Open your eyes to Australia
A recent trip through central Victoria reminded me of the dangerous and frightening threat posed by floods. Road closures, due to wide, fast-flowing rivers, highlighted the dangers threatening many small country towns.
Returning home I reflected on the significance of floods in my own local area. Continue reading “A Land of Flooding Rain”
© Kelly Shaw
Recently we spent the day searching for a message from the past. Hundreds of years ago the Wiradjuri tribe had left their mark on the walls of an impressive area not too far from our home.
I live on the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. On most days recently, I have been walking to the end of my street. Here the fire track begins. The rough, sandy track forms a pathway through the bush, giving fire trucks access in the event of summer bushfires. The track becomes a series of pathways, the further you wander into the bush.
The Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, is a large, flesh-eating marsupial. Its head is like that of a dog and it has a very wide and powerful gape. Continue reading “Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine)”
