The quality of a friendship is based on many different values that are considered to be positive.

These values include sympathy and empathy; trust in one another, mutual understanding and compassion, and honesty.

Friends should be able to go to each other for emotional support, provide a give and take relationship on both ends, and be able to express their feelings and mistakes without judgment.

No Light

There's no way out of this, no light, no hope.
Put out the fire that burned so bright, no truth, no home.
My footprints in the sand are cleared with morning's tide.
For nothing will remain, all will subside.

But there must be something more.....

The darkest clouds will fall, all meaning laid to waste
They tell me there's no hope, no light to guide the way.
If these shells of skin and bone are all we have,
Then I refuse to stand and watch the fire die inside. 

 A Hope for Home (commonly abbreviated to AHFH) is a band based in Portland, Oregon that formed in 2006.  Kyle one of the founding members died of cancer in 2006 just after the band formed.

This is an example of love for a friend who has passed but who will never be forgotten.  A spokes person for the band said:

Our message is simple, Believe in Hope. No matter what you are going through in your life, there is always hope. Kyle battled cancer for 6 years of his life, and lived far longer than he was ever expected. He never stopped fighting, and didn't give into hopelessness. He lived a full life through it all, and used the pain and hardships that he was going through for a much higher purpose. Hopelessness can easily take over when we are in overwhelming circumstances and it takes real strength to overcome it. Kyle found hope through his faith in God and through the love from the people in his life. When it comes down to it, those are the things that can keep you going, no matter what life throws your way. So the best way you can support our message, is be somebody's hope, help them through whatever they are going through, just like Kyle did. Thank you. Much love & God bless, The Kyle Cooke Foundation.

 Image by Brice Brennan - Mary-Ellen and Cathy Correia at Perry's Hill returning from a road trip!

Pickett Hill and Graft n Eruption

That was funny because lately all I have been thinking about is volcanoes near here. My young friend was wanting a name for an event and Graft N Eruption came straight to mind as a small play on words from Graft and corruption pun.   Anyway I hope that is a success for those fellahs up that way! It is all about the music and we must remember that and its so good to see that Malachi MC is following this principal in his business he loves.

Lately  I was fascinated with Pickett Hill.  I know now that it is a sacred place and young men are told to stay away! So I don't think that I will be going to close! If men are to stay away then why were the elder woman not respected at the meeting by national parks etc.  Very sad.

This hill still fascinates me though.  I am going to see a really big hill in May ... I am going to Uluru.  I live on a hill and this blog is called On the Hill.  I like hills.  I like high points.  Not sure if it is because I have experienced so many floods and this is the end result.

 

 For tomorrow the sun comes and goes like this on Fri Feb 17  

First Light 6:04am

Sunrise  6:28am

Sunset   7:34pm 

Last Light 7:59pm

Image by Mezza - Pickett Hill taken from Hungry Head.

Earth is my Garden .... and I groove in it!

Today's post is all about the image and what it means and what it is.  First off this image was photographed right here on the hill.  It is the leaves and moss on a wet part of the bitumen road. The rest of this image is my creative aspect.

The words are closely related to the fact that I do feel that this is my garden and I did grow in it. However, Bliss N Eso already sort of said that.  I thought for a second and I realized that at my age I have pretty well stopped growing.  I have been small for a long time now and that what I do here on this earth is groove.  I groove in the Garden.

I love the representation of Earth being intrinsically the same as the rest of the universe only we are dealing in color here and out there it does appear rather dark at times.  We are but a hairs breath from that reality of the infinite universe every second of every day.

Anyway that's how we feel at the On the hill today.  Like this world needs to take a long look at who are their advisers then if they plead such innocence because those advisers are not good with their advise. 

They are ruining our planet faster than we have any hope of fixing now.  The Amazon is still being chopped down and mutilated like a serious victim of this world full of madness surrounding this stuff.  The world is in addiction.  If it is addict behavior to want things immediately, then therefore the world demanding everything instantaneously as it does is then in serious addiction. 

Words by Mezza -  Earth is my garden and ...I groove in it!

