Platypus are renowned for being shy creatures that are hard to spot in the wild. The only time I've seen one was a couple of years ago here in Tassie in my friend's dam in the Golden Valley. The girls of course have never seen them so this afternoon we... Read more →

One of the things I love about traveling is the unexpected things that pop up on your journey. You're looking for a place to stay and you stumble across a great little cafe with the best burnt toffee almond slice you've ever tasted. Or you're trying to find the turn... Read more →

After spending yesterday chilling out, we were ready to get super early this morning to catch our boat from the wharf in Strahan for our cruise on board the Spirit of the Wild up the Gordon river with the Gordon River Cruises. Our captain was Doug who sung us sea... Read more →

The ocean. The horizon. Mount Oberon. The river. Wildlife. Friends. Five days camping and sleeping under the stars. Bliss. Read more →

It's great having friends who know places to go to around Melbourne. And it's even better to spend a day with those friends visiting one of those places. Especially when that friend is knowledgeable about plants and which ones are good to eat like the native raspberry that was growing... Read more →

Staying at Wye River was incredible. When we came back from our day trip down the coast, we saw a kangaroo standing at the back of our cabin. The next day a three year old girl was walking on the grass outside the cabin, following a koala who was looking... Read more →

I just spent the most amazing five days camping in the bush around Riddells Creek at the wonderul Wild By Nature Village camp run by Firekeepers. The last camp was in January 2020 and it's been a long fifteeen months, waiting to get back out in nature with all the... Read more →

It's easy to get caught up in the things that don't matter. I've been submitting my poetry to literary journals for publications and piling up rejection letters. It's disheartening to say the least. Writing is a strange dance of hope and doubt. Every poem I write is filled with hope.... Read more →

I started these cards on Sunday to encourage us to venture out into nature each day. They are designed to be gentle invitations or a way to set an intention. It's all too easy to get stuck in the house and forget all the plants, trees, birds and insects out... Read more →

It's officially the first week of the school holidays. We are supposed to be out bush at the Wild by Nature Village Camp in Riddells Creek. But we're not. Like everyone else we're confined to home. Luckily for us there's now a virtual village where we can connect several times... Read more →