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Reasons to be cheerful

August 14, 20212

My focus today was a long swim, even got the Sharkskin out, and that means there is only 1 people shot.

Management Announcement

Manly Point Cafe exposure site

As you are most likely aware the Manly Point Cafe has been listed as an exposure site (this is the cafe near the Manly Surf Lifesaving Club).
Anybody who was around the venue at 8.07am on Saturday 7th August should self-isloate and get a COVID test as per the government guidelines https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/self-isolation#when-you-must-self-isolateUnfortunately this does not mean sneaking in a swim or takeaway coffee or exercise before your test.
We know our swimmers are all responsible and will do the right thing so thank you for your cooperation.

 As if that was not enough, this from the Australian Financial Review today

https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/sydney-s-new-covid-19-rules-in-detail-20210814-p58iq6

5km rule for all of Greater Sydney

In Greater Sydney and other lockdown areas, the 10km rule will be cut to 5km from 12.01am Monday, August 16, with shopping, exercise and outdoor recreation to be done in a person’s local government area (LGA) or, if outside their LGA, within 5 kilometres of home.

Please do your research and satisfy yourself as to what applies to you.

However, we can all look around and find beauty and wonder around us.

May I help?

Who isn’t happy to see cephalopods?

Great to see healthy cuttlefish still

Cuttlefish kissed by the sun’s rays

Occy hiding in its secret spot


Saw another one swimming through the seaweed but was not quick enough to get footage. Still, it was a thrill to have lain eyes on it

This scorpion fish was hiding in plain sight near the Point. At just shy of 5 metres down, getting photos was an effort. I would have gotten a better shot except for user error. Who had the silly idea of putting the on-off button right next to the shutter button, I ask you!


SCUBA bubbles against a blue sky


Want some tuna, Cate?

Shelly toilet block, suitably uninhabited albeit briefly

This is from yesterday, Bower side. Viz yesterday was ok at best but today  Pauline aka HRH said it had deteriorated to a deep dark green colour


A random above-water offering… a male Superb Fairy Wren spotted in the Eastern Suburbs (where else?) last November


Please take care, let’s all do the needful to beat this nasty plague. Remember, this too shall pass.

What am I listening to? Lots actually, but we need something happy. Lots of options, but this popped up in my feed today. The Fab Four, back in the day when it was just instruments and amps. So professional, tight and hot – at this point they were the tightest band on the planet, because they had spent the previous 4+ years playing hours long sets almost daily.  The songs here sound exactly note for note like they do on the studio recordings. They bow to the audience at the end of every song. Don’t see that anymore, and haven’t for a long time. Almost 60 years after this was recorded and it still hasn’t been beat.

Pre-adolescent micturition is completely understandable


2 comments

  • Edwina Catherine Harrison

    August 14, 2021 at 2:53 pm

    that was beautiful thanks 🙂 never see scorpion fish.

  • Elizabeth

    August 15, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    Fish swimming and music. Could not wish for more

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