Image by Mezza - The road near the gutter out front / PLANET EARTH in the UNIVERSE

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“Though outwardly a gloomy shroud, The inner half of every cloud Is bright and shining: I therefore turn my clouds about And always wear them inside out To show the lining.”

Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler

The day began bathed in brilliant sunshine...

(Mrs. A.L. Felkin) Quotes Source: Wisdom of Folly.

Today on the hill the weather is really perplexing. Not sure if it will be so hot or pour rain. Storms all around us each day.

I suspect it is a fine day if your in love. Valentines Day is good for that. I have this beautiful heart that was given to me at the beach. So I guess every day is valentines day for me. We look for these beautiful things in nature. When we find them I carry on as though I have found a diamond or something equally precious.

When things go wrong. Look for the opportunity in that moment to change something to fix it up again. If it is in your power to do so then do so. All crisis brings change. Change is not to be feared but to be welcomed as the changeable seasons and the changeable days.

We cannot have sunny days everyday and therefore the lesson in nature for us is that sometimes things are not so bright. Wait patiently as this will pass just like the clouds do. The sun will come out on your situation once more.

Know when you have a good thing. Know that your freedom of choice is a possession that is priceless.

Image by Mezza - Bricee's Heart rock at the Hungry head Beach NSW

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As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it. ...Charles Horton Cooley

We of our own Never Never...

 What a beautiful sight this was to see the comforting waters of the Never Never Creek again where we all used to have so much fun at different times.  This part of the creek is particularly deep and absolutely fresh and cold.  The water commencing its journey towards the Bellinger River only a few miles away at the source.  I did have the nicest times with my children at the river playing for hours in the water amongst the rocks and sitting reading under the shady trees.

This was a beautiful place to have children grow up.  So different to city life with all its woes and the business of its existence as it is.  The Never Never is beautiful piece of Australia and a very special place and a healing place for woman.

It healed me and I also let it hurt me.  I guess its an energy transfer.  I gained some and I lost some there.  So did Jesse.  He lost his first tooth when he was 6 years old in the Never Never Creek swimming.  We searched and searched amongst the rocks under the water to no avail.  We  had to send a letter to the forest faeries to tell the tooth faeries what had transpired.  They co-operated and there was money under the pillow the next day.  Faeries do not much around.

Image by Mezza - Never Never Creek Gleniffer NSW

Dawn today over the footbridge in Urunga

The golden light of this Saturday morning was glorious but I could see some rain building and a storm on the front.  I stood and took some images and gazed longingly into the pureness of the dawning suns healing light. 

Last week I met someone who told me that it took 9 minutes for your entire blood supply to pass by your eyes and this healing light.  This light is capable of bleaching things in its brilliance.  When you look into the sun you are perhaps bleaching your blood of the impurities within that cannot be dissipated any other way than by the suns rays into your eyes at either dawn or sunset at an hour either side of this.  Other times the suns radiation is too strong and will cause you damage.  This is where common sense kicks in and you make the choice not to do it then.

One hour after this image was shot the sky opened up and bucketed down once more.  Lightening and thunder all around and a shaking dog once more.

Image by Mezza - Dawn at Urunga

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde

I love how Example says it in his lyrics,  "Gotta draw a line.  I cant sit on the fence all day.  They'll fight if we don't press play.  Pretty sure.  Cause we are starving, we are thirsty for more of the good stuff and hungry for more of the bad stuff". 




This is the dichotomy of life.  I think Pablo Picasso sums it up beautifully.   "Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time."   Pablo Picasso
 

Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/dichotomy.html#ixzz1luzq1T00

Image by Mezza - Melonpopzdropz designs.

DAWN ROLLS AROUND AGAIN...

The Dawn and New Dawn were magazines published between 1952-1975 



The aim of providing interesting information and an exchange of news and views

This is not the best photo but I was having a hard time with the tripod in the dark last night. I will be better equipped tonight after a few renovations to the tripod today

The Dawn and New Dawn were magazines published between 1952-1975 by the New South Wales Aborigines Welfare Board, with the aim of providing interesting information and an exchange of news and views. The Dawn and New Dawn were also a way for people to keep in contact. Today the magazines are a valuable source of family history information as they include details of births, deaths, marriages and baptisms, as well as hundreds of photographs
The Dawn and New Dawn contain articles about the conditions and activities on reserves, stations, homes and schools throughout New South Wales. During their time of publication the magazines were also used to report the work of the Aboriginal Welfare Board.

