Jackson's Ephemera

Perth

  • You Can’t Count the Oceans

    I am remembering a big and wild day at Cosy Corner in Falcon, Western Australia. One of those late afternoons where the onshore drops off just a little, so while it’s not clean by any means, it’s also not blown to pieces. And the glare disappears as the sun goes down, so the Diamond Sea Continue reading

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  • Seaward Village: No Map Completion

    Each time I return to Perth’s Western Suburbs, I’m saddened to see iconic, older homes replaced with yet more square, glass-fronted mansions that have zero congruence with the natural beauty of the area. Entire streets are steadily being filled with oversized concrete boxes; houses that are at pains to appear striking and ‘contemporary’, but look Continue reading

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  • McIver

    When I think of Perth, I think of McIver station. A station that appears almost as central as you can get on a map of Perth, nestled beside the busy knot of the Graham Farmer Freeway interchange and one stop away from Perth Station itself. But despite its geography, everything about McIver feels peripheral. In Continue reading

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