Apart from the National Gallery’s and Australian Museum’s blockbuster exhibitions, the best thing about Canberra in summer is being by the lake. And as Canberra is very much a cycling city, the best way to appreciate the radiant blue skies and sparkling water is by bike. You can stop at the major cultural institutions like… Read More The Lake Cycle
This is my contribution to the wonderful monthly blogfest WeAreTheWorld, a Blogfest is all about spreading the love and the cohosts this month are Shilpa Garg,Simon Falk, Mary J Giese, Dan Antion, Damyanti Biswas. Biswas. Biswas. Mother Nature is wonderful isnt she? And without wanting to minimise the negative effects of human induced climate change,… Read More WATB:WeAreTheWorldBlogfest; Mother Nature’s Resilience CSIRO names 212 new species of insects, fish, plants
After returning to Sydney from Cairns, one of the first things I appreciated was a lessening of humidity and heat so the possibility of enjoying an exploratory bushwalk became a peasant option. As I set off for a local track nearby, it felt ages since I had started a walk at mid-morning. The Blue Gum… Read More The Blue Gum Track and The Great North Walk
“In every walk in Nature one receives far more that one seeks” John Muir I I’ve walked dogs in all sorts of terrains; along beaches and the coast, insuburbs, the bush or countryside and sometimes around city blocks, but my current walk-a creekside walk- has a special feel to it. Located in the hinterland of… Read More Mountain Creek Walk
The mangoes are frozen (organic of course!) and the macadamias straight from the tree. Im staying on a beautiful macadamia farm in the far north coast of NSW where life is abundantly lush. My canine companions are Buddy, an older border collie and Mac a nine month old boisterous rogue who is still teething and… Read More Mangoes and Macadamias
Tourists and Other Exotic Creatures “Travel makes one modest;you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world” Gustave Flaubert The tourists here are not particularly friendly and rarely reply to the “Good Morning” I say to every person I meet. The locals however always respond. I think of France where, except in rare… Read More
On a fabulous Spring afternoon that felt more like summer, my friend who is a real nature lover, took me to a park at Maulévrier. This is not your usual French park but a singular creation; the largest Japanese park in Europe. Created between 1899 and 1910 by the visionary Alexandre Marcel, it was restored… Read More An Oriental Park in the Loire Valley
I cherish nothing. No thing that is. In fact I have spent the past three years intenwifying the process of uncherishing things since I sold or gave away 95 % of what I owned and started on my hobohemian (A word coined by Cole Porter) lifestyle house sitting around Australia. You see before then I… Read More The UnCherishing of Things; The Cherish Blogfest
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