Year: 2019

The last day of 2019 was spent in the wetlands near Brisbane with pelicans, fairy wrens, black shouldered kites, wood swallows and babies in nests, a fabulous quiet haven just off the airport. We watched the big birds coming in but concentrated on the real ones. It was a blissful time as we watched the…

One more day of the decade left. Monstrous really. I am sure the pace was slower some years ago.We have lived through 2010 – 2019 and now round the corner we meet 2020. Everybody has their version of events. This is mine. In this world we all experience loss, friends, workmates, old folk. In this…

Its been too hot to walk with D and I have missed his company.  Today was overcast so we decided to head out. He was super excited to see us. A way to relax and think about the UK election results, another term of Tory rule, Brexit and BOJO to head it all up. Beggars…

Do you have that special memory of childhood when your parents or someone dear to you introduced you to something new which stayed with you for your entire life? I certainly do, and I would want every child on this planet to have similar experiences. Brisbane City has gone the extra mile and has created…

We all love a good laugh – kookaburras have an unbelievable cackle of a laugh. It brings a smile to my face every time I hear them. I love the fact that they take over a tree, have a good laugh and move on. They register their presence loudly.  Until now they have been fairly…

Summer is officially upon us though the temperatures for November would suggest that it has gained an early entry. To mark the day, and indeed the festive season, Brisbane sang the Messiah with gusto and temperament and we had goose bumps all the way through their uplifting performance at the beautiful Brisbane City Hall. To…

They happen right here on my deck and I watch with some fascination and amusement.  “What do you mean you ate all the sunflowers seeds you greedy thing? I am fed up of all this selfish behaviour. I am going to fly away on my own to a distant branch and don’t you dare follow.”…

Look at these magnificent camphor laurels – trees that create a whole canopy, provide the best wood, give shelter to animals and birds and provide fertile branches for tree ferns. I parked in this street today and then looked at it in absolute awe. Someone got the planning and planting right here didnt they?  You…

Today’s adventures started with  a carpet of yellow as we walked down to the creek which I have struggled to identify and will need a revisit to pick up sample flowers and leaves.I have done that and can now tell you it is the Yellow Jacaranda, Tipuana Tipu, the Pride of Bolivia and another environmental…

When we bought the house nearly six years ago it came with a tiny outdoor’s fridge, for those cool beers on a hot day. It must have been owned by the previous owners for a number of years and we happily took it on. The beers come out icy cold, the white wines perfect in…