New Zealand through an Author’s Camera

Can an Author Capture New Zealand with a Camera? We’ve just returned from a whistle-stop two week tour to New Zealand. There is so much to see, and although we tried to pack each day full, there was still so much we missed. It is a beautiful country with enough...

Eastern Barred Bandicoot- Recovery team

Welcome to the world of bandicoots There are less than 200 bandicoots left on mainland Australia and some of them are here. All are in predator-proof fenced areas. My friend Jackie and I went out to Mt Rothwell, south-west of Melbourne to help Amy find some Eastern...

Tourist in my own town – Melbourne

Claire Saxby as a tourist in Melbourne We have completed a self-guided walking tour of (some of) Melbourne’s wonderful lanes and arcades. My friend Cath and my son Richard started at the ANZ Bank Building, perhaps slightly over the tourist photos??? While some...

Coffee at Williamstown

Walk, Photos and Coffee at Williamstown My son works in a Williamstown creperie, Breizoz, most Sundays. Although he’s worked there for a while, I’d not quite managed to have him make me a coffee, although the offer has been there. So today, after a break...

Chim chimeree

Chim Chimeree – a flower or a Song? I bought some flowers at the market yesterday, partly because of their name. The florist had written it as chimchimcheree…which immediately had me singing the chimney sweep song from Mary Poppins and wanting to dance...

pics

Random pics from Queensland… wombat caveA wombat cave, minus wombat queensland burleigh headsview of burleigh heads strangler figStrangler figs…I find the idea of these plants amazing…and these were big ones. Poor strangled other tree view from the...