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Peter Grant

@auntyscuttle.bsky.social

Tasmanian nature writer, photographer, walker and pilgrim.

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#naturewriting
3 nights camped in an ancient Tasmanian forest was like living in a fairytale. www.naturescribe.com/2025/04/?m=0

25.04.2025 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Return December? [ This post was originally published in Forty South Tasmania , Issue 115, Summer 2025. I wrote it before the summer of 2024/25, but reprodu...

A sad squeak from a
small island. Summer bushfires have burned nearly 100,000 hectares of Tasmania’s wilderness, including ancient, irreplaceable rainforest. I wrote this piece pre-summer, hoping history wouldn’t repeat itself. It has. #naturewriting #Tasmania

www.naturescribe.com/2025/02/retu...

26.02.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there a more wondrous creature than a platypus? An egg-laying, duck-billed, beaver-tailed mammal must surely be a hoax. In my 40 South Tasmania column, I write about one in our local Hobart Rivulet. #naturewriting
www.fortysouth.com.au/the-patch/th...

28.11.2024 04:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climb that tree, Mr Darwin - Forty South

When Charles Darwin visited Hobart in 1836, he was impressed by the view from our mountain, kunanyi/Mt Wellington.

He was less impressed by our eucalyptus trees. In my essay in 40 South Tasmania, I dare to take the great man to task!

#naturewriting #tasmania

www.fortysouth.com.au/the-patch/cl...

22.11.2024 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooops - posted too soon. It looks very interesting here. I hope it maintains its edge, ... And trust you are well too.

21.11.2024 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Alex

21.11.2024 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you had gloves on πŸ˜‚ Those spines are not mucking about. They're enough to deter most predators ... but not cars, alas. Good job moving it to safety.

16.11.2024 03:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Surely the world needs more echidna photos. Here’s one from the patch of bush behind our home in Tasmania. Plus some of my #naturewriting in 40 South Tasmania
www.fortysouth.com.au/the-patch/i-...

16.11.2024 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Spirit of Bushwalking β€œCovid-19 has been a blessing in disguise: Discuss.” Perhaps it’s too soon for any examiner to dare set that question. But … might there be ...

One example, looking at one small corner of a vast room. This piece ruminates specifically on walking and spirit. www.naturescribe.com/2021/02/the-...

15.11.2024 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone out there looking at the intersection of faith and the environment?

15.11.2024 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0