Natural splendour, real musics, wines, wordpower
By any reasonable definition, almost all of Tasmania’s Southwest National Park qualifies as “wilderness”.
This post is the fruit of a wonderful walk along a relatively sheltered shore, on Bathurst Channel.
Its sequel will take you to a nearby ocean beach, likewise, far from road or wharf.
Comments closedThe largest and loudest of living lemur species has to be heard to be believed!
Humpback whales are the oceans’ most prodigious “singers”; arguably, the Indri (Indri indri) is the grand champion “vocalist” among land mammals.
Comments closedThis is a wee landscape sequel to the first lemur post (more lemur posts to come, soon)
Comments closedIn marked contrast to most eastern Australian cities, Perth is enjoying a “proper” winter in 2018.
More than 150 mm fell here in July. As I type, heavy rain is falling, and it just might be snowing on Bluff Knoll, 400 ks southeast of here.
Comments closedLooks rather like a Paris-styled raccoon.
(Primatologist Alison Jolly’s 1967 description of Madagascar’s emblematic mammal)
Lemur catta – the ring-tailed lemur – is the most “adaptable” of circa 107 lemur species.
However, like other lemurs, its post-1967 story is one of potentially catastrophic decline, mostly via destruction of suitable habitat.
Comments closed4.39 pm, Thursday 19 July 2018, southwest edge of Lake Monger.
One CommentToday in Perth was one of this city’s not at all rare, uncanny winter days – the kind which turns visitors into immigrants.
Comments closed“Languid”, “calm”, “quiet”, “gentle”…could such words ever properly describe a market, let alone a butcher’s shop within one?
They did in fact fit our experience of the covered market in Antsirabe, late on the morning of 12 May 2018.
One CommentChapter Two is international, and includes a musical bonus – audio of two of my favourite rain songs. (one of them is an “unissued” version)
Comments closedI live in a sundrenched metropolis. Today has been gloriously wild, intermittently very wet, ever-changing, mostly cool.
Many fellow residents of Perth regard such days as “miserable” or “horrible”, to be endured, not enjoyed…and not at all photogenic.
They are wrong/blind; dry, warm sunny days are not the only “good” kind!
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