newcastle nsw au photos, city, port, valley : PHILATELY

Saturday, December 22, 2007

PHILATELY

From Australia Post. Fifty years of Christmas Stamps.
And imagine the wonderful strains of Bach's Christmas Cantata and hear the perfection of the chorales. ({Played on AustBCFM)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: WoW...this was just lovely & perfect for this wonderful Christmas season...Wishing you a merry Christmas & a Wonderful New Year ahead. May the New Year bring lots of joy, happiness & prosperity in your life & your loved ones.; Sunday, December 23, 2007 2:18:00 am
Jules said...: Hi Julia - thanks for visiting Rabaul DP. Being an Aussi expat up here (from Brisbane) it is great to catch up with Aussi blogs.

Merry Christmas to you too!!!; Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:47:00 am
GMG said...: Merry Christmas Julia!
Have a great time!
Gil
Blogtrotter; Sunday, December 23, 2007 10:41:00 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.