More Pics Uploaded!

The photo gallery has been uploaded with a few photos (about 270) from the past few days. Please note that I have not even had the chance to look at them myself, let alone annotate them. So if some seem a little pointless, or perhaps are poor photos, then that is the reason.

Note: there is a photo of a dead cat that I saw as I was coming into Bateman's Bay. I took that photo in case for some reason the pet's companion is unaware of their whereabouts. I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news if you do not know of their passing already. I shall remove the photo if contacted to do so, for I would not like that to be the way my dear companion was remembered. That cat was by the side of the road, just after the 'report traffic incidents' flashing sign.

There are also a few photos of graves or dead animals in there. No, I do not have a morbid fascination with death, and indeed I initially said to myself that I would not record any instances of death during my journey. It seems however that death is as much a part of life as, well as life is, and I came across a little of that 'magic' that I speak about and decided to record some instances of death along the highway. The highway often reeks of it unfortunately, and claims many many lives.

The magic I mentioned occured when I finally decided to stop at one of the memorials that I had seen so many of on my walk. There are many bunches of flowers along the way where people have died in road accidents. The first one I chose to stop at was dedicated to 'Ricky'. The message by the memorial read as follows:

"Fly little angel spread your wings far
Heaven awaits your smile to claim
Your cloud above, so you can watch
You family and loved ones
Like a star in the night sky
Be free now Ricky
You will be in our hearts always,
Love always,
Tamina 4th/8/04"

The magic or coincidence if you will was the date of this person's passing from this world. It was my birthday, the 30th July. Rather strange that this was the first memorial I decided to stop at?