Accessing the Dawn / New Dawn magazines

To view and search the Dawn and New Dawn, see the AIATSIS Library's Dawn online exhibition
Issues of Dawn magazine are indexed in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Biographical Index, part of MURA®, the AIATSIS catalogue at http://mura.aiatsis.gov.au/  and the State Library of NSW Australian Indigenous index also known as INFOKOORI at www.sl.nsw.gov.au/infokoori/ .
On CD-ROM and DVD-ROM
The Dawn / New Dawn magazines are available on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM and may be purchased from the AIATSIS’ publishing arm, Aboriginal Studies Press:
Telephone:                  02 6246 1183
Website:                       Aboriginal Studies Press
Email:                           asp@aiatsis.gov.au
Print copies of the Dawn and New Dawn magazines are held at a number of libraries throughout Australia. To see which libraries hold copies of the Dawn, go to Trove and search for 'Dawn magazine'

This is not the best photo but I was having a hard time with the tripod in the dark last night. I will be better equipped tonight after a few renovations to the tripod today

Image by Mezza - Full Moon at dawn in the western sky over Urunga February 2012

At times : It never rains but it pours.... ( proverb)

 Not much sun today in old Urunga town... I managed to get a time bit of sunshine on the dawn horizon.

This morning down the coast a short way flash flooding occurred in Port Macquarie as a storm cell dumped inches of rain on the area.

I have just returned from being up the coast with the girls having fun and seeing sights for fun and photographing all of them.  Cathy and Ana and Jew and I had so many laughs it was surely good for our souls.  It was hilarious trying to understand each other again.   Thai isn't easy and spanish is fun.  I come home speaking like a mix of all of these.  

The trip was marred with some sadness as we recalled again our many great stories of our dear departed friend Texsy who was tragically run over while walking home late last year in 2011.   We shed tears and laughed for her.  We said on more than one occasion that we felt she was there with us. 

I love Jew, I love the tenacity that this woman has.  I love Ana, she is someone to look up to as she is wise and beautiful in her spirit.  Cathy and I took the trip for fun, we couldn't help but think how much it was like old times when we used to trip around NSW with  my job with Koala Publishing.

The entire trip was filled with the effects of the butterfly once more.

Image by Mezza - Rain on the dawn horizon Feb 2012

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own. - Clarence Day

Montana with her Red Velvet cakes

On the hill today I was blessed to have Montana home to stay for 2 nights and she said that she will come and stay more often.  I need to see her at this time in her life and to give her the female wisdom that she needs in life.  The stuff of being a mum. 

I love my  daughter so much and I really have been so harassed by bad and unspeakable deeds of others.   I am the one in this relationship though that has to learn wisdom.  I need to Pray. 

O God and Heavenly Father,

Grant to us the serenity of mind to accept that which cannot be changed; courage to change that which can be changed, and wisdom to know the one from the other.  

Sometimes it would be good if I just said very little.  I need to just let time take the course that it has chosen.  I am grateful of my daughters company just for today.  Today I had a ball cooking Red Velvet patty cakes with her, I got to let her show me just how clever she really is.  She is a good girl.  Some of the stuff that is happening to her isn't fair to her or to me or to our relationship.

So for today we will accept what we can.  I can say thank you.  No one can take that away from me.
 
Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
Doug Larson

Read more: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_wisdom6.html#ixzz1lOAV1lnE

Image by Mezza - Montana's Red Velvet Cup cakes Feb 2012

Look at our goals, If we never stood in the cold we wouldn’t evolve, Used to put my crooked foot in what I couldn’t resolve, But took control now,

Pressure.... Hilltop Hoods  ( I love It 2011)

Hard work is good for my soul,

And I love it, growing through life and stress,
Knowing the fight is just half of self-imposing our righteousness,

Contract owners and licenses, showbiz in lights we’re just searching for that moment of pricelessness...

