Treating myself to breakfast at City Extra
Overlooking Circular Quay and the Bridge and the ferries
Meeting Zaza, Courtney, and Augie in Darlinghurst
Reading stories and watching Bluey
A gorgeous visit to the
Chinese Gardens
Looking lush and verdant after the rain
Lovely enormous lotuses in bloom
White petals tinged with pink
Like they’ve been flirting with pots of paint
Lotuses grow from mud
A beautiful literal metaphor for life
And the biggest lily pads I’ve ever seen.
Making friends with the lizards and
Feeding the fish and
Reading the symbols of the Chinese zodiac with Augie.
Playing in the park at Darling Harbour
Augie doing nudie runs under the fountains
Zipping across the park on the flying fox
Slipping down the slide with room for three or four
Climbing the jungle gym
Being awed and humbled by the Indigenous art at the MCA
Giving Chantal a hug
McCookies, an absolute rarity of a treat
I feel like a little kid again
Except this time, no one will yell at me at the end of the day