These Astonishments Cosy Corner, southern coast, Western Australia Surmounting the dune I observe in the same instant in the cove’s confine a man kitted in tartan kilt squalling a bagpipe, a dinghy glinting while dinting the wind-whitened chop, surfers waiving a minor wave, women in beachwear reconfirming beauty’s contours, young boys jigging kites and fishermen twitching lines tied to the tossing blue … Then as I sit down to jot down these astonishments a dripping dog trots from the sea with a piece of driftwood for me! Andrew Lansdown Dog i He is not ashamed…
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