Year: 2020

Just back from what I can only describe as an amazing day in the country. Our destination was Rose – mere where a group of us had volunteered to help the wonderful Laurel prune some of her roses. There are hundreds of them, in between nasturtiums, buddleias, stephanotis, bougeanvillea and lots lots more. A gargantuan…

This week was the first week I was back at the Radio Station. 4RPH is the only Reading Radio station in Brisbane. There are similar Reading Radio Stations all over Australia and they are largely community run radio stations. Elaborate but necessary regulations were in place to register digitally, wipe down the benches and cover…

There was so much to see – so many parts of the island to explore! Driving on Main Beach watching the oyster catchers pulling out the cockles from the sand.Walking in the sand dunes and finding interesting prints which made us wonder what animal made them. Beautiful shells and sun bleached wood, fishermen fishing and…

North Stradbroke Island is a short ferry ride from the mainland but the island is a world away from the city and has so much to offer. The wintry sunshine warms us all as we set off to rediscover the island. Straddie as it is called is home to the Quandamooka people. It is the…

A morning in the Botanical Gardens at Mount Coot Tha introduced me to the extraordinary qualities of camellias, their colours, varieties and sports – yes, nothing to do with kicking a ball or exercising. This is a new word in my lexicon to denote mutations of a patterned camellia which are genetically unstable.  Camellias are…

Sunday’s outing was to a favourite destination. Nudgee – that corner of the coastline which is half river, a lot of mangrove and a favourite with birds. It is an area of tidal flats, mangroves, salt marshes and grass lands as well as some forest trees. There were very few birds on this visit. There…

Off to Wesley Hospital today for my bi annual mammogram. I think we are all a bit worried about heading into hospitals or GP surgeries but everything was perfectly organised, so if you are hesitating don’t be, its important to do all your screenings as they become due.  My temperature taken, my position in the…

They say Queensland is beautiful one day and perfect the next. Well yesterday it was awful but today it is perfect once more, so off we went together for a walk and we found the first flowering Queensland Silver Wattle tree looking absolutely glorious – this photo is for you Janet Pollard.  Then we headed…

I woke up to a sunny day, the arctic wind had died in the night, and the skies were that clear blue which sets my heart racing so I went in search of my exuberant four legged friend and we set out on a ramble which exceeded expectations. Offerings from today:  The warmth on my…

Sunday morning and the day dawned glorious and sunny so it called for a road trip which I had checked out during the week. Wivenhoe Lake and Marburg House. We started at the Wivenhoe Lookout with views so typical of Australia – miles of beautiful country stretching out impossibly wide in front of us. In…