Happy birthday Ben!

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Man the smell of weed and vodka....... next door, is overwhelming, so I thought I'd come here instead!!!

Happy birthday Ben,

Much love and affection, as always!!
"Samsara: The human condition's heartbreaking inability to sustain contentment." Elizabeth Gilbert, 'Eat, Pray, Love'.

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Quieta movere magna merces videbatur. (Sallust, c.86-c.35 BC)
Translation: Just to stir things up seemed a good reward in itself. ;)

I am sooooo happy - How on earth could I be otherwise?! :D


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Thank you all for your wonderful wishes and birthday wishes.
You really are the best, and I feel greatly honored ,and indeed humbled, to have you as my companions on the path.
Anyway, i thought i would share some photos of my birthday today, and a couple of other recent photos of our life here.

Chris
That photo of the party-going greyhound is a spitting image of our beloved departed Blaze!

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Me at Paringa Archery Club last saturday.

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Quinn, last weekend at quarter-time. They got smashed!

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This morning at Cateract Gorge, the suspension bridge in the background.

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Quinn and Darcy on the rocks.

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Freya, visiting from the mainland.

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Ben and my lovely wife, Kylie

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Darcy, future rock-star.
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
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He's a lefty!...and not alone...

Great photos Ben...beautiful family, and a dyno locale...you've done something right... :smile:
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Beautiful family! Thanks for the photos! Glad you enjoyed your birthday!!!
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Happy Birthday Ben!
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Happy B-day Ben :twothumbsup:
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Gorgeous photos Ben glad you had a fun day - I love the pic of you and Kylie!! Can't wait to come visit :heart:

Love Mrs Retro
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retrofuturist wrote:Gorgeous photos Ben glad you had a fun day - I love the pic of you and Kylie!! Can't wait to come visit :heart:

Love Mrs Retro
Yes indeed.... you sure look like a very loving couple! :heart: :hug:
With metta,
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Hey look... my account has just been hacked into!

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Metta,
Retro. :)
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happy birthday
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retrofuturist wrote:Hey look... my account has just been hacked into!

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Metta,
Retro. :)
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Ben thanks for sharing the photos, you have a lovely family!
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Happy belated, Ben.
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Ah what fun! Wish we could get together some day and shoot some arrows.

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Happy Birthday Ben!! Wonderful to see you & your family in those photos.

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Happy birthday Ben!
Thank you for the photos. :twothumbsup:
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