by kapow | Feb 8, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Resourceful ‘lucky’ country Blessed by natural resources (Meroo Lake, south coast NSW) There are at last two reasons we can claim to be a “lucky” country – a shared and rich cultural heritage and a unique natural resource inheritance. This endowment from...
by kapow | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Sunflowers and hope Sunflowers on the street verge (Photo courtesy of Irene Thom). Late each spring I open a packet of sunflower seeds, place them into egg cartons and nurture them ready for transplanting. Watching them grow and bloom is a joy. They are now in flower...
by kapow | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog, Legal, Miscellaneous
Property rights and boundaries In recent weeks I have been reading a book that highlights the evils of excessive use of the powers of property ownership while also ploughing through a trove of papers that defined a man’s commitment to securing those rights. The book...
by kapow | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Miscellaneous
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH—PERSONAL SADNESS I have benefited from a vocation that has offered opportunities to indulge in research. It has been such a privilege. The excitement of being able to go into the field, to observe, to test ideas of others and develop one’s own...
by kapow | May 29, 2021 | Blog, Miscellaneous
SEAHORSE MONITORING BY WOOLLAHRA COUNCIL, NSW Sydney Harbour is one of those estuaries along the NSW coast blessed with the occurrence of seahorses. One in particular is Hippocampus whitei Bleeker 1855. It was named after John White, the Surgeon General of the First...
by kapow | Apr 25, 2021 | Blog, Miscellaneous
Bruce Thom atop Mount Canobolas on a mild afternoon Going west of the sandstone curtain is a rare event for me. The central west of NSW has long been an area outside my geographic range. So a recent visit with family and friends excited those old instincts...