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We’re but a sneeze in time

November 15, 2007

If, during this Australian federal election campaign I hear one more politician’s deceptive spin on why tax cuts are more necessary than money and incentives for the environment to curb climate change, the skin on my already sceptical hide will become doubly thick and I will become irreversibly afflicted with GOMS—grumpy old man syndrome.
My consistent [...]

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The bearable lightness of green

November 1, 2007

I walked through a myrtle, sassafras and wattle rainforest last week and it was akin to swimming through green light. A rare clear day allowed the sun to penetrate the umbrella’d canopy and make translucent and reflective the many thousands of leaves it bounced off of on its way down to the forest floor. Such [...]

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How many?

May 12, 2005

Ah, the delights of living alone.
After two months of steady visitors, this week has been quiet; especially the house at night when the only sound track playing is the soft, repetitive murmuring of Roaring Beach.
Like a bear retreating to his den, I have sought out the house’s inner sanctum for time alone. No guests or [...]

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Sky Dream

May 2, 2003

Late this afternoon, near the center of a large circular native grass sanctuary, I lay down on the warmed earth. The ground was soft with moistness, but not damp; the grass no taller than a golf green. The autumn sun was pushing out gold.

I lay on my back and looked up [...]

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