When I look back over the past 20 years living in the bush,I see the great bits of a life in rural Australia. I like the view from hereIt is highly possible that I came to the bush at a time when I was alert to settle into myself. Its lack of frippery opened me up like a Y incision and forced me to look inside. Nature does that. whether I had not have been alert for the sort of self examination that space and solitude bring, I fairly easily could have hated it. And still, and there were times when I did. Big sky,wide streets and the small minds in open sight – they’re hidden in the city – could be a prison without choices. So that is my disclaimer. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com