Country Life – Gumboootspearlz

The Diviner

Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Margaret Barr’s “Strange Children” [ballet], 1955 / photographer unknown With her forked stick she walks the surface of the drought. She walks the future of their farms calling water to sing through the twig wherever it may be. She looks for The Dog stars in the…

Journey Planning

Living in Brisbane is enhanced by knowing how handle public transport, but in the Cassowary Coast there isn’t any to handle so I am seriously rusty about how to do it. So settling in well has meant rediscovering how to navigate it. The internet makes it relatively easy to journey plan your trip by rail,Continue reading “Journey Planning”

Country to Coast, Dunes to Highway

The weekend was full of sparks – from nature and events – for stories and poems. It was a time for reconnecting with ABC Open. I met Jo Joyce (producer for the South Coast) in person for the first time. I had worked with her ‘virtually’ for ABC Open when editing with the 500Continue reading “Country to Coast, Dunes to Highway”

Hidden Walks

Originally posted on Following the Crow Song:
Banana Field in Tully Town – June Perkins Every town, urban or rural, has the hidden walks. These are the ones the locals know about and love. These walks can be found in the oddest places. They might be alongside a river, behind a school, near a local…

The country heart opening to the city

Since moving back to the city I miss that the country heart knows the families of the people the streets are named after, and always has the possibility of running into people well known when on a trip to the supermarket. I found that like a security blanket, because everywhere I went there wasContinue reading “The country heart opening to the city”