Viewfrom our cottage Port Arthur

Agapanthus and Roadkill and Convicts

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March 3rd 2011
We are now ensconced in the south east corner of the state, with a bit of a theme involving our title. In the small towns (very attractive, too) the agapanthus is the preferred means of front fence decoration for many people. Sometimes white, sometimes purple, sometimes mixed. More prevalent on your typical country road, however, is the carcass of the small furry marsupial. For a state w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more