Hubris and things that press my buttons.

I wonder if humans of planet earth were a collection of an alien planet, what would be in that collection and what would it say about us?

19 weeks in on a 6 month road trip tracing Australia, we turn the corner of the Western Australia coast and begin to head east.

Musings during a 15 day stay at the property Ahimsa once home to environmentalist, lawyer, feminist and Buddhist Marie Byles. Researching Marie’s life, walking where she walked and following connections with author Gillian Mears who was also inspired by this woman. 31 Jan- 14th Feb 2024

I sit writing this under one of my favourite trees in palm grove section of Tamborine National Park. .Nearby a creek flows, the occasional birdsong can be heard whipping through distant tree tops. Underfoot Lillypilly fruit and palm fronds brown, returning to the earth.

Poverty will only be made history when nature enters economic calculations in the same way that buildings, machines and roads do. Partha Dasgupta

I can smell an election in the air and there are a few things on my mind I reckon the politicians are getting very wrong and are ready for some lateral thinking….

• Housing

• the Environment

• the Arts

it is timely to step back and refocus our attention on things that matter rather than what the media and political spin doctors say matters.