Tamborine Mts
Another most beautiful winter day Queensland Hinterland.Sat 19 Jul 2025 Left the coast after my work around noon. Back before dark around 4.30pm and then fire in the garden. Credit #phb Credit #phb Credit #phb Credit #phb Credit #phb
Wonderweaver
This new Blog starts in July 2024, and I will link the last 10 years of my blogging accordingly. Use my site as a kind of Steinbruch or Bilderbogen. Feel inspired, and follow me here from the Gold Coast in Australia. Blogging on Wordpress since 2012. Higher Education and more like Life Skills. Family first, then neighbours and community. Place and Time. Text and Image. Patterns and Design. More here soon to come! Blogger Author Inspiration Linked Linked With my brother JENS on a farm in Namibia | Photo Credit phb Updated Fri 19 Jul 2024. Credit phb Credit phb Casa with her 2 friends making plans Children and Care | Credit phb Tweed Marina NSW | Credit phb Why is the Mother of all questions! Why? Linked Why Country People love Blue Jeans True Blue Aussies Linked #Wonderweaver
Snow
About Hemingway and me First of all a country boy and dog lover. Then I started to explore the backyards of my home, which was a small school in a tiny village of 3 farming clans in Holstein north of Hamburg in Westgermany. Hanns exploring the globe. Ganz allein und in die Welt hinein. More Mural in Miami QLD OZ } Photo Credit phb This site is about journalist Edgar Snow, US citizen. Edgar Snow died of pancreatic cancer on February 15, 1972, in Eysins, Switzerland, at the age of 66. 🇨🇳 In a poignant twist of history, Snow passed away just three days before President Nixon’s historic visit to China, a diplomatic breakthrough that Snow had long advocated for. Recognizing his contributions, the Chinese government sent a team of doctors, nurses, and even a chef from Beijing to care for him in his final days, a rare gesture that underscored the deep respect he earned in China. His death marked the end of a life that bridged East and West, journalism and diplomacy, and idealism with realism. Want to explore how Snow’s legacy lives on in China today? #Brückenbauer Brückenbauer across the Globe | Screenshot #phb More Links and reading here. Linked Edgar Snow, an American journalist who became the first Westerner to gain unprecedented access to Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist leadership in 1936, wrote an awesome book.…
Snow
About Hemingway and me First of all a country boy and dog lover. Then I started to explore the backyards of my home, which was a small school in a tiny village of 3 farming clans in Holstein north of Hamburg in Westgermany. Hanns exploring the globe. Ganz allein und in die Welt hinein. More Mural in Miami QLD OZ } Photo Credit phb This site is about journalist Edgar Snow, US citizen. Edgar Snow died of pancreatic cancer on February 15, 1972, in Eysins, Switzerland, at the age of 66. 🇨🇳 In a poignant twist of history, Snow passed away just three days before President Nixon’s historic visit to China, a diplomatic breakthrough that Snow had long advocated for. Recognizing his contributions, the Chinese government sent a team of doctors, nurses, and even a chef from Beijing to care for him in his final days, a rare gesture that underscored the deep respect he earned in China. His death marked the end of a life that bridged East and West, journalism and diplomacy, and idealism with realism. Want to explore how Snow’s legacy lives on in China today? #Brückenbauer Brückenbauer across the Globe | Screenshot #phb More Links and reading here. Linked Edgar Snow, an American journalist who became the first Westerner to gain unprecedented access to Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist leadership in 1936, wrote an awesome book.…
Choices
Left or right? Hot or cold? Mercedes or BYD? Old or young? #Hegel #Marx Are you seeking security or adventure? There are pathways and there are trails. Language skills means code switching skills. Are we here into HTML or rather Youtube? Codes and Elon Musk. Media or attention seeking? Searching stars? Gazing at stars? Searching for Rainbows? There are questions and stupid questions. Above is a rather stupid question or prompt! My answer here, though stupid prompt: Logo Peter H Bloecker or in German Blöcker Star Gazer | Looking for Adventure Gunther von Hagens Copyright protected, sorry! Am looking for adventures all the time, as like a curious child I am exploring my backyards. Security first, 4 sure … Transport: Walking, cycling, wondering, Susuki 1000cc, planes and boats. OTW and in the water. Body Language seen in Brisbane Exhibition | Credit #phb Plasti - Fi - Cation Science and Fiction Reading plus Writing Skills Think first, then speak. Silence is Golden. Music is the Languge. Enough is enough. Linked Updated Sun 13 Jul 2025. #phb
