by Paula Peeters | Sep 22, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Cartoons, Nature journaling
In this cartoon, spring has come to Beechmont, while Binna Burra has become like Shangri-la: mysterious and inaccessible.
by Paula Peeters | Sep 14, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Cartoons
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 bellow just before I posted this. So life goes on, and I’m...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 13, 2019 | Writing
I found this charred piece of someone’s book on the edge of Timbarra Drive, Beechmont, where 10 houses were destroyed by fire last weekend. I talked to some firefighters who were patrolling the area in a truck, and thanked them for the amazing work they had done to...
by Paula Peeters | Jul 20, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling
Winter days in Beechmont have been cool, clear, still and sunny. Apart from a week of much needed rain, and the occasional windy day. I have been preoccupied with many other projects, but managed to squeeze a bit of nature journaling in too. Here’s a page I...
by Paula Peeters | Apr 30, 2019 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling
Autumn in Beechmont brings clear, calm days. Rose robins squawk softly from the trees, while yellow robins inspect the pea and bean seedlings emerging in the vegie patch. Soft rain and bright sunshine brings out the greens. The dogs are frisky now the hottest weather...