Today I felt moved to quote these lyrics with this beautiful image I saw and photographed this morning.  The Hilltop Hoods do say great things in their rhymes.  I feel very comfortable hearing them.  It is a form of reassurance I think.  It's a knowing that others know the same stuff as I do.  I like that.
Image by Mezza - Dawn on the 3rd Day

Like water, be gentle and strong. Be gentle enough to follow the natural paths of the earth, and strong enough to rise up and reshape the world. — Brenda Peterson

Beautiful Drops.

 I guess its a bit like that with me.  I am constantly checking the depth of trouble I am in.  What is new?  I am very outspoken at times and should realize that I have a gift to be able to do this now uninhibited by anyone.  Not a boss or a colleague or even my children. 

My partner supports most things I do as long as he is fully briefed on the issue.  I guess what I need to do for myself is get my teeth into something, but not before I go on my trip to Uluru.  I am still hoping that I can go with Sue and Uncle Tom, they did promise.  I would feel honoured.

The flood waters once again are residing and I am fairly sure I will be able to broadcast my radio show tomorrow.


Image by Mezza - Beautiful water drops on Coronation Street Bellingen

At some point in life all beings wonder and ponder the primal questions of life, the universe and everything.

 Every child knows they’re on a magical mystery tour, exploring and creating a gloriously intricate realm of intriguing riddles and sumptuous sensuality. Every freshly incarnate soul knows answers to eternal conundrums and recognizes that truth must be really simple, clear and meaningful – unlike the plethora of corporate, ‘religious’ and ‘spiritual’ lies they’re fed to keep them in place in the usual fowl-brained pecking order.. . . (exerpt from New Illuminati)

The Birds I wished would come, and they did!

I thought this was good to post about on the first of the new month of February 2012.  Its is always awesome when it is a new month.  Don't know why, but it just is! 
It is this quest for knowledge discussed above that I am on.  I have been on it for a good while now.  I think I first thought about the world as such really big when I realized that death happens to babies.  I was five years old when the baby across the street from me died of S.I.D.S.  ( Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

We took their other child for the day and his name was Scotty Wilkinson.  I don't know what ever happened to him.  He was the motorbike policeman's son and he was my friend.  He was very sad that day and I wanted to try to help him feel better.  I remember collecting wild flowers with him  for the baby who died.  We were so young to come to terms with such big conundrums as death and life at ages 3 and 5.

So long ago now and that all happened in Stanthorpe Queensland where I grew up for the first 12 years of my life.

Website for more information regarding the universe etc and answers to those nagging questions you have had forever and want answers to and closure on .. If so, then check this site out for some helpful information  http://nexusilluminati.blogspot.com.au/

Image by Mezza - Footbridge at dawn Urunga  taken 31/01/2012

Come what may, some memories fade..........but some stay as vivid as the moment they were made

Dreams of the days where he stood like a mountain
It's been a while since then ,but who's counting

He lies awake, lies in wait, 

For the light of the morning to bless him, and shine again

Excerpt from "Cigarettes" - Illy

I simply thought in front of the creator that I wanted to photograph birds in front of the dawning sun, within seconds my wish was granted.  It happened that quick.  Now to apply the same principals to all things in my life.

I feel very very blessed when I see the light come into the sky each morning.  Today the sun is expected to rise around 6:15am and I am always always keen to see this.  The photographic opportunities are so expansive at dawn.  The light is changing so fast at times its hard to keep up with it. 

I find myself running to capture stuff photographically.  I get extremely excited by the prospect of the image I am going to take.  Its not a bad thing.  It gives me a level of excitement each day at day break that cannot be matched by human kind.  It is mostly a feeling of communion that I feel.  Like I am standing alone with God. 

Standing alone with God is a pretty awesome feeling believe me.  I welcome this so much.  It is a feeling that there is huge understanding and the universe is unfolding as it should.  I need to do this often and commune with the Creator of the universe and I prefer to refer to this as God. 

Our ideas on God may differ, but I love God, The Dreaming talks about when the earth was created and the stories of the seed power are phenomenal.  This "seed" power is very evident in this area.  You can almost see the hand of creation over this place.

Image by Mezza - Birds at Dawn in Urunga

Next to temperance, a quiet conscience, a cheerful mind, and active habits, I place early rising as a means of health and happiness. - Flint

Looking out over the back garden at dawn!

