I enjoy taking photos, even though I mostly never have a good camera with me and so I need to capture moments on my Samsung. I enjoy capturing these moments forever in time. This reminds me of how I felt at the moment of taking the picture and the. So here are some photos I’veContinue reading “Australia: Twenty Seven Summer Views”
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Beach walking and native birds
What do you love about where you live? I love living right next to the beach and being able to walk there each day. There are egrets, rosellas, cocakatoos, gallahs, Australian crows, rainbow lorikeets, tawny frogmouths, dusky moorhens, superb fairy wrens. All flitter and flirt through the brush and low lying bushes near the beach withContinue reading “Beach walking and native birds”
Phantasmagorical Paper Recipes to Fuel your Belly and Brain
As you probably have realised from previous posts about the automated paper town called Paperholme, I’m obsessed with paper art. And here is yet another fragile and whimsical creation that I’ve fallen in love with. Paper is a medium that can trump rocks but not scissors, and in these stop motion animations you will discoverContinue reading “Phantasmagorical Paper Recipes to Fuel your Belly and Brain”
The quirky origins of Australia’s native animal names
In Australia there are more than 250 Indigenous languages including around 800 dialects. Languages are living things that connect people to Country, culture and ancestors. Many words for Australian native animals come from these languages. ‘Keriba gesep agiakar dikwarda keriba mir. Ableglam keriba Mir pako Tonar nole atakemurkak.’ β The land actually gave birth toContinue reading “The quirky origins of Australia’s native animal names”
Embracing the Shamanic Spirit of Australian Wildlife: A Journey Through Australian Power Animals of Land, Sky, and Sea
Australia’s diverse wildlife offers a rich tapestry of shamanic wisdom, insight and power, with each animal embodying unique spiritual teachings. Recognising these creatures as sentient beings of unique intelligences and lives quite apart from our own, in this article we will explore the profound spiritual symbolism and strengths of eight iconic Australian animals. These representContinue reading “Embracing the Shamanic Spirit of Australian Wildlife: A Journey Through Australian Power Animals of Land, Sky, and Sea”
Short Story: Bunjil’s Blessing on Summer Solstice Eve
On the eve of the Summer Solstice, as the sun dipped low over the horizon, casting a golden hue across the sands, the beach was alive with anticipation. Families, friends, and solitary wanderers alike had gathered, drawn by the promise of the longest day, and the magic that it held. Among them was a youngContinue reading “Short Story: Bunjil’s Blessing on Summer Solstice Eve”
Summer Travel: Mushroom Reef Sanctuary, Flinders, Mornington Peninsula
The Mushroom Reef Sanctuary is home to a gigantic mushroom shaped basalt reef near Flinders in Westernport Bay. Located 86 km from central Melbourne, it’s a fantastic day trip for beach-combing, sunbathing, snorkelling or bushwalking. As an added bonus it’s hidden away from the hoards that gather on popular beaches on the opposite side of the Mornington Peninsula in Port Phillip Bay.
Book Review: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
Rating: ππππ Publisher: Black Inc Books Genre: Non-fiction, autobiography, Australian history, SE Asia. Review in one word: Witty This is vivid story of a family of migrants who flee from the killing fields of Cambodia to the inner west of Melbourne to find sanctuary in the early 80’s. Told from the perspective of the narratorContinue reading “Book Review: Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung”
10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #75
It’s edition #75, and witamy to this groovy, time-warping trip into the deep 70’s reverant funk music and then on to the forests of Borneo for a jungle symphony of gibbons Enjoy some spicy cauliflower along the way and play with a curious cockatoo sparring with a plastic dinosaur. Yummy cauliflower fried rice with WillContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #75”
Book Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
Publisher: Magabala Books Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Australian History, Aboriginal History, Archaeology Rating: ππππ This is a hidden book about hidden Australian history. Written by esteemed and respected Aboriginal elder, historian and author Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu tells an alternative version of how pre-European Australia looked according to the original and rightful owners and custodians ofContinue reading “Book Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe”
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