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I spotted this out of the window… “What?” You may ask! A Masked Lapwing (also known as a Masked Plover or the Spur Winged Plover ~ Vanellus miles) So I took a closer look (when the bird had gone for a walk) and look what she was sitting on 🙂 Then, a few days later – on […]
‘Mangroves’ vegetate the inter-tidal area between land and sea that gets flooded with the tides. The name Mangrove is therefore applied to any plant that is able to live in salt water whether a tree, a bush, a fern, grass or shrub. Over 18% of the Australian coast line is vegetated with mangroves ~ This week, I was […]
What is this woman doing – Walking along with a stick held aloft? 🙂 … Water divining? Nope ~ Just out for a leisurely evening stroll in the bush 😀 But it can be spoilt when unknowingly one walks into one of these! Spiders in Australia A spider draped across my path waiting for dinner to drop […]
Cultural exchanges in Australia ~ I was in Brisbane last week ~ And with business done… I couldn’t resist popping into the Queensland Art Gallery for a quick look! It fascinates me how they’re able to have such a beautiful big water feature in amongst their delicate art works! For the longevity of the exhibits the […]
Its funny how we clamber to travel and explore other parts of the globe, whilst travellers from other parts of the globe clamber to travel and experience our home turf! Places, that to us are merely where we go about our everyday business are to them a far off distant land worthy of exploring; areas that […]
When Ron Mueck’s exhibition at GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art) came to Brisbane… I went on the opening day! It was an extraordinary experience of observing human forms; finding oneself staring transfixed at bodily details. Peering into the worlds of human beings frozen in time. At times the gallery crowd became part of the scene. The Wild […]
Having just got back from the Trade Fair in Sydney I thought I’d post photos illustrating our booth when I got there – a bare black box – to when fully decked out with our red display stands, maps and the Journey Jottings banner flying over head… However, in the process of taking a short-cut […]
There are times I wish I was more of an early bird! Glorious sunrises… … and the magnificent dawn chorus, which is so beautiful to hear 🙂 Our feathered friends put on such an enthusiastic fanfare as they pour their heart out singing in the day – I wish I got to hear it on […]
After months of the local banksia trees showing only their old scruffy looking seed pods ~ Today, after a lot of rain, I noticed a couple of beautiful fresh lemon yellow banksia flowers blooming 🙂 The genus Banksia is named after the botanist, Sir Joseph Banks who accompanied James Cook on the 1768-1771 voyage to Australia. […]
I frequently go over to Stradbroke Island in the evening to walk. Climbing the sandy hill there’s often the sound of rustling and scuttling in the bush on either side of the track. But hoping to see what makes the noise is generally futile as its survival is dependent upon it remaining invisible to any potential predators – However, […]
