Expansive vistas are hard. Looking out over a landscape that takes your breath away and trying to articulate to someone else why is the realm of poets. It’s not easily expressed. It’s easy to see why you say; “just look at it, out there, at all of it!’ And that’s it right there, the ‘all […]
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Serpentscape
This serpentine landscape has probably lay here unseen, unnoticed, unadored. Perhaps someone keen on Google Earthing may have noticed as they explore in the digital realm. For me its a wonderful discovery as I fly over this landscape on my way home. The more I discover about the Barker Inlet wetlands the more I love.
Read MoreSunburned Country
Looking out over the Mundi Mundi plains the allure of the Australian outback is palpable. The vista is breathtakingly expansive, the remoteness liberating. As that fiery orb sets over the Bimbowrie Conservation Park, bringing a relieving coolness to the day, I’m reminded why we call her a sunburned country. #Sunset #outback #vista #landscape #sun #mundimundi […]
Read MoreThe End of a Perfect Day
The end of a perfect day. The wind has calmed and the seas have smoothed at least for a while. In a few minutes the sun will be gone and the azure blues of twilight will replace the golden glow of sunset. Until then a fiery spotlight holds us in a silhouette as we gaze […]
Read MoreHeavy Metal
When you turn onto the Arkaroola road out of Yunta you are greeted with several warnings about heading north-west. Aside from reminding you about the dangers of heading into remote locations it proclaims the road being suitable for four wheel drives and heavy vehicles only. Metal roads (from the latin ‘metallum’) with many creek crossings, […]
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