 Morning is the best of all times in the garden.  The sun is not yet hot.  Sweet vapors rise from the earth.  Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten.  Birds call to one another.  Bees are already at work.        William Longgood

http://www.gardendigest.com/morning.htm

Always I love to get up early and work in the garden before the heat comes about.  Working and seeing the sun rise is a gift that not all see or even appreciate.  Some are literally horrified at the thought that they should rise and see the dawning of the day.

I for one would be lost if I did not arise from my sleep each day to gaze upon the day and all of its beauty and the prospect of what the day will bring.  Each day is a great day here on the hill.  Today I heard from my friends Dean and Leanne at the Gold Coast.  She isn't working at the moment and so it is great to hear all of her family and  her grandchildren are all well.

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Image by Mezza - The Backyard at Morgo Street Urunga at dawn

And on this day many lessons were learned and bridges were burned to the ground

Metaphorically speaking because not much is actually burning around here.  At the moment  this Australia Day finds the place totally inundated and experiencing some fairly serious flooding.

It has been raining for over a week now and the area has a maximum capacity and at the moment we are actually teetering on a real disaster occurring if the rain continues.  The water table is at maximum because of continual steady rain now for a good while.  We wait to see how much the rain falls. 

Tears from  heaven.... to take care of you.. for the ones who have loved and lost.

MODERATE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BELLINGER RIVER

Issued at 10:36 am EDT on Thursday 26 January 2012

Flood Warning Number: 22
Up to 550 mm has fallen over the Bellinger catchment in the last 4 days. However the rainfall intensity has increased during the last 3 hours with up to 80 mm falling during this period. This has resulted in renewed rises in the Bellinger River.
There is currently moderate flooding at Thora. Bellingen is expected to reach moderate flood level (6.7 metres) around 12 pm.
Further rainfall is predicted for the next 12-24 hours, which could produce further river rises. The situation is being closely monitored and revised predictions issued if necessary.

Latest River Heights:

Location	Height of River	Date/Time of Observation
Bellinger R at Thora	4.92m rising	10:17 AM THU 26/01/12
Never Never Ck at Gleniffer	2.91m rising	10:02 AM THU 26/01/12
Bellinger R at Bellingen Br	5.87m rising	10:19 AM THU 26/01/12
Kalang R at Kooroowi (Scotchman)	4.16m rising	10:19 AM THU 26/01/12
Kalang R at Newry Island	1.19m rising	10:19 AM THU 26/01/12

For latest rainfall and river level information see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/flood/


Image by Mezza - Sun hiding in a puddle.

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He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain. - Douglas William Jerrold

Glad I am on the hill in Urunga at the present moment.  I received information that the SES ( State Emergency Service) are door knocking in my old street in Bellingen.  When the SES come knocking you know its bad.

This present inclement weather is caused by the following, High cloud with embedded thunderstorms covers much of eastern Queensland and northern NSW and is associated with an upper-level trough. Extensive areas of cloud with embedded thunderstorms also cover much of the far north of the continent as well as waters to the north and northwest of Australia. This cloud is associated with an active monsoon trough. 
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/?hdr
The link above is a link to all the weather regions in Australia

Quote: http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Umbrella/3/
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Image by Mezza - Man with an umbrella taking shelter in the helter skelter of wind

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Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.

 Albert Einstein 

                                                                                                                                                     

And one should remember that all who wander are not in fact lost as one might first jump this conclusion.  Many folk are just born to travel and other of us folks are born to stay rooted .   I give to you a poem from JRR Tolkeins / The Fellowship of the Ring

All that is gold does not glitter,

Not all those who wander are lost;

The old that is strong does not wither,

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,

A light from the shadows shall spring;

Renewed shall be blade that was broken,

The crownless again shall be king.

Urunga has many favorite places a weary traveller can take refuge for a short time while on their wanderings.  This morning I found some of these under the bridge.  

Image by Mezza - Campervans at Dawn in Urunga

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URUNGA is hardly ever a flowerless garden if : A cloudless plain blue sky is like a flowerless garden. - Terri Guillemets

A very colorful dawn in Urunga in January.

