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Eddies of Time

The cracks and crevices on this once majestic snow peppermint ( coccifera) tell of the challenges of life at altitude.

Photograph: Deon Scanlon

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The struggle to grow and survive in such an ecosystem, ended due to fire, ice or simply time, is shown in the swirling eddies of this time-worn timber atop Hobart’s sentinel, kunanyi/Mt Wellington. Just as it drew from the barren environment around it in life, this iconic Tasmanian tree gave back to the system that nurtured it, through its death. And so the cycle continues ...
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