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We're watching a mystery series called Dr Blake. It's kind of a whodunnit taking place in 1950s Ballarat. It looks lovely.

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But every now and again they shoot a scene that makes me realize how ... different Australia is. A forest of eucalyptus. A night sky with NO familiar constellations!

It looks, at times, alien. But to you Australia is home, and maybe California or New York would seem strange.

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I'm very attuned to the specifics of where I live: the sky,the weather, the plants,the architecture. It took me forever to see the beautiful in the LA area .. of course, Los Angeles is in many ways a remarkably ugly place. I wonder what you would think of California.

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Lockdowns, ugh. Only very strict lockdowns actually work, and only a place like China could make them work. Fortunately the last few iterations of Covid have mutated in the direction that many viruses mutate: more infectious but less lethal. Family has escaped it so far, altho at this point the virus has mutated so far from it's original strain that the vaccine doesn't work anymore. When I was on chemo we all wore N95s to go anywhere. I'm seriously thinking of relaxing that to paper masks which, really, are just a fiction. Haven't quite decided yet

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Maybe we should carry this on in another thread? I'm really curious what you think of us rattling China's cage over Taiwan bc if any happens over it, Australia would be involved for sure. Also, yanno,just what's been happening with you, your family and all. I'm sure a lot has happened over the past few years.

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