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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.
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Jellyfish?
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Yes and no. Technically it is a siphonophore made up of 4 different colonies which are dependent on each other for survival.But you don’t want to know all that. Also known as Portuguese Man of War and the sting is not pleasant.
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It does look very manly. I’ll leave it to other viewers to observe and say nothing more.
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Why? Because it has a bag?
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Wow! I had no idea they looked like that. Lucky you discovered it on the beach and not in the water.
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These aren’t the lethal variety that you get further north but their sting still packs a punch so I’m glad I didn’t encounter them in the water also.
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I didn’t know there were different varieties, the waters around us are never really warm so we don’t get any of the vicious Jellyfish.
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Count yourself lucky.
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Wouldn’t like to come face to face with it while swimming! Nature isn’t always beautiful.
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I’ve had that experience and I can tell you the pain is not a lot of fun.
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That is gorgeous. (And really interesting…)
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🙂
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Looks alien and beautiful, but I wouldn’t want to feel the sting.
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Totally agree.
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Beautiful color, contrast with the white sand
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Yes the blue really stands out against the sand.
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