Cloud Makers

“When I was a kid at Shannon Park, I thought those things were what they used to make clouds.”

Tufts Cove Power Generation Station

Quote of the Day

“Sometimes when you have a good burp, it’s like you just ate a good meal.”

Broken Wing

Well, this happened. Gymnastics. Front hand spring off the vault (aborted at the last minute). Hyperextended elbow resulting in a small fracture near the end of the humerus. It might be humerus but Tig doesn’t find it very funny.

We had a talk and Charlotte reserved some prime real estate on her cast for Michelle and I (amongst the poop emojis and smiley faces, placed there lovingly by her friends).

I gave her some taratara (shark’s teeth) to keep her arm protected from further harm; and some koru (fern fronds/fiddleheads) signifying the stitching together of bone, fibres, and cells—all happening silently beneath the hardened outer shell (the cast).

Mum just wrote, "Mum", across a red love heart.

After a super busy year, with Summer just on the horizon, the Frangipani flower is there to remind Charlotte of the beauty of an injury received while pursuing your passion; and the promise of more great adventures to come.