 
I am a lot more philosophical than I used to be.
 
A very saintly Og celebrating 52nd birthday.
 
I am ready for the long awaited heart bypass.
All went well, I am recovering at home, truly on the mend and back where I can reminisce over past adventures and look forward to future ones.

 
![Shearing the rams by Tom Roberts [National Gallery of Victoria]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZAYaDXXW5D4DRcvabtJBOwAHUMsznpdgdpGi871IxFXbmwJgkaFf2MYqiCyO3GmEiRfTyENE8XJ1VaPLzbceoEoiaQTa3GVNSwljHCsJ6SuTGSAlxrOc9NUjgVa-qBcQH2VjkFYU9Nke/s250/ShearingTheRamstrNGV%255B1%255D.jpg)
![A holiday at Mentone by Charles Conder [Art Gallery of South Australia]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf6dzk_r_I_5Zz5ZIahPXUIaNZuveurx_2R0srokG2Ea9L8ehln-4adWpPrunfiKX1BGUXuNbr45w380AvjBnIuH5a1RfbLQ5s8yasF4zsf4LrtnfAlhyphenhyphenBUEI3fGGtXXlFgCz4fYnhpPm/s250/AHolidayatMentoneccAGSA%255B1%255D.jpg)



![Stephensons Falls, near Forrest [Photograph: Joe and Marion Mortelliti]](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCd8QmRfP3M2K4bDo27PUpEFj9dho9kubQY8L-5Ett7nzLuSKBLrQMDYmK_IlOb2U5uJuvM8DHW_v8NVhQW1j5sTAEVPOgGyQ8-9-Kg1ZL21WPgHKBvPnw-F6qe-H-ffaaBZDhyeW3U6Ro/s500/StephensonsFallslia02%255B2%255D.jpg)