Happy Australia Day 2018 to all Australian's! January 26th is a day to celebrate our Australian-ness and the fact that we are able to share this great big brownish chunk of the planet together in harmony and peace. Australia day is a day for fun, laughter and family. Australia day is a day to celebrate all things Australia, to remember our past and look to the future. It's a day in which we acknowledge the contributions that every Australian has made, and makes, towards making this country such an awesome community to live in.
For me...I remember my ancestors who arrived here as copper miners from Cornwall in the 1800's, as farmers and as convicts in chains. I celebrate their hard work and effort in carving a life out of this harsh land all those years ago. I am proud of them and their tenacity, drive and grit. I celebrate my father, an immigrant who arrived in 1965, who decided to leave his home country behind to forge a new life here in Australia; A more passionate Australian you will not find...Except for me maybe. I celebrate my mother who passed away in 2004 and the efforts her and my father put into raising a family through difficult times and with limited resources. I remember my siblings spread across the globe, my brothers and sister and their families who cannot be here to celebrate this great day with with me. Get your Aussie on!
Wherever you are on the planet I wish you a happy and safe Australia Day and hope you get the chance to embrace your Australian-ness no matter where you might be. If you are not Australian it doesn't matter...Celebrate anyway. Get crazy, take the day off work anyway. We call it a sickie here! Just tell your boss it's Australia Day for cripes sake! It's bloody Australia Day MATE!
Sydney Opera House
The Gold Coast
An Aussie koala who partied too hard
Great Barrier Reef
Has anyone seen my thongs?
Photo by Liam Pozz on Unsplash Opera house sunset NSW
Photo by Jordan Gellie on Unsplash Gold Coast, QLD
Photo by Cris Saur on Unsplash Koala
Photo by Yanguang Lan on Unsplash Great Barrier Reef