Nobody knows… most especially those who pretend that they do.
Happy New Year, in any event!
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Month: December 2021
Meet Mustela altai.
Asia’s Mountain Weasel, or Altai Weasel is an absolute carnivore whose preferred habitat is 3,500 metres+ above sea level.
On October 12, 2019 my beloved and I had an uncommonly close encounter with one, on his or her “moving day”.
This occurred in a very pleasant valley, just off and below the Tibetan Plateau proper, but – at circa 3, 800 metres – still within this species’ allegedly-preferred altitude range.
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One of Australia’s finest half day walks is the ascent & descent of East Mount Barren.
The path is not treacherous, it is very unlikely to be crowded, and – in mild weather, at least – it is eminently feasible for healthy septuagenarians, provided their knees have not “packed it in”.
The flora at your feet is incredible, most especially in Spring. (See earlier post)
The wider landscape is also magnificent, and no matter how many times you walk up & down this modest “mountain”, it will always deliver something new/different.
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…with a musical bonus, 100% free of irony…and a suitably ironic “salute” to Australia’s most prominent “bad Santa”
Merry whatever to everyone!
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..from Scotland, with a connection to Margaret Atwood.
Even rocks melt in the sun
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Pictured above and below: Hakea victoria, known as Royal Hakea.
Arguably, it has the most spectacularly variegated leaves of any plant on earth; the individuals in this post are by no means unusually splendid examples.
Fitzgerald River National Park is its stronghold, and all naturally occurring Royal Hakeas are within easy driving distance of “the Fitz”.
Most photos in this post were taken on a morning ascent of East Mount Barren on 21 September 2021.
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