© irene waters 2015
Driving down the Bruce Highway yesterday on our way to pick up the puppy, Muffin, the clouds appeared as though painted on a canvas. Their colour was unnatural and they were plopped randomly. The view of one of the Glass House Mountains always fills me with delight as they must Captain James Cook who named them on 17th May 1770.
He wrote in his journal:
These hills lie but a little way inland, and not far from each other, they are remarkable for the singular form of their elevation, which very much resembles a glasshouse for this reason I called them the Glass Houses…
© irene waters 2015
All I can say is that glass houses in England in 1770 must have been a sight to behold. As was the cage of puppies.
© irene waters 2015
Muffin was sitting alone at the rear.
© irene waters 2015
Soon we were on our way home, stopping off at Beefy’s Pie Shop for a sausage roll on the way.
© irene waters 2015
In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Congratulations on your new puppy! ❤ So cute! (Great pictures, as always…)
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Thanks Sarah
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Clouds always get my attention on drives everywhere, Stuff of imaginations 🙂
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Yes you can go anywhere with a cloud and a bit of imagination. 🙂
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Muffin is a real cutie, Irene. How did she do when you got her home? Awaiting more pictures!
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You’ll be sick of her before too long Noelle. She is doing okay and getting easier each day although the house looks like a bomb has hit it.
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Clouds are spectacular, Muffin is adorable, and I bet you’ve been up all night.
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The first night was unsettled. Last night a huge improvement and she only woke me once to toilet. I am tired however so probably sleeping light because of her.
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Clouds, a magnificent glass-house-mountain and Muffin! What a wonderful world it is!
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You couln’t ask for better.
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Indeed..what kind of glass houses were they I wonder? Beautiful views and beautiful, sweet, darling little Muffin! Congratulations Irene on your new furry baby, he is just adorable, may you all bring one another many years of joy and delight 🙂 ❤
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I hope so. At the moment he is terrorising Bundy unless he is asleep as he is at the moment.
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Ahh, bless….. ⭐ ❤ 🙂
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Wonderful series of odd balls for this week. 😀
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Thanks Cee. Hope you had wonderful birthdays and a bit of a holiday.
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