I’ve posted about magpie swooping season before here. From August until November the Australian Magpie is nesting and protects its eggs and young by swooping anything it perceives to be a threat. It’s not much fun for pedestrians or cyclists. I’ve certainly been victim to many a swoop and I try to avoid them if…
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Bees are buzzing
Spring blooms are well and truly out and with them has come an influx of bees. I’m sure our native bees are around but they are mostly tiny (and quiet) so it’s the European bees mostly see and hear. I love bees. Not only because of the essential role they play in our ecosystem, but…
Spring is here
I’ve done it; survived another winter (the 1st of September was our first day of spring). I understand why the birds are preening and chirping like crazy… I feel a little bit that way myself. I remember when I was a kid, we used to say this silly little poem at the start of spring…
Tomorrow is launch day
Tomorrow the first of my podcast series, The DownUnder Mystery Club, launches. You can find the trailer (and tomorrow the first episode) by going to the podcast tab on the menu at the top of this page. The podcast traces echoes of real Aussie mysteries into fiction. Hopefully you’ll learn about some intriguing Aussie mysteries…
In-flight; the long way home
When this posts, I will be somewhere between Darwin and Canberra, on my way home from the annual RWA conference. I don’t think people realise how big Australia is (including some Aussies). To get home I need to take two flights. The first leg is Darwin to Sydney, the second a short jump to Canberra,…