This morning we embarked before dawn to capture what was shaping up to be a spectacular array of colors.  I was not disappointed at all as all over the sky was turned to a beautiful pink!  It was a sight to behold.  This is what I saw today.   I found it hard at times to photograph it as it was one great moment one after another.  Like a child in a candy store feeling.


Then I turned around and I took this shot of the hill.  I chose to include this image because it is looking back up to the hill on which I live.  It is a cliff most say.  I have reservations about this and feel that I am living on top of a midden.

Definitely blessed with beauty

Quote from http://www.quotegarden.com/sky-clouds.html

Image by Mezza - Flagstaff Hill in the pink of dawn.
                            Looking towards the mouth of the Kalang and Bellinger Rivers at dawn.

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Open afresh your round of starry folds, Ye ardent marigolds! Dry up the moisture from your golden lips.

John Keats...

They say the scented variety are the potent breed of marigolds that deter pests.  Well my marigolds are so bright they attract everyone.  They also say that marigolds do attract slugs.

I have planted them all through out my garden and I have collected the many seeds they produce so willingly after their blight flowers have spent.

The Marigold is a very hardy little plant to have around because it does keep insects away and it is so easy to grow.  I grow them well.

Image by Mezza - Our Marigolds

I was in one bedroom, dreamin of a million. Now I'm in beach houses, cream to the ceiling.

 P Diddy ...

Here at  "On the Hill"  the weather is perfection plus today.  I can feel a swim coming on at some stage and more sun. I must wear the Nj Rashie everywhere today it is just that bright .   I could do some more stringing of shells and make another Canowind Chimes mobile today as well if I get time.
Today we will Pray for the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change what things I can and the absolute wisdom to know the difference between the two of those!  The Courage and the Serenity.  I feel it is important for me as a human being to retain my serenity.

Image by Mezza - Beach house sign at Cathy's

Things are getting so much better when everyone is in. Are you in? mello bello part 1

Image by PhotoDu.de via Flickr

http://youtu.be/GxVocaLDrkI

A lovely little documentary except for the various misconceptions.  Some of the place names are incorrect.  The information of the area depicts only white civilization.

Not a mention of the indigenous people in the area.  No mention of the hideous murders that took place here when this place was settled by white man.  No mention of the many people who have gone missing never to be seen or heard of again in the more recent years post commune living.

Urunga on the coast mentioned in this documentary  is the place of the Long White Sands and it is a place of indigenous abundance of food and shelter.  Yes, Tom Myles did come here and the  town of Mylestom was built not MYLESTROM as was said in the documentary.  Other wise Tom Myles would have been TROM MYLES.  More research on the subject required here I think. 

Did I hear a mention of The mountain in the back ground known as Nungalli that is of special significance to the dreaming.  It is a warrior laying down sleeping.  Cast into the mountain by the tribe because he screwed up big time.

Looking down Hyde Street from the western end of the main street.

  Yes, It is an easy going place now however the LAST aboriginal massacre took place on the north side of the river in the vicinity of where the Life House church is now.  The place has an invisible curse that cannot be seen by the uninitiated and the smoking of the place is a constant necessity to keep the peace with the spiritual caretakers.

Yes, it is a small town and unlike what was portrayed on the video team sports do figure big in Bellingen and many great athletes have come from the town of Bellingen. and as the local Bellingen FC has the biggest junior club in the on the north coast so then I would say it figures very big.

It is a myth spread for years now that Bellingen is some kind of Utopia of mind, body and spirit.  This was a dream thought up through the haze of smoke from someones bamboo billie in the early 1970's when it really was a sleepy dreamy little place with a climate perfect for building a self sufficient lifestyle without too much hassle due to adequate rainfall and timber.  Things have changed a terrible lot since then.  I stand now on the outside of the bubble that surrounds the town of Bellingen.  There are a lot of us who feel and even see this manifestation.   When you come out from underneath it the world becomes a brighter more precious place as you once again touch reality.

The place is in a hole - look up the word valley in the dictionary, one of its meanings is hole.

