Helen Shield

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Radio, sleeping, remedial bushwalking. Views mine not my employer’s (work contact shield.helen@abc.net.au)

Golden retriever puppy with dirt all over his face sits in a garden bed and peeks out from behind the coriander
View of night sky over a nearby mountain, there’s a distinct green glow shooting up and as a curtain of light. It gets purplish above that, and moody clouds hang over it all in the foreground
EXTREMELY cute and fluffy young common wombat marches towards the camera until it pauses, sniffs, and walks off to the side
Sandy-blond wombat nibbling on grass, it’s an especially furry and adorable tank of a creature
Turquoise water, white sand, blue sky, only one small heritage cottage. It’s Maria Island in Lutruwita/Tasmania, home to abundant wildlife and no population of humans.
In a darkened lounge room, the only illumination is the glow of a Christmas tree and a scene on the tv next to it. The screen shows Kermit in The Muppet Christmas Carol, the end of song which goes ‘after all there’s only one more sleep til Christmas’ and he gazes up at a shooting star in a winter sky.
Vivid blue summer sky over a completely empty surf beach. Wide shot, no humans, barely even a cloud. Tasmania is awful, never come here
Facing the wall opposite the toilet, there’s a red hand towel on a railing and above it is a framed red bathing cap illustrated by cartoonist Jon Kudelka with a Tasmanian devil, the creature he uses on his tea towels telling people Tasmania is awful never come here
Photo printed from the internet of legendary actor Stanley Tucci in a black suit and tie. Frame is gold, it’s being held up in front of a Christmas tree
Photo of flowering Waratah (telopea truncata) up Myrtle Forest north of nipaluna/Hobart