Rice paddy art in Japan

January 28th, 2010

Rice has been grown in Japan for more than 2,000 years – it is a revered crop which was once even used as currency. In 1993 some clever farmers in the town of Inakadate came up with the idea of using different varieties of rice plants, with different coloured leaves, to create pictures. Others have […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Frank McAlary QC 1925-2010

January 27th, 2010

Frank McAlary QC was a classic example of a bloke born in the bush who developed a very successful city career but maintained a life long love of the land. A passion that was able to be followed by purchasing properties such as Yeeda and Mount House in the West Kimberley region of Western Australia; […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Australian Windmills & Artesian Water

January 6th, 2010

Apparently in some countries a windmill is associated with an image of poverty. But in Australia a windmill is an image of life and prosperity. Much of inland Australia has no permanent surface water so during the annual dry season it would not be possible for animals, birds or people to live there if it […]

Read the rest of this entry »