by Paula Peeters | Nov 28, 2016 | Projects, Wildlife illustration
This morning, I’m feeling a bit sad that I’m not in Freemantle, Western Australia. The opening sessions have just started at the Ecological Society of Australia’s annual conference, with a buzz of ecologists: old and young; enthusiastic and...
by Paula Peeters | Aug 13, 2016 | Events, Nature journaling
Forty-two years ago, Nonie Metzler’s property at Jones Hill (near Gympie) was a cleared paddock where cattle grazed. Since that time, the eucalypt grassy woodland that once graced the site before clearing has been making a steady comeback. Firstly, through...
by Paula Peeters | Jul 22, 2016 | Tales of science, Writing
She didn’t need much. While I was busy with my own small worries, my own daily life, this last two years, she was just quietly getting on with her own. I didn’t know it, but she was less than a kilometre from where I live, maybe a lot closer than that. For there are...
by Paula Peeters | Jul 18, 2016 | Events, Nature journaling
I was a bit nervous early last Saturday morning. My first ever nature journaling workshop with a bunch of paying customers! I had previously trialed the format and exercises with a few of my more tolerant friends as guinea pigs. And they survived. They even liked it!...
by Paula Peeters | Jul 10, 2016 | Books, Free downloads and printables, Nature journaling, Writing
Nature journaling is a relaxing and fun way to connect with the natural world. You don’t need to be super-fit, or travel far to do it. Nature journaling improves your powers of observation and ability to see beauty and detail. It’s useful for collecting...