Imbolc 1998 Newsletter Editorial

Winter has really hit us here in NSW now, every day I am hearing and reading reports of snow falls. There have been some amazing falls in Lithgow and just west of the Great Divide. Even Katoomba has had some small falls. This seems to make the wind and air just that bit colder, and everytime the sun is out, you can find me stretched out in it, trying to warm myself up. A heater can warm you just as well, but I feel that you get a different kind of warmth when it comes directly from the Sun himself. There is nothing quite like the feeling of being touched by the new Sun in Winter.

The currawongs in our area have begun their winter games, and the songs that they sing are simply beautiful. Especially as they flap around showing off to each other. But please do not feed the currawongs, if you live in the Sydney area, as we are encouraging them to breed here, and they feed off the chicks of other native birds. Our cuckoo should be homeward bound soon, and we hope he will bring a mate with him, to keep us awake at all hours with their haunting song.

Winter is a time when we should still remember to conserve our precious water resources, especially this year, as our winter rainfall has been very small. Winter fishing has produced a lot of small fish in the harbour, and it seems to be getting better. Sydney harbour, for many years produced no oysters around the shore, but through the good work of people who help to clean the harbour, and the hard work of Mother Nature herself, we see the harbour starting to regain some vitality and begin to restore herself to her former glory.

Winter football is more than halfway over, and I can feel the call of the summer cricket season. Standing in freezing cold winds will soon give way to sweltering hot days. I give thanks that the wheel is constantly in motion.

What's happening in your backyard, or on your balcony this season?

Blessed Be
Adrianne Harris (NSW Co-ordinator)