Family ties
One lonely Wedgetail Eagle in a tree, along came two more and then there were three.
gardens
Morning greetings
Three eagles on a windy morning circling circling low above my head and calling, calling: “Here we are” “Here we are” “We love wind” “We love wind” “Our domain” “Our domain”. And then they slide away slide away to another hill. “Here we are”.
Raindrops keep failing
I weep bitter tears when drought breaking rain is forecast and I get just a little bit less than bugger all
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This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends, with the bang of a million trees exploding, with the whimper of a thousand koalas dying, and unbreathable smoke, and blowing dust, and drying earth, and drying rivers, and a howling wind, and a bloody Sun, and a feeling of utter helplessness.
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Snake in the grass – somewhere…
The “Black Dog” is the symbol of depression. The “Brown Snake” should be the symbol of anxiety.
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Eyes wide closed
Having an online map of bushfires in this state, constantly updated, is good because it keeps you informed about what is burning. It is bad because it keeps you informed about what is burning.
The drumbeat of hooves
Every morning I awake wondering if this is the day a million red horses of the apocalypse will come galloping over the western hills.
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Or beetles
I don’t tread on ants carelessly, or thoughtlessly, or recklessly, or deliberately, in fact I don’t tread on ants at all.
Sumer is icumen in
Watching Spring end and Summer begin is like saying goodbye to visiting friends and seeing an enemy coming up the street.
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Also climate change
Cancer and bushfires have this in common – the earlier you can catch them the better the chance of a cure.
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