Three recent essays (one, delivered as a speech to The National Press Club) – each, very different – are provocative, but nuanced.
Richard Flanagan’s, Stan Grant’s and Don Watson’s words are worth reading, in full.
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This sequel to preceding post was made possible by yesterday’s long-awaited arrival of the lens that I ordered in January.
(Q: do mega corporate entities still treat Australia as a “distant colony, there to be exploited, rather than served or serviced promptly?” A: Yes, alas)
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Sometimes, for a vulnerable Australian species, an introduced species can prove an unexpected gift rather than yet another threat.
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All photos copyright Doug Spencer. Each is a close view of something wondrous, but easily ignored, reviled as “rubbish”, or dismissed as “dead”.
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All photos copyright Doug Spencer, taken on morning of March 23, 2018.
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Most of Tasmania’s Southwest National Park is wilderness – no roads, no internet, no selfie sticks…
One CommentWho was the most elegant and inspiring swimmer last Wednesday lunchtime at the waterhole in Aspley Gorge, near Bicheno?
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Its kelp/granite/sand shores are still sublime, and Bicheno the town remains nicely-unassuming.
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Remote, yet easily reached – when weather and other drivers have been gentle to its access roads.
Severely degraded – via agricultural activity/malpractice, upstream.
But still beautiful, apparently “wild” – this fragile/resilient place includes Crocodile Rock.
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A readily accessible natural wonder … which few human eyes have seen.
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