Tag: Australia
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Hanging heads for old skool cool.
In case you were wondering, the practice of head shrinking (known as tsantsa) originated amongst the Jivaroan Indians of the Amazonian rainforest. It was believed that shrinking the head of a slain enemy would allow an individual to both acquire the dead persons soul and protect them against suffering the same fate. The heads were…
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Surfs up.
Location: ///pines.similar.helm31°25.79802’S, 152°55.33074’E A few days fleeing north from chilly Canberra. Up at dawn to watch the sun surface. On the lookout met Robert, with his well-worn satchel holding small bunched wildflowers and stones on which he hand-paints messages of peace. 50% crazy, and 50 % prophet, and 100% good company.
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Cold Toes and Commuting: Winter Challenges with an eBike
Up early this morning for a routine dental appointment. I had planned to ride my eBike the 10 kilometres or so across town to the Kingston foreshore. I brought my bike with the firm resolution to use it as a substitute for car transport whenever possible. Up until now this has been an easy option…
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Where the frack is the snow?
Until our governments acknowledge that we are already in the deep-diarrhoea end of the climate change pool, and that this is an all of planet problem requiring brave, bold and politically unpalatable responses (no ifs, ands, or buts), we are destined for drowning. Instead, it seems we remain reliant on a cheap set of colourful…
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Another day, another abandoned building.
Out for a walk this morning I happened upon an old building in the centre of Canberra that looks like it is straight out of a Batman movie. A plaque on the wall identified it as “Department of climate change, energy, the environment and water” (as if these were 4 seperate things). In a stroke…
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The school of forestry.
Location: ///shorts.finger.entry35°18.2301’S, 149°5.70282’E Out for a walk today and came upon this old heritage listed building. The grounds are being meticulously maintained. The building itself is neglected and deserted. Such a shame. This was the Australian Forestry School. Opened in 1927, the building originally comprised two lecture theatres, a library, teaching laboratory and museum. It…
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