Hard to reconcile the news, that as I wandered the very quiet streets of Windsor in search of another coffee after a boisterous and turbulent 14 hour flight. Something dreadful was occurring in Sydney, a place I have only just returned from. A place that found a place in my heart and mind instantly.

A place that introduced me to Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere. Gorgeous, camp and oversized. Twinkling brightly, defiantly competing with the brilliance of the sun. Now overlooking a landscape of grief and sorrow.

An unimaginable horror in paradise