Unexpected delights and Uluru

cassmob

Apr 26

This is the next instalment of my Special Moments, Magic Memories series for the 2022 A to Z Blog Challenge.

As we all know, wow moments don't come along every day, otherwise they'd hardly generate a wow response. Instead, if we're fortunate, we will get little bursts of joy that come into our lives and it's up to us to enjoy the boost they bring.

So today's post is more by way of "favourite things" however randomly they occur.

Flowers in the garden
Wandering through an Open Garden or a plant nursery
Cheerful colours and craft on display
Lorikeets and other birds in our (or others') trees
A Jabiru by a local roadside
A flight of rainbow bee eaters
Thoughtful help when you need it
A delicious dinner at home or in a restaurant
A clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds
Surf crashing on the beach and the smell of ozone
Pelicans floating on a river or flying in formation

A cuddly cat on a cool day
A night at a fancy hotel and dinner (a wow if you win it)
A hug from, and a chat with, a friend
A drive in the country
Rain that makes the garden happy
The smell of the earth after rain
Uexpected kindnesses
A bunch of flowers (especially peonies)
Discovering a new author
A joke or video that makes you laugh out loud
The crisp feel of an Autumn day
Breezes on a hot summer's day
Seeing a turtle swim close by when snorkelling
Australia's wide open skies, spaces and vivid colours
A happy movie
A delightfully cosy B&B with a fireplace
A kangaroo hopping down the road (but not when you're driving)
A drive in the country
A glorious sunset

Grevilleas, Kangaroo Paws, Strelitizia, Petrea: all from our garden.

ULURU

And since we can hardly leave U behind without a genuine Wow Moment: visiting Uluru (aka Ayers Rock), is certainly awe-inspiring and really has an aura. You can read a blog post I wrote about it previously here on my other blog. We revisited Uluru last year and it truly is magnificant. I think it's a good thing that they've banned climbing the rock both for safety concerns and because it's important to the local Indigenous people. One unexpected delight I'd be thrilled to see would be rain on the Rock as it's so unpredictable.