Tonight, as I look towards the horizon from our back deck, the orange and silvery lights of our city's airport twinkle in the dark. My eyes follow the distant blinking lights of the planes as they take off or come in to land. Tomorrow night, I'll be a passenger on one of those departing planes and I'll be winging my way home.
Home. To my mother's front door. To the place where I grew up. To lush, green rolling hills. To tall gum tree scrub. To icy-cold waterfalls, crater lakes and deep waterholes. To fresh, country air. To bonfires. To a night sky not dimmed by thousands of city lights but illuminated by a vast and shining splattering of stars.
We'll travel together and I can't wait to show my now older boy these places. To whisper: This is where I grew up. These are my memories. Share them with me. Make your own.
I'll be away from this space for a little while as we holiday up "home" and I'll post again when I get back here home. Until then, I hope you enjoy your days in your home, wherever that may be.
Meg
Sounds delightful, no need to tell you to enjoy yourself.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful indeed!
DeleteEnjoy your holiday.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy. We did enjoy our holiday. Far North Queensland was very warm...seems we avoided a cold snap here in the South East!
DeleteI hope you have a wonderful trip. The place you grew up sounds idyllic, I am looking forward to seeing photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks! We did have a wonderful trip home. I always feel blessed to have grown up in the tropical north of Australia.
DeleteHope you had a great time going home is always great.
ReplyDeleteWe had a fantastic time, especially our boy. So much room to run around, play and kick his footy on his Grandma's property.
DeleteYou must be looking forward to going home to NZ too, Fiona.
The vacation will give you the chance to come more close to the nature. This will help them to have the joy of the different scenes of the nature. The colourful trees and plants , the green grounds , the hills, the rivers and the waterfalls all these things will make the vacation so much special.
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