A hollow croaking from Cloud Cuckoo-land

And it came to pass that John Howard spaketh forth on the subject of global warming. He repenteth his once wayward support of an E.T.S., to now encourage his brethren to abandon worship before the false idol of climate science, lest they be engulfed by an ungodly quasi-religion based on survival of their children and, all future generations of man-kind.

Ed.note: Not clear whether this epistle is core or non-core.

Hats off for the ladies.

With the whiff of horse manure still on the breeze and, only 'Lady's Day' left to complete the peak week ...here's a last tribute to the nags for another year.

Giddy-up!

Awoke to the 7am news on ABC classic FM followed by a burst of Mozart's  Eine Kleine Nachtmusik to get the bones moving. Then followed a 45 min. walk in absolutely glorious sunshine accompanied by completely still air. Unusual .... short memory of recent Melbourne Cup days is of wind and rain.  Sooo, all good for the horsey folk.

Here's another of the silly Deep End series to help celebrate the equine flavour of the day.

The Poll that counts ...

... will be the one they manage to count correctly?

I'm sure our 'sand-groper' friends will be over-joyed at the chance to grapple once more with that hideous Senate ballot paper. That looks to be the probable outcome of any challenge to today's AEC 'official result' of the W.A. Senate election, which is based on the sure knowledge that some 13 hundred plus ballots apparently went walkabout whilst the first re-count was being bungled.

'Bottom'-feeders?

Very hot hereabouts yesterday, but I was able to get the lawns cut as the sun was in decline last evening. However, a freezing Souwester is driving rain onto us as I write... so I reckon the landscaping at Gisborne will have to wait until Cup Day.

Meanwhile, back to the bottom-feeders at 'the Deep End' ...

Week-end relief

Tired of lampooning current affairs. Back to light confections, so that I may have time for other pressing engagements ... such as mowing our lawns and tomorrow, helping landscape the back of my son's property in Gisborne.

Roads to nowhere?

The level of protest about the Vic. state government's opting for road building rather than increasing public transport infrastructure, received a 'ginger-up' yesterday with the announcement of further on and off ramps planned for the east-west freeway tunnel-link. The proposal has already angered many people with a route which will traverse long established residential areas. Now, they learn that the link will also cut a swath across Royal Park (which among other attractions, houses the Melbourne ZOO) and, will necessitate loss of over 20% of park access for the (perhaps) decade of construction ... and finally, permanent loss of a small percentage of the park forever.

Of course, I'm no expert on preparing transport infrastructure for expected present and future population increases in demand. But, I think I'm a fairly competent observer of what has gone on in this metropolis over the span of my adult life. It is fair to say that every grand-plan for car-centric freeway linkages in the past has resulted only in intensified daily peak chaotic congestion and bottle-necks. Billions have already been wasted turning 'freeways' into peak car-parks with no lasting benefits for anyone except construction companies!

Yet, they press-on regardless.