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Reasons to be cheerful
I'm finding it a bit hard to be cheerful these days. Heat, smoke, prolonged drought and more fires. Frustration at the lack of action on climate change, while its effects are becoming more... READ MORE
Flame tree, Jacaranda and Silky Oak, are flowering wildly, against the smoke
Flame trees, jacarandas and silky oaks, are flowering wildly, against the smoke. Two months since we nearly lost our house in the Binna Burra bushfire, and fires continue to burn all around us.... READ MORE
Impressions of Barambah
I visited the Barambah Environmental Education Centre (about 50 km west of Gympie, Queensland) back in August. I ran a nature journaling workshop for the staff, and did some field work for a... READ MORE
Christmas gift ideas inspired by Australian nature
It’s that time of year again, and many of us are shopping for gifts. So here’s a reminder of some great gifts you can order from my online store, and Redbubble store. Stories... READ MORE
Beechmont Nature Journal 22nd September 2019
In this cartoon, spring has come to Beechmont, while Binna Burra has become like Shangri-la: mysterious and inaccessible. READ MORE
Beechmont Nature Journal 14th September 2019
A cartoon about last weekend's unprecedented fire at Binna Burra. It's wobbly because that's how I feel right now. But all around our house the birds are singing and I heard a koala... READ MORE