Graffiti

Controversy about aboriginal art sites on the Burrup Peninsula (or rather about their preservation on sites allocated for LNG plants) makes me wonder how the original artists, and their contemporaries might have felt about it. Did they consider them sacred in the way some do now or were there ancient aboriginal parents lamenting irresponsible youth going around with the paleolithic equivalent of the spray can ? On the same theme, if Chinese society continues to "westernise" at the present rate, will the Great Wall of China turn into the world's greatest canvas for angsty Chinese gangstas wanting to remind everyone that they exist and have something to say ? Come to think of it, much of what I see on Perth streets may as well be Chinese for all I can make of it. Whatever happened to Foo ? At least he had personality.

Beautiful morning in Perth. Cold, clear and crisp. Dog has had his run and sniff. He gets so much obvious pleasure from this, I might try it out. We are all neglecting our sense of smell I feel and society is the poorer for it. I may stick to trees, bushes and posts for the time being as I think people might not be ready for the butt-sniff introduction. Waiting now for teenage step-son to work himself up to glacier speed and get to school.