Tag Archives: nature

Ocean beach walking: exploring ecologies between Harmers Haven and Cutlers Beach, Bass Coast, Australia.

Posted on December 17, 2023 by susanoliver

I respectfully acknowledge the Yallock-Bulluk people of the Bunurong nation who are the traditional custodians of the Country in which I walked and am writing about here. I pay my respects to their elders past and present, knowing the stories … Continue reading →

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Snow Story

Posted on February 12, 2017 by susanoliver

I have to share a video (see below for YouTube link): please watch billy barr’s deeply moving short story of snow. It’s a Gothic tale of a man living in a cabin in the woods, in winter – all those … Continue reading →

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Ice Art

Posted on January 18, 2017 by susanoliver

“Within a few weeks these murals will be forever gone, but for those who find them, I hope they ignite a sense of urgency.” (Sean Yoro, A’o ‘Ana project website 18.01.17) Reading Georgia McCafferty’s article on artist Sean Yoro’s A’o ‘Ana (The Warning) … Continue reading →

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Seeing beyond the Sandhill Cranes: a trip from Eastern Wyoming into Nebraska.

Posted on June 5, 2016 by susanoliver

A sense of time lies thick and heavy on such a place . . . . The cranes stand, as it were, upon the sodden pages of their own history. Aldo Leopold, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There (1949). On … Continue reading →

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Hot Springs, Atomic Cities, and Craters of the Moon . . . on the Road in Idaho

Posted on May 8, 2014 by susanoliver

‘Our heated sidewalks and dressing room floors keep your toes toasty warm, even on the coldest of nights.’ (www.lavahotsprings.com). ‘Welcome to the sagebrush steppe’ (information board, roadside rest area near Atomic City). ‘We’re praying for rain. There was hardly any … Continue reading →

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Cottonwoods and sky: March 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by susanoliver

Cottonwoods and sky: March 23, 2014 Arrived back in Laramie to azure skies and cottonwoods. I can’t say how much I love those trees, which grow on campus and line many of Laramie’s streets as well as thriving out on … Continue reading →

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