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I have been TAGGED by www.flickr.com/mail/72157623414373289 and thanks for the tag. You are an angel!!!!!!!!! You are showing Rosey and myself much about life .............

 

These are 10 random things about me:

 

1. I am Australian, 68 years young, and presently living in the Philippines. It is a beautiful country and I live at Ibabao, Cuenca, Batangas. It is very rural here, clean air, and lots of beautiful walks to do. It is also where I capture most of my flowers. I feel extremely blessed to be here at this time.

 

2. Flickr has become an incredibly enjoyable part of my life. I enjoy seeing other photostreams here, what my Flickr Contacts are up to and commenting is a favourite part of my journey here. There are some very special friends I have made on Flickr who are doing it really tough at present. Rosey and I ask that God bless these wonderful friends of ours and that His Healing will be on their bodies and souls now and for ever more and give them the strength, love, health and wisdom they need. And we also ask that God bless all our other friends here on Flickr too!!!!

 

3. Photography is a wonderful way to capture and express what I see as this beautiful world created by God for our enjoyment, especially the many flowers that are here and the people who make up this little community we live in and share.

 

4. God plays a very important part in my life. He answers prayers, has performed miracles in my life and being able to freely pray to Him is awesome. I feel sorry for the oppressed nations that cannot worship God for whatever reason. I have had some tough experiences in my life and with God's love and understanding, I have conquered them with His help. Each time a challenge comes along, it is a stepping stone for me to a bigger and better world, done with God's love and help!!!!

 

5. Rosey, my beautiful wife of nearly 4 years resides here with me. We met over the internet, I was in Australia, she was in Hong Kong. We do most things together, walk morning and evening. We sit side by side at our computers, she doing Facebook (Country Life, Farmville, Cooking, Fishville) while I download/edit my pics for Flickr and sort my pics up into different albums so I can access my pictures readily.

 

6. I have made many wonderful friends here on Flickr and the standard of photography here is absolutely awesome. Some of my friends are expressing their feelings through their photography. Some of these pics are simply stunning and awesome, all rolled into one, their own expressions of their very being, displayed for all to see, sometimes with raw emotion, other times great happiness, and I enjoy seeing/commenting on their pics; some are telling their 365 story and what a privilege to be invited along for the ride; sometimes this ride is full of fun, and sometimes it is full of pathos; thank you for having the courage to expose a part of your soul for me to witness; and all other contributions too.

 

7. Nature came into my life when I was around 22 years old. That represented God's love for this planet. His awesome creation did then, and still does, holds me in absolute awe of what He has created and this Creation is reflected in other photographers' contributions on Flickr.

 

8. My dear Mum celebrated being 100 years young last year at Claremont, Tasmania, Australia and I was lucky enough to be present and celebrate with her and my other brothers and sister and other family members and friends. What a momentous milestone and achievement for my Mum and a wonderful day was had by all. The highlight was receiving a card from the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II!!!!

 

9. Jesus came into my life when I pledged my life to Him 7 or so years ago now. I was baptised at Tin Can Bay in Queensland, Australia, in the sea and that was incredible. What joy to receive Christ in this way and pledge my love to Him. Praying has become a daily routine of mine. We celebrate Bible Study every night of the week in our household and pray for those in need of healing or help.

 

10. I married my beautiful wife, Rosey, on the shores of Tin Can Bay in Queensland in 2006. Our 4th Wedding Anniversary is coming up soon. We are both dedicated Christians, we attend Victory Church in Lipa City, Batangas Province, Philippines, and this is a very forward-thinking church, English service. We are both on the ushering team.

 

Thank you all for taking the time to read these. I am enjoying Flickr very much, the wonderful friends I have made here, and learning more and amore about others through their photography and their letters to me. We are on individual journeys and some of our journeys are hazardous and some are not. "Floating free in the river of God" is a good expression Rosey and I often use, that when the going gets really tough, pray to God and allow Him to work the miracles in our lives, rather than us endeavouring to solve our problems. This is what I have learned ..............................

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