SURFACE
Screenshot by phb | Banksy in Hamburg 2024 Surface Festival Street Art | Murals | Website 🎨 This post is about the SURFACE Festival in Miami, QLD. From 2–16 July 2025, the streets of Miami on the Gold Coast will transform into a vibrant canvas of urban street art, large-scale murals, live music, and creative exhibitions A. Here’s what makes it special: Massive murals by local and international artists Live performances and music events that bring the streets to life SLICK SURFACES: fun, hands-on art activities for kids Fence Line Exhibition: showcasing art along Miami’s iconic fences Collaborations with Santa Cruz Skateboards and Miami SHS for youth-focused events The festival is proudly produced by Miami Markettain with support from the Gold Coast City Council, celebrating the rich artistic spirit of the Yugambeh, Kombumerri, and Bundjalung peoples. Want to explore the mural map or check out the full program? You can find it on the official SURFACE Festival website. Today Thu 10 Jul 2025 I will spend a few hours around the area, where I live since 2015, having retited as a High School Teacher in Lower Saxony, Germany, after 35 years of teaching Languages and Literature in Germany, Namibia and Australia. My Profile Linked Program Program More about Banksy & Street Art in Queensland here later. Street Art in Penang ~ George Town All my photos are copyright protected! Pls respect!…
Habits
Maria and exploring our backyards here | Credit phb What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? This is a very good question, indeed. Have to think first: In a job application I might fail, I would think. Do I use any strategies at all? Do I really wish comfort? What are my comfort zones, if any? In a nutshell: As I have reached 75 years of age, I do not need any comfort in my daily life at all. I rather go through efforts and challenges and face them while they come up. However, not wasting my time is a motto. So re - reading Atomic Habits and knowing what I wish to do during my remaining days and weeks and months and years: This is really important for me, comfort no, rather not! Tasks and new challenges, yes, for sure. More reading? Depends … More blogging? Yes, of course. As long as it takes. Who are you, and how many? Screenshot by phb War Museum Screnshot by phb With Copilot you can try yourself and give it some shape according to needs: Copilot Version #1 Stillness, Repeated: Notes on Daily Comfort By Peter H Bloecker Author and active Blogger Profile Newsletter Edition – 9 July 2025 Version A warm mug cupped in both hands.A window cracked open to birdsong.A list written slowly, not to rush—but…
Winter
Around the Gold Coast in Queensland. And winter camping. On the move again around the Tweed River by bike: Splendid winter days here at the Gold Coast at present. You really cannot beat them. Tweed Coast NSW Canungra QLD Canungra QLD Winter Camping | Credit phb Winter Camping | Credit phb At night around 12 or 10 degrees C and over the day 22 or more. Magic happens There’s something magical about Gold Coast winters: balmy days, crisp mornings, and that perfect blend of sunshine and fresh sea air. July highs average around 19 °C or more, while lows dip to about 14 or 12 °C, making it the coolest—and arguably most comfortable—month of the year for me. Crisp, Sunshine-Kissed Mornings Wake up to clear skies and around 7 hours of sunshine, painting the surf and hinterland in golden light. With an average day length of 10 hours and 34 minutes, you’ve got plenty of daylight for beach walks, markets, or a quick surf before work or brunch. Perfect Winter Activities Beach strolls at Burleigh Heads, enjoying uncrowded sands and cooler water (average sea temp is 21.5 °C or even more). Hinterland hikes in Springbrook or Lamington National Park, where misty mornings clear into sunlit vistas Weekend visits to the Eumundi Markets or Carrara Markets—fresh produce, artisan crafts and warm coffee Whale-watching cruises as humpbacks migrate north (July marks the start…
Goats
