We've been having a rough time here in the Australian state of Victoria. We're on our sixth Covid hard lockdown, there have been violent anti-vax demonstrations in Melbourne in the last couple of days, and yesterday we had an earthquake (unusual in Australia, which is not especially earthquake- prone). This one happened to be the strongest recorded in Australia in several centuries. This comment says it all :

Just saw this on Facebook. And HAVE to share it, I'm still laughing out loud! At the end of their first date, a young man takes his favourite girl home. Emboldened by the night, he decides to try for that important first kiss. With an air of confidence, he leans his hand against the wall and, smiling, he says to her, "Darling, how 'bout a goodnight kiss?" Horrified, she replies, "Are you mad? My parents will see us!" "Oh come on! Who's gonna see us at this hour?" "No, please. Can you imagine if we get caught?" "Oh come on, there's nobody around, they're all sleeping!" "No way. It's just too risky!" "Oh please, please, I like you so much!!" "No, no, and no. I like you too, but I just can't!" "Oh yes, you can. Please?" "NO, no. I just can't." "Pleeeeease?..." Out of the blue, the porch light goes on, and the girl's sister shows up in her pajamas, hair disheveled. In a sleepy voice, the sister says: "Dad says to go ahead and give him a kiss. Or I can do it. Or if need be, he'll come down himself and do it. But for crying out loud tell him to take his hand off the intercom button!” Rusty

That flower is from the Crotalaria cunninghamii plant, a legume native to Australia.....just in case anyone wants to know. Isn't it unique?

My hobbies including eating and thinking about the next time I will be eating.