What a marvellous piece of engineering is the humble windmill. Distributed throughout the Gillman wetlands is a system of underground interception drains with good old fashion windmills. These windmills pump hyper-saline ground water to the surface allowing a freshwater lens to develop below. And all this time I had thought they were there just to […]
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All Paths Lead Home Another image captured in the wetlands near Barker Inlet, South Australia. I miss my daily commute to and from work and the chance to pull over and capture more of this amazing wetland area near Barker Inlet. As my working days are now few and with very, very long days when […]
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In the distance it is raining. There is no doubt about that. Will it stay out there on this serene ocean or is it a portent of calm before storm. How odd the direction the rain is falling both towards the north east and the south east. There must be strange winds blowing out there […]
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This parched hillside in the Barossa Ranges caught my attention due to the interesting lines carved into the barren ground. As I got closer the ground began to wriggle and quiver like some larval infestation. It struck me how close to the truth that idea really was. The cause of those abstract striations revealed.
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There once was a rascal of a schoolboy who’s name was Jeff. I’ve no first hand knowledge of his adolescent reputation other than the recollections of a good friend. What Jeff had was a vision for his city to transform it from just another big city into a world class expression of urban life. As […]
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