by Paula Peeters | Oct 14, 2026 | Ausbirdtober, Cartoons, drawing, Wildlife illustration, Writing
Here’s my responses for days 9 to 14 of Ausbirdtober. Prompt ‘A bit of a mystery’: The Australian Pelican (above) is usually found in coastal areas. But it’s famous for flying hundreds of kilometres to the arid heart of Australia when...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 9, 2026 | Nature journaling, Writing
Please join me this October for a fun way to celebrate Australia’s birds. On each day, start with the prompt for that day (see above), and think of an Australian bird.Then either create a drawing, painting or print;Or write a Haiku (a short poem of 3 lines; the...
by Paula Peeters | Aug 21, 2026 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling, Writing
Do you want to try nature journaling but don’t know where to start? Not many spare moments in your day? Here’s a simple, brief, but beautiful way to respond to nature: a Haiku. A haiku is a type of Japanese poetry. There are many different forms of haiku,...
by Paula Peeters | Aug 20, 2024 | Writing
Last Sunday morning, I was minding my stall at the Beechmont Market. The day was bright, sunny, with a chilly westerly wind. A woman picked up a copy of my book Stories from the Wildworld. She looked at me and said “This is my favourite book. I try to give away lots...
by Paula Peeters | Nov 2, 2021 | Writing
Binna Burra, September 2021 The forest always gives so much. But I need to slow down, to observe, to open myself to its abundance, for this to happen. As I walk into the forest I see the different layers, shapes, colours of green that are the leaves, foliage,...
by Paula Peeters | Mar 7, 2021 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling, Writing
He waits on the bright green grass, alone. As I approach, he walks quickly away (wood ducks don’t waddle). Dark head held high, a cautious eye looking back, watching my every step. I walk by, and he settles back down on the grass, waiting. Wood ducks are grass-eaters,...
