Waiting

VLine, Victoria’s regional rail network has been having some challenges lately, with wheels and boomgates and schedules, so they offered free travel for first a week, then another.We thought we’d avail ourselves and planned a trip to Clarkefield to meet...

MoP 29: Waiting at the Station

Waiting at the stationThe last train from Clarkefieldis thirty minutes latebut the night is mild and clearwe are alone in the empty carparkwe watch a wild cat as it watches usthis pub-two-houses-and-an-auto-wrecker hamletmust be holding its breath as land is released...

MoP 28: Storm Warnings

Storm WarningsThe barometer tells itso does BOMin colour chartsand temperaturesbut the best, most reliable forecastis from the dog who sits under my desk and will not move unless I do down comes the rainflash the lightning blindsboom the thunder cracksI can tell when...