Watching the migration of humpback whales is always an amazing experience that I don’t think I could ever tire of. Sunday morning’s commercial boat trip was my third time out on a boat to spot whales enroute from Antarctica to … Continue reading →

Apparently it is possible to get wetter. The video above was shot yesterday afternoon from my bedroom (I’m still working from home for the most part). It continued throughout the afternoon, into the night and this morning was another wet … Continue reading →

The major news headline in Australia this morning was the opening of Australia’s borders to all international travellers who are fully vaccinated. Seeing videos and photos of loved ones hugging each other at the arrival hall brought a tear to … Continue reading →

Sunflowers are one of my favourite flowers and so I decided I wanted to see the sunflower fields in the Liverpool Plains, which is four hours’ drive northwest from Sydney. The sunflowers bloom from November to early February and it … Continue reading →

These days I like to go to the “Memories” page of my Facebook account to look back at what I did on that day years ago. Many of the past pictures that show up are hiking pictures from my seven … Continue reading →

One of the best things about summer in Australia is cherries – eating and picking them. I love cherries and more so the ones picked by myself! A and I picked 7kg in total while my uncle, aunt and cousin … Continue reading →

Sydney gifted us with good weather on the first day of 2022. It was a balmy day reaching a top of 27°C and so A and I decided to head to Boobera Pool in Heathcote National Park for an afternoon … Continue reading →

I had two quintessentially Australian birds visit me today while I was working away at my dining table. A silly kookaburra, which thinks the wire belonging to the fairy lights that hang on the Lilli Pilli tree is a worm, … Continue reading →