Reflections on A Year in Australia

Damp, clinging Townsvillian heat swirled around my limbs as I ran one last Australian run in the brightening light before dawn. Paths within the Ross River Parkway lay wet and pasted with flowers and ...

Australian War Memorial and Mount Ainslie, Canberra

While rain pounded down onto Canberra, I spent the morning working at Novotel before checking out of the hotel just before 11 a.m. Sun and cloud vied for dominance in the skies over the city as I stro...

Australia’s Parliament House, National Gallery, and National Library

Late last evening and into the night, thunderstorms racked the skies over Canberra and poured torrential rains upon city streets. This morning, those streets remained wet, the sky above them dull and ...

More from the National Museum and Botanical Gardens, Canberra

Cloud brooded above Canberra this morning, blanketing the sky over Lake Burley Griffin as Vilis and I strode quickly to the National Museum of Australia. Having a day free from his ecology conference,...