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bushland studies #2: mono no aware

The traditional or pre-modern Japanese aesthetic category of mono no aware generally refers to impermanence of things. It is often interpreted as the ‘pathos of things’–“pathos” (aware) of “things” (mono), deriving from their transience.

What could be more transient than leaves in the local bushland?

This aesthetic category centers on the acceptance of transience and imperfection and it is very appropriate for the flux of nature in the local bushland that we walk in. Mono no aware involves an understanding that transience is a natural phenomenon independently of our relationship with what has disappeared.

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Autumn’s arrived

The weather has changed in the last week. Though the gusty, coastal winds have continued, the day temperatures are lower, and the mornings and the evenings are cooler. There is now a briskness in the air in the early morning prior to sunrise, which is after 7am.

The picture below was made on an early morning walk along the Victor Harbor beach near Bridge Point and the mouth of the ephemeral Hindmarsh River. It is a popular spot for walkers.

pier, am, Victor Harbor beach

Bridge Terrace is an older part of Victor Harbor. We were there on an early morning poodlewalk so that I could photograph the seaside architecture. Once that was done –there’s not that much to photograph — Kayla and I then wandered along the beach.

The location (Eastern Beach) is roughly where the Victor Harbor Council is considering building a second all weather boat ramp, given the congestion at the Bluff boat ramp during the Xmas holidays. The Council will have to deal with the loud objections from the residents along Bridge Tce.

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