Month: June 2026

These sturdy beachposts were installed half a century ago, to protect the adjacent shack (long vanished) from the high tides of winter. Now, they have assumed a life and purpose of their own.
I took the photos immediately below in 2015, using my ancient camera and ancient technology..

 

A few weeks back, not long  after a full-moon storm, Sam photographed the same beachposts. As you can see, there has been a massive shift of sand north and/or south – and possibly offshore. By mid-summer, the posts will be half-buried once again.

Acacia pendula: rescued (with permission) from a local wood pile.
Hard as Lignum Vitae; heavy as lead; riddled with hairline fractures; difficult to saw by hand; blunts chisels; (almost) impossible to carve.
In short, a perfect choice for the Boatshed.

Yankalilla River 2

Yankalilla River 1

‘Degraded’ is scarcely an adequate description: more like ‘scorched earth’.
The seedlings are Coastal Wattle (Acacia sophorae) – ground cover to follow.
It is a start.

 

Slow going. Plenty of time to reflect on what might be….

I began with a general idea of Ark –  but this wood has ideas of its own. My job is to keep it simple; remain open; work with the limitations.
I suppose it is a sort of freedom.

Perched at the edge of the dunes, these ‘tiny homes’ are perfect examples of ‘small is beautiful’. During the 50’s and 60’s they  formed part of a thriving shack  community. Of course, they vanished long ago – casualties of who knows what….

still they drift across
sun moon in search of
kindly faces

 

Photos courtesy of Luke Hopton.