Monthly Archives: September 2022

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit

❝ Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-09-18)

In brief: 🌳 Dan slammed for ‘nanny state’ rules in Victorian parks (2022-Sep-18) [News.com.au] 🌳 Patagonia founder gives away $4.4 billion company so all profits will fight climate change (2022-Sep-15) [ABC|News] 🏛 Satanic panic is making a comeback, fueled by … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-09-11)

In brief: 🌳 World heading into ‘uncharted territory of destruction’, says climate report (2022-Sep-13) [The Guardian] 🏕 In ‘Edge of the Unknown,’ Jimmy Chin Goes Beyond the Instagram Wins and Fails of Elite Athletes (2022-Sep-12) [Outside Online] 📌 Sharing Fake … Continue reading

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September – Poorneet Tadpole Season

Poorneet Tadpole Season (September-October) Temperatures are rising but the rain continues. Flax-lilies are flowering. ❝ You get a frog and tie his back legs and then put a great big cod hook . . . And you’d have to put … Continue reading

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In the September-2022 Sky

03 Sep – Mars forms second “eye” in Taurus the Bull with Aldebaran in morning sky 08 Sep – Waxing moon close to Saturn in evening sky 08 Sep – lunar perigee at 364,492 km 10 Sep – Full Moon … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-09-04)

In brief: ⛷️ Body of skier found in Snowy Mountains on third day of police search in Kosciuszko National Park (2022-Sep-06) [ABC|News] 🏛 Victoria passes laws banning stealthing and requiring affirmative consent (2022-Aug-29) [The Guardian] .. 🌳 ‘Stealth privatisation’ in … Continue reading

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