Hugh Bollinger / Monday, April 18, 2011

Bursting with Life

The great Australian Outback is bursting with life this year. Record breaking rains are rejuvenating vast landscapes awakening long dormant roots, seeds, and tubers in the desert. Iconic places like the Simpson Desert, the Kimberley, and Lake Eyre have been transformed into gardens of wildflowers, ponds, and wide muddy lakes and rivers. Lake Eyre , a large and normally dry basin in South Australia, has been filled with runoff from rains double the amount normally registered for the region-- and it is still raining in the Outback. The Weekend Australian reported on the impact of all this unexpected moisture has had on the regions cattle stations, diverse plants, and abundant birdlife. [caption id="attachment_3499" align="aligncenter" width="638" caption="Lake Eyre"]

[/caption] The rains in much of Australia can be sporadic, extreme, and unpredictable when they do occur. However, the benefits from such watery events have caused even tough cattle drovers to declare "that there's a bit of spring in everyone's step" as the heart of Australia explodes in a kaleidoscope of colors. This should remind us of the amazing restorative capability of the natural world under the proper conditions. WHB

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