newcastle nsw au photos, city, port, valley : MINMI AN OUTER SUBURB

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

MINMI AN OUTER SUBURB

A little rural village that has almost become a suburb. People still ride trail bikes and horses to the pub surrounded by bushland but for how long.

4 comments:

simon kutcher said...: How I miss the country pub (even if it is slowly becoming part of the urban sprawl); Tuesday, August 07, 2007 1:16:00 pm
Anonymous said...: That would be the spot for me to settle in. Wow. I like it a lot.

I published some computer generated art on my blog today. Brookville Daily Photo; Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:32:00 pm
Keropokman said...: i read horses.

really? people ride horses as transportation there?; Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:40:00 pm
julia said...: Thanks for visiting Minmi, I hear the note of nostalgia for a 'two-horse town,' scene of recreational riding, although a few head of cattle were there and may need rounding up.; Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:49:00 am

THE future.... restating the obvious at the time of the Copenhagen summit Dec 09

Outstanding films are made about natural history. We know much more about nature than ever before. Every aspect of habitat and biodiversity is demonstrated before us in stunning images.
Yet, it is perverse. Does this influence our reactions to nature? To the global community? Are we influenced towards conservation and towards lessening the pressures on the environment by significant change to our lifestyle. We are interdependent with nature. It is vital. What is the excuse for inaction, for instance, loss of species, for one, would be self-evident to believers and unbelievers of climate change alike.
Who will change the impact of their western lifestyle? It takes much more than doing away with plastic shopping bags!
Perhaps the glossy wildlife films about bounteous and rich, remote environments are really only a form of entertainment and escapism. The reality of our local communities and their stand offs with nature will never be related in our mind with the glamourous nature films nor seen as every bit as vital.
To rehash: Climate, conservation, economy, global warming and sustainability are not separate concerns. An organic approach makes the most sense, nay, is the only valid approach to a combination of challenges.