The University of Adelaide Coat of Arms emblazoned with the universe motto ‘Sub Cruce Lumen’, meaning ‘The light (of learning) under the (Southern) Cross’, might indeed carry a hidden message. Perhaps the symbolic text represented on the feature book is nothing more than artistic scrawl. Or perhaps there is more to it. Look close and […]
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. We don’t pillage, plunder, nor rifle or loot. Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho. We chase off thoses whalers and don’t give a hoot. Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. We spray ’em ‘with water ’till they’re […]
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The Sea Shepherd vessel, the ‘MV Steve Irwin’ has been in in our local waters during March surveying some of the most beautiful waters and diverse marine life on the planet (humbly offered in my opinion). She spent Easter in port at Port Adelaide where we got the chance to tour the vessel, meet the […]
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First it was billed as the lunar astronomical event of the year, a full super-moon, blood-moon lunar eclipse. Then the forecasters told of doom and gloom as all of Southern Australia was to be covered by spectacle smothering wet blanket of high altitude cloud. We canceled our planned trip to a favorite dark sky lookout […]
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A View to a View to a View to a View It begins looking out over a eucalyptus tree line falling away from the the summit of Mount Lofty, the highest place in the region. Soon the detailed structure of leaves, branches and trunks transitions to a rolling velvety green of the Adelaide foothills. Beyond […]
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