Drying out
After twelve days on the road followed by a further day of work at home and battling a flu I finally have a day off.
This morning the wind is gusting off the sea and it’s dry. The forest is drying out, kinglets and sparrows flitting around and eagles are being chased by the crows who are trying to nest in peace.
I feel the same way. Letting all that soaked through me just drain out. Watching an afternoon scooter match between Manchester United and Blackburn, drinking tea and smoothies and walking in the woods with my beloved. I’ll have a little ferry ride this afternoon to see a friend and recover a lost laptop bag, and I’m looking forward to the ease and flow of having otherwise nowhere to go and nothing to do for a couple of days.
Drying out.
Welcome home Chris.
Witnessing and noticing change in the place we live is crucial. In Aireys we are fortunate that we are surrounded by National Park – public land that is untouchable by private interests. Even with this security, the character of this place needs needs attention. That’s a story worth telling.
Cheers, Geoff
A Natioal Park….that was a dream for us. The public/private split defeated that idea. Probably the first time in Canada a community has actively campaigned AGAINST a park because it would ruin the values of the community.
There were so many lies and half truths spouted during the campaign to defeat a park on Bowen, that to this day I cannot see why people did it or why they voted against it. Much of the opposition was a personal affront to the sitting Council, and a lot of the opposition crossed the line to libellous speech. It was appalling and was a bad time for Bowen island, and as a result we have ended up with a Council largely composed of actual developers or pro-developer interests.
A National park would have changed the game for the future of public lands and the preservation of wilderness on Bowen. Now the doors are open for private profit to be manufactured at the expense of our public spaces. And we have a Councils who is less willing to protect the public good than they are willing to entertain the facilitation of private profit.
Was a big time for us. But I have refused to let this turn jade my presence here. If anything, it has sharpened it. When you come to visit in the summer, you won’t see any of these politics or machinations. You will simply see the beauty of the land and the incredible generosity of neighbours. That is what matters. The witnessing is about keeping that in play.