Lamington NP: These glorious little creatures
The Red-browed Firetail (Neochmia temporalis) must be one of the most common finches on the east coast of Australia. We see them...
Lamington NP: What do birds do when it rains?
During our recent short stay at Lamington National Park, it rained for much of our first afternoon there. This was disappointing for...
Lamington NP: Albert's Lyrebird
We have just returned from a three day trip to Lamington National Park in QLD on the escarpment that forms the border with north...
Our rainforest garden: The evidence was in the egg-shells
This is a photo of my newest garden, and I have just weeded it. "Wha..aaat!" I can hear you say. "That is not a garden at all, and it...
Our rainforest garden: Look out! There's wallaby poo on the path!
Not everyone likes wallabies. I have a friend who has a beautiful house with a large garden that she established, in a new housing...
Our rainforest garden: Weeds and Terrible Weeds
I classify weeds in our yard into two categories, "weeds" and "terrible weeds". "Weeds" include those ordinary plants that occur...
Pastel painting: Light on the rainforest floor
Many artists paint the majesty and gloom of rainforest, but what about the liveliness of patches of sunlight on the forest floor? ...
