my mountain

i am from tasmania, as my profile states. i go back there a lot because far and away all of my immediate and most of my extended family still lives there while i rebelliously reside on 'the mainland' (this is what tasmanians call the rest of australia, why bother with individual state and territory names when you can just use 2 words to describe the lot!). tasmania is a beautiful state, with tons of natural beauty. indeed about a fifth of the state is world heritage listed. mount wellington, which features in this photo and, i would dare say, in every photo of hobart known to man, is not world heritage listed but it is spectacular in its domination of tasmania's capital. it seems to have its own extremely volatile weather system as well, and whatever mood takes it effects the entirety of hobart town. it is not unusual to see snow on it in the middle of summer. i took this picture in 2003, i think it might have been mands' first visit to tasmania - whether it was or not, i recall my mum took us to show her the 'best place in hobart to take a photo of the mountain'. for your reference and future photo-taking, this location is at the end of newcastle street in battery point.