However, Many times, I still visit VietNam in my mind and so thankful to God, He let me live. I am thankful this brave Colonel lived also. All young men. Boys really. Yes, Col. I am proud of you. Mike USMC. Autorifleman.”
WOOHOO...you and Blue are together again and back on the road!
Yeah! Now if it could just get a little warmer...
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