Life on the Edge

Generally, when people visit Windgrove they usually arrive by car, truck, bus or walk up from the beach, although I have had the occassional horse rider. Two days ago, however, a Tasmanian emergency helicopter came in real low and circled the property three times. When they approached the Peace Garden they slowed rlght down, almost to a hover, then respectfully, almost quietly, flew on.

It intrigues me to think about what they thought they were seeing. Was the spiral poking up out of its stone well part of Australia's latest missle defense shield? And what was the smoking "tin can" over by the Peace Fire hiding?

The helicopter was in the area because of a bush fire that had been burning in the hills behind Nubeena (about five miles from Windgrove) for several days. My hope is that the crew flew around the Peace Garden and offered up prayers for an end to the fire and the drought gripping this area, an end to the fire bombing of clearfelled old growth forests by Forestry Tasmania, and, an end to the fire power of all weapons of every country.