The iconic Goat, by LB. Painted on wood by LB born 1980 in Lüneburg, Germany. This photo is about memories and icons, as my daughter Lisa Anna designed this trophy in wood and painting in her High School Years. Lisa Anna was born in Lüneburg, Lower Saxony Germany in 1980. Lisa Anna is my beloved and only daughter. Daily I am praying for her, as she is always on my mind. I am communicating with Lisa Anna in my dreams as well. And during my beach walks along the sunny golden beaches at the Gold Coast in Queensland. Painted by LB | #Credit Photo phb Lisa Anna LB | Credit phb My father JDB with LB | Credit phb Updated Thu 12 Jun 2025 to honor my father and my daughter: They were very close … to each other, full of love and mutual respect. Here both with photos and a chat about the people and more. My father Johann was a Hauptschullehrer teaching up to 9 year levels in one classroom. He was my primary teacher Year Levels 1 to 4 Primary in a North German Village with about 5 farms and 800 people. In 1960 I took a bus on school days driving us into Itzehoe in Holstein, north of Hamburg. I was the only boy in the village visiting a High School from year 5 on until year…
ARTE TV
With Netflix plus Amazon Prime plus SBS on Demand, the number of TV nights have become endless.Young people seem to prefer rather Online Apps like TikTok or Youtube instead German TV Programs.As I have my main place of residence in Australia, I do not have to pay for ARD or ZDF per months or annually. So Netflix and Amazon with their annual fees are ok for me, as my Oeffentlich Rechtlich TV costs in Germany would be much higher.From time to time - if I wish - I can use the Mediathek ARD / ZDF or Arte TV HERE IN OZ.JUST WATCHING THE MINI SERIES ABOUT SEXUAL ABUSE IN BERLIN. In Australia the same problems, and as bad or even worse, indeed! In the country and certain households behing closed doors, who knows? Many women have been killed by their male partners here! Year by year, mostly ignored. But the first wake up calls have been heard. Wake up calls, and some demos, not woke. Will write a review. Music Is The Language A simple strumming pattern for Good Hearted Woman follows a down-down-up-up-down-up rhythm, often played in 4/4 time. You can try: D-D-U-U-D-U (where D = downstroke, U = upstroke) This pattern gives the song its classic country feel. If you want a more traditional boom-chicka rhythm, you can emphasize the bass note on the first downstroke. For a visual…
Hinterland No#4
Credit phb We had a great Hinterland Trip on a sunny winter day in Queensland from the Gold Coast. Not very far, but exploring some suburbs we have never seen in the last 10 years. Maria Ines | Credit phb Starting with Lunch at Hinkler in Worangary, we ended up in Highland Park, later to the end of Gilston Road and had a nice walk through Paradise Parkland in Nerang, with Community Garden there. Bring it back to the garden. Linked Very lush and green, real Country Backyard. Hinkler Le Vintage | Credit phb Credit phb | Dog Lovers Credit phb Credit phb Credit phb What a great Sat and t.morrow is Sunday! Blogger P H Bloecker Profile Website Updated Sat 17 May 2025. Credit phb
Ocean Vuong
Wayne Sorensen Photography Miami QLD | World Champs Surfing Burleigh Heads 2025 | Credit Wayne Sorensen | Screenshot phb Ocean Vuong | Vietnam and the USA Ocean Vuong | #Novalis A Voice of Elegance and Urgency The name is derived from Grace Amazing Grace #Lyrics #Music #Voices Ocean Vuong's latest novel, The Emperor of Gladness, was released in May 2025 and has been selected as Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick A. The novel follows Hai, a college dropout and recovering addict, who contemplates suicide but ultimately forms an unexpected bond with Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia B. Set in the fictional town of East Gladness, Connecticut, the story explores themes of survival, human connection, and resilience C. Vuong’s poetic prose shines through as he examines the lives of those on the fringes of society with tenderness and depth D. Ocean Vuong Ocean Vuong, a Vietnamese American poet and novelist, has carved a distinct space in contemporary literature with his lyrical prose and evocative poetry. Born in Ho Chi Minh City in 1988, Vuong immigrated to the United States as a child, and his works often explore themes of war, trauma, queerness, and the immigrant experience A. His debut poetry collection, Night Sky with Exit Wounds (2016), won the T.S. Eliot Prize and established him as a formidable literary voice B. Vuong’s first novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous (2019),…