Video - Simon Rowan - Mello Bello Pt 1

Images  by Mezza - Hyde street Bellingen 2012 / North Bellingen  old van park site /

Nothing More desperate than a desperate politician - GERALD CELENTE

Each day I awake very early with and increasing sense of doom . I have become increasingly concerned about the state of the world and the trouble brewing within the governments of the world and the greed and the rampant consumerism.  I am sick of being dictated to and I want to take back the power into my own hands and be responsible more for myself and not live by government stipulations about seeds and food and eating.  It is the eating that has made everyone sick so why do I want to take their poison.  I don't.

Local trading must get back on the agenda and we need to have sovereignty over our food in our own shires, areas etc etc. That would mean we could purchase foods ie. Vegetables cheeses Milk and meats etc etc from local farmers at the gate.   We would do this with common sense and at our own risk.  You for example would not purchase milk from a filthy dairy.  Your own common sense will be necessary to look out for your own health etc.  You take back the responsibility to think again for yourself. 

Word of mouth is powerful advertising and now with social media this is a time like no other and a WINDOW like no other to take back the power from these power hungry soldiers in the HUMAN GROCERY STORE ( Guns and Roses lyric)

We need to stop buying all the crap from overseas at cheap prices.  Everyone does better if we trade locally in our own country!  We need to STOP.  Otherwise the manufacturing and retail industries are going to lose more jobs.  We have to stop looking at the bottom line and start looking back at what is good for us as the nation we live in.   For myself I should buy real Gold and hang onto the gold I already have.  Including my ex's wedding ring he gave me back. ( he now wants back again)   Gold may come in handy in this upcoming depression that will inevitably happen and its happening fast.  Growing your own food in some capacity, either in a co op or in your back yard or balcony.  Growing anything that will help you survive will be an advantage.

The photographic image above to me represents the empty street where no one buying anything in the retail outlets. Why?   Because we just cannot do it anymore!

Please watch the Gerald Celente interview with Australia's own ABC interview with him recently this week.

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Understanding how this all has occurred one must understand how the agenda's  of governments and greedy capitalist nations.   Please watch the following video regarding chemtrail's and globalization etc etc etc and the horrible results from thereof.  If you think this stuff isn't real.  You are in for a shock aren't you.

On a slightly and I mean only slightly I would love it if you also then watched 4o years of history .. a song to make you think and so much more has happened since  then.

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Image by Mezza - Deserted street in Urunga

LAW BREAKERS.. Late Wakers.. NO just Japanese Wankers.. COME ON JULIA - Relese the Hounds!

Early this morning the Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru III was holding fast in Australia’s World Heritage Area and territorial waters off Macquarie Island.  This is despite a call from Australia to have the ship exit our territory.

The ship is breaking Australian law which prohibits the entry of such vessels into our exclusive economic zone as well as territorial waters.
“At this stage a naval vessel should be dispatched to the Macquarie Island World Heritage Area to assert Australian law,” Senator Brown said.

Image by - http://greensmps.org.au/content/media-release/tokyo%E2%80%99s-illegal-invasion-world-heritage-area-continues

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Today is a new day......... Hiding from your history only shackles you to it. We can't undo a single thing we have ever done, but we can make decisions today that propel us to the life we want and towards the healing we need. - Steve Maraboli

On the hill today we are a little sunburned and we cannot change that either.  But our yard is beautiful and the garden is all mulched and so we are very happy on the hill.

Image by Mezza - Woodburn at Dawn

Instead of regretting where you've BEEN..give thanks for where you're GOING. ( author unknown)

That quote above with the unknown author is however very very similar to another quote by someone who I do know and that is Joyce Meyer.   She says this " Enjoy where you are on the way to where you are going". 
In other words just enjoy where you are at the moment, and this doesn't need to depend on the outside circumstances.

On the hill today was an awesome dawn and with that always comes new hope.  For today I will hope that I can make a difference.  For today I will concentrate on sending vibrational love to all three of my children,  the ones to whom I am hopelessly estranged from due to the mad circumstances of life.

