Upfront I need to say I’m an environmental scientist. I need to say that because from what I’ve heard, the things I’m about to say will upset some people, so I want to be clear I am coming from a professional perspective. Operation Kangaroo is an educational campaign being run by the Australian Government in…
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Funny things kids today will never know
Recently a friend was asking on Twitter for things that are different now compared to the 1980’s: At the same time, my youngest Barbarian and I had a conversation and his analogy for a yucky noise wasn’t the familiar one. I commented and he asked, “What does nails down a blackboard sound like?” (asked without…
A to Z Challenge: Theme reveal 2021
This year I’m participating in the A to Z blogging challenge (my fifth time), which starts on April 1st. I didn’t participate last year (surprisingly not because of covid, but because I was away for the month before, leaving no prep time). I wasn’t sure if I would join in again this year, but inspiration…
One piece of advice
In 2021 I’m answering a list of weekly journal questions. Read about it here. What is the one piece of advice you’d give a younger person?No-one is looking at you, or thinking about you… they’re too busy worrying about who is looking or thinking about them. In other words, there’s no need to be self-conscious.…
Two-way waterfall
Described by David Attenborough as “one of the greatest natural wonders of the world” this unusual natural phenomenon in Western Australia is a waterfall that falls in two directions. The aptly named Horizontal Waterfall is formed… when water pours horizontally through two narrow gorges, about 300 metres (980 ft) apart […] The falls occur after water…