About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Irene, I didn’t even notice the mushroom till the third photo. Your tenacity in recording its bloom and demise paid off in a fascinating series. The shroom got more interesting as its cap aged and separated into a ruffled petticoat. You must have had to be diligent to keep the dogs from becoming too interested.
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the dogs aren’t too interested but I think a possum took a big bite on the first night. I was amazed at how quickly it grew and withered. This series was taken over a period of three days.
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A fascinating sequence of photographs, Irene.
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I enjoyed watching how rapidly it expanded and then withered. Life lived to the full quickly.
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Wonderful series.
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Thank you.
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