Australia has been burning for the last month. We’ve had hundreds of fires and an immense area of the country has burnt (when you consider 85% of the population live within 50km / 31 miles of the coast). To give you an idea, the map below is the status as of today in just one…
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Field guides to Australia
Australia is lucky enough to have a fauna field guide for each state and territory (the image below is of the app I use for the Australian Capital Territory). Museums Victoria developed them and they are practical, user friendly and much easier to carry around then a text book! They are also free which I…
Swooping Season
Spring is officially here on Sunday (1st September). And with it (well, from late August) comes swooping season. Magpies have already been spotted dive bombing unsuspecting cyclists and pedestrians in my local area. We have a new one this year, which means in the last 12 months some horrid human has been cruel to the…
Christmas in July
I wonder if anyone in the northern hemisphere has ever heard of this? Or if other southern hemisphere countries do this as well? Christmas in July is exactly that – having a Christmas party in July. Why? Well, for us, Christmas is celebrated in summer…in the heat. It’s often in the high 20’Cs / low…
Secret Confession
I have a secret to confess…I love Eurovision! Every year, I make the time to sit and watch the semi-finals, and then watch the finals (the last 3 years live, which means a very early – and cold – start to the day). I love the singing, the costumes, the crazy, flamboyant singers who seem…