Sea Mammals Series – The Dugong

The last post in our Sea Mammals series is the elusive Dugong.  The name comes from the Malay “Duyong”, meaning “lady of the sea”.  Its slow and graceful swimming is possibly the inspiration for mariners’ tales of mermaids.  The common name for the Dugong is sea cow, no doubt because it grazes on the sea…

October One Four Challenge – Week One

It is the start of a new month for the One Four Challenge hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me.  For October, I am focusing on a painful subject: grief.  My Mum died on 30 August, two days after her 86th birthday.  Her passing was sudden, devastating and without mercy.  I spent the next several…