1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KXnRXgTHVL"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/australian-accounts-part-1/">Australian Accounts – Part 1</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/australian-accounts-part-1/embed/#?secret=KXnRXgTHVL" width="600" height="338" title="“Australian Accounts – Part 1” — PoohsDen" data-secret="KXnRXgTHVL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I sit with my cup of chai soaking in the morning sun. Vitamin D. Pure bliss. There is a stillness in the air. Not a sound, not a leaf out of place. It is the quiet I crave at 4:30 am and this is how my typical day starts – soaking in the summer sun in tropical Queensland.  I still cannot believe it dawns so early. Let me not forget the sunsets – summer’s setting sun has never shed such beautiful light ever. I wish my pictures could capture the glory unfortunately they don’t. Some mornings I am blank. The morning time is my meditation. Ode to nature. Secret getaway. Spa time. All rolled in one. But today is not someday. I sit back and think about my first 3 months in Gladstone. Has it been 3 months? Yes and I keep track. I love postmortems. I love looking back. I love keeping track. I love lists. In fact, my blog is filled with such posts. Most of my perspective comes from living in Gladstone, a small town. It is not Sydney or Melbourne. The vibe is quite different. The first thing that struck me about Gladstone (and Australia in […]https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_0347.jpg32642448