the volume and depth and intensity of the world
is something that only those on foot
will ever experience.
Hilaire Belloc
©Louise Creely, 2022
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About the dragonfly
Weekly wisdom: take a hike
©Louise Creely, 2022
Weekly wisdom: a rut so deep
For some, stability is the glue
that holds their life together.
For others, a rut can be so deep
it becomes their grave.
Change is threatening because we can’t control it. But change has a silver lining. Read more…
Weekly wisdom: Perspective II
Right now, it feels like the world’s tipped off its axis, as we face the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown. But here’s a bit of perspective:
“If we all threw our problems in a pile
and saw everyone else’s,
we’d grab ours back.”
(Regina Brett)
(Copyright: Louise Creely. All rights reserved)
Weekly wisdom: perspective
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They say you only live once.
Actually you only die once…
You live every day.
On the streets of our town
Love it or hate it, street art is hard to ignore. For some, it brings colour and movement to the city. For others it’s just one more anti-vandal job for local councils.
For me, it is a vibrant reimagining of urban spaces that pulls us out of the every day. Walk with me through the streets of Hobart, Tasmania.
@stormiemills
This is definitely my art gallery of choice…
#luffyrae
Street artists work with an imperfect canvas, often in the dark and the avoided corners of our cities. What they create is a different perspective, a fresh take on an old story.
Moon tag…
@ghostpatrol
Still not convinced? Banksy has the last word: “People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.” Amen to that.
Fierce! Artist Unknown
#phibs
Magic and mystery at Mount Field
Just an hour’s drive from Hobart, following the beautiful Derwent River, is one of my favourite places in Australia. Mount Field National Park. It’s the perfect place for a walk – from a leisurely stroll to stunning Russell Falls, to an epic trek around the Tarn Shelf.
Russell Falls
On this icy day, we take the middle ground – a short, but fascinating walk on the Lady Barron Falls circuit, past Russell Falls and through the tall trees walk. It takes about 2.5 hours and there’s a few stairs in there to get your heart rate up – and it’s worth every step.
Fungi fairyland
… a fungi fairyland
It’s amazing what you notice when you really look. All that’s missing here is a couple of fairies flitting around. Wait, what was that?
Oh. It’s EB. He’s found a set of stairs to drag me up, so he’s a bit excited. Only 248 of them (yes, I counted). So much for strolls through fungi fairyland.
Land of the giants
Prepare to be incredulated (is that a word?). The Tasmanian swamp gum is the tallest flowering plant in the world. The tallest recorded in Tassie was 98 metres, so the Mount Field ones are shorties really. 70+ metres short…
Tasmanian swamp gum (Eucalyptus regnans).
As they grow, the lower branches break off, leaving a sleek trunk reaching ever-skyward. They’re so fascinating I got a sore neck just staring up at them.
Did someone say short?
Forest of the fallen
There’s a strange beauty even in the fallen giants. From the earth they rise, and to the earth they return…
There’s nothing quite like nature to lift you up and bring you down to earth.
Nature’s artwork…
After all that walking, slipping into the Derwent Estate and Stefano Lubiana wineries on the way home is the end to a perfect day. Cheers.
Weekly Wisdom: Embrace the new
After an epic move from the sunny north coast of NSW to chilly but fabulous Hobart, we’ve emerged from behind the packing boxes to embrace this new land.
More on Tasmania’s wonders later, but here’s a quote to kick off this next adventure — and maybe to encourage you in taking that leap, whatever it may be.
“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”
Alan Cohen
Kayaking on the Derwent
Weekly wisdom: take the step
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Sometimes the smallest step
in the right direction
ends up being the
biggest step of your life…
tiptoe if you must,
but take the step
Toby Mac
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EB on the streets of Cascais, Portugal
Flight path 