Image by Mezza - Reflections of a new day at Urunga 2012

Tragedy strikes our sleepy town here in Urunga NSW

This morning at approximately 5.00am a utility driven by a 38 year old Nambucca Heads person  veered into the path of an oncoming B-Double truck.  The driver was killed on impact.  The B-Double then careered out of control into a house where the occupants were sleeping at the time.  The accident was witnessed by someone having their early morning cuppa in the vicinity.  They saw the accident take place. A young person inside the house died in his fathers arms at the scene.

This is a heartfelt plea from a Urunga resident living on the highway. This was recorded by the ABC news team.

Some of the media earlier were reporting the accident with a biased slant towards the truck involved.  You can watch these reports here.  We all know the trucks are notorious on our roads.   In this area they seem to have a particularly nasty attitude and act somewhat like a bunch of renegade cowboy's.  There are good and bad truck drivers and I am glad I know some personally, ones who don't drive with an attitude. The town is righteously up in arms about this lack of attention to the Pacific Highway in this area.  It will not be swept under the carpet this time.  The Local mayor Mr Mark Troy also spoke out about  the tragedy.

As well as myself many other friends have been literally terrorized here on the roads of the North Coast of NSW.  over the previous years of driving them with children in the vehicles attending sporting events up and down the Pacific Highway.  The state of the road itself is deplorable and was long known as the goat track.  It was just that, a goat track as the Pacific Highway upgrade was shoved further and further to the back burner in this area.

Now perhaps others will understand after an accident of this magnitude,  that something needs to be done to eliminate the heavy vehicles off our roads and get freight back onto the rail system.  Stop the carnage of innocent people.  This accident would not have been this horrendous if the truck was not on the road, regardless of all of the other circumstances concerning the deadly impact.

A report will be prepared for the very busy coroner.

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Image by Mezza - Accident scene in Urunga.

Nobody is in a state of stillness; they cannot be. That seems to be a waste of time. Sitting silently, doing nothing is the foundation of meditation ... OSHO

Overlooking the river at dawn in Urunga

This is most certainly a great place to sit near where I live and just take in the absolute beauty there is just in front of your eyes.  I think that I am blessed to live where I do and that it is a gift the creator threw my way to offset a little bit of the pain that life deals out at times.  Sit awhile and take in this beauty, I can assure you it is good for the spirit.

“It’s hard for me to put into words why I like the beach so much. Everything about it is renewing for me, almost like therapy...Beach Therapy.” - Amy Dykens

A majikal day at the beach , Valla NSW.

There is some conjecture as to whether the name Valla is of  European or Aboriginal derivation. The Gumbaynggir translate the name Valla to Janingbirriny, which means wattle tree gum-bridge (Morelli, 1999). Other accounts on the history of the area note that the Aborigines name for the locality was Valla Valla
(Thurtell & Smith n.d.). Jagun is Gumbaynggir for homeland, country or birthplace (Morelli, 1999).

Aboriginal communities have an association and connection to the land. The land and water diversity values within a landscape are central to Aboriginal spirituality and contribute to Aboriginal identity. Aboriginal communities associate natural resources with the use and enjoyment of foods and medicines, caring for the land, passing on cultural knowledge and strengthening social bonds. Aboriginal heritage and nature are
inseparable from each other and need to be managed in an integrated manner across the landscape.

During consultation with the Gumbaynggir people they have indicated that they have a
strong connection to the Valla Beach and Oyster Creek areas. The entrance to Oyster
Creek is highly significant to the Gumbaynggir people as well as an important spiritual
link with Nunguu Mirral Aboriginal Area (Picket Hill):

The "Art of Christmas..

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the shire of Bello: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true!

Happy New Year 2012...  wonder if things will improve this year.  I still miss my kids

OYSTERS - CELLULAR MITOSIS MEETS ALIEN LIFE FORMS  - gaga..

Wring out the last of the joy from this past year... the rest needs to be packed up and left in a bin somewhere near here.  The past year has been a year of living in fear.  Like a script from a movie.  Its been a year that has been far from groovy.  However it is the year that I started blogging so that is a massive response to my frustrations and a way of keeping up with my many tramps into dilettantism. I love all the quotes running round everywhere and I especially like this one by Oprah Winfrey - Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

Image By Mezza - Oysters in Urunga - the beach a favorite New years day way to play.

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