An A to Z of places I have been
June 9, 2012 at 12:07 am | Posted in Australia, Experiences, Nature, Writing | 4 CommentsTags: Aborigines, Ampilatwatja, Armidale, Burra, Canberra, Central Australia, Dreamtime, Hermannsburg, Kiama, Lake Macquarie, Moss Vale, Narromine, night ski, night sky, Perth, Sydney, Wollongong
This post was inspired by a creative writing prompt on Strangling My Muse.
A Armidale University, where three of my sons graduated.
B Burra, a lovely little historic country town– the longest I had lived in one place (six years) since 1968.
C Canberra, the national capital, designed by Walter Burley Griffin, and home to many repositories of national importance.
D Dapto, where my family came for a couple of months in 1954, after we arrived in Australia.
E Earning a living as best I could.
F Finding out about inland Australia on a four-month caravan trip in 1980.
G Going into the depths of despair, and climbing out again.
H Hermannsburg, the birthplace of famous Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira, where I taught for four years, and became school principal.
I Imagining something better, and finding it.
J Jousting with cancer and winning.
K Kiama, which was a lovely little place when I was a child, but is now suffering the blight of urban growth.
L Lake Macquarie, the largest coastal lake in NSW – beautiful!
M Moss Vale, almost an English village in an Australian setting – well, it does rain a lot!
N Narromine, where I found out the meaning of passion.
O Observing the magnificent night sky in remote Central Australia
P Perth, the capital of Western Australia – not so long ago the only capital city with a country town atmosphere.
Q Queensland – coastal and inland – a state of natural beauty and destructive mining.
R Realising a dream in the self-publishing world.
S Sydney University, which I attended for one term in 1966.
T Teaching the children, and learning about indigenous people and life (and about myself) in the small and remote community of Ampilatwatja.
U Underground in an old gold mine.
V Valuing the joys of birthing and being mother to five wonderful children.
W Wollongong, a once-thriving city, now trying to re-invent itself after losing most of the region’s manufacturing industries.
X X-ercising my right to vote, to protest, to be involved in the life of my town, state and country.
Y Young Hospital, where my youngest child was born.
Z Zooming in on a Dreamtime place in the desert.
Linda Visman
8th June 2012
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