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26th Jan 2020 Sharon books

Australia Day or Invasion Day or Survival Day

Just want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land upon which I currently live and walk, here in Toowoomba Queensland, the lands of the Jagera, Giabal and Jarowair people and pay my deep felt respect to elders, past, present and emerging. The land on which I currently live has a … Continue reading Australia Day or Invasion Day or Survival Day

26th Jan 2020 Sharon books

Australia Day and #BookSnapSunday

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w44MIAEuS/ This weeks book snap is Stan Grant's important reflection on our Australian nation identity and the tensions that exist therein. Grant is an eloquent and powerful writer on a topic that is crucial to modern Australia and how we choose to move forward in the contested space of national identity. For more Australia day … Continue reading Australia Day and #BookSnapSunday

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.  Acknowledging that Aboriginal sovereignty over these lands has never been ceded.

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In the run up to Halloween sharing another great ghost story; Pine by Francine Toon, really enjoyed this haunting Scottish tale, that actually starts at Halloween and uses Celtic myth and paganism to tell a very modern tale complete with ghostly apparitions. Set in the haunting, wild, Scottish highlands. A great Halloween read and a gorgeous book. #halloween #Bookstagram #books #mystery #NatureWriting #NatureReading
Dia de los muertos (Days of the dead), Halloween fast approaches, do you have a good ghost story for the season? I recently read R.J.Palacio's Pony. A young adult western/ghost story, picked it up because of the striking cover featuring the black Pony with the white head, like a skull. Loved it, a haunting, in every sense, coming of age mystery about courage. A ghost story and a great read. #DiaDeLosMuertos is a festival I am fond of, you always need at least one good ghost story for this time of year. #halloween #Bookstagram #Books #GhostStories #Western #R.J.Palacio
Breakfast on the run, coffee, a danish and a book. Just finishing Tony Park's excellent thriller #BloodTrail, rhino poaching, muthi, abduction and covid, quite a narrative mix. Strong female characterisation, a page turner, overall a great escapist read. Even appealed to my nature loving, conservation interests. First time I have read #TonyPark won't be the last. Discovered this one through #BrothersnBooks. #Bookstagram #books #BooksAndCoffee
My copy of Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal arrived this week, some serious paleontology to dip into between other reads. Still have to read Dinosaurs Without Bones: Dinosaur lives revealed by their trace fossils. I picked up a copy shortly after we returned from our visit to Winton earlier this year, really got to push that one up the TBR list. So many books, so little time. If I could just read all day and still collect a pay check I would be a happy person.
Yesterday I posted about Dave Goulson's book Silent Earth, today I am trying to put into practice some of Goulson 's excellent Actions for All, the final chapter where he gives a list of things we can do to promote a better environment. Starting with "encouraging environmental awareness", he encourages us to spread the word whenever we can, using social media or any means we have. Have those conversations. His next action is "greening our urban areas" , we should all try grow something, something that feeds our environment or ourselves. I have naustursiams growing like weeds down the side of the house, bees and other bugs love them, I give them no care at all and they flourish, surviving even our hottest weather, the flowers can be added to salads, especially since I have a blanket ban on the use of all insecticides and herbicides in our yard!
Just finished the excellent #SilentEarth a plea to act before it is to late. Goulson is great at making science accessible and bugs irresistible. Inspiring and empowering despite the environmental challenges we are facing. A highly recommended read. #Environment #NatureWriting #NatureReading #insects #Bugs #BooksAndCoffee #Books #Bookstagram
Another Saturday morning planting trees, is there any better way to start the weekend. #WildernessSocietyToowoomba #MovementForLife #TreePlanting
Just a random black swan pic from the trip home. We have to have regular stops for the car sick princess Ada, so stopped at his rec area, lots of bird life. #BlackSwan #QLD #bird
Must head back to civilization 😒. Love the stark beauty of sea washed timber, seeing more and more casuarinas tumbled by encroaching high tides. Theodolite has a magical beauty and pulses with life, will miss these walks but must go back to work. #nature #NatureWriting #TheodoliteCreek #Woodgate

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