Intriguing Aussie Vegetation

Australia, like any large continent, possesses a great diversity of landforms and vegetation types. During our explorations in this country, Vilis and I have learned to recognize broad vegetation cate...

On Blogging and Poincianas

Writing this blog is forever a game of catch-up. Vilis’s and my recent adventures in the desert, Daintree, and on the great Barrier Reef punched big holes in my writing time, but provided exciti...

Images from the Daintree

The Daintree, so rich and lush with plant and animal life, offered Vilis far more photographic opportunities than I was able to include in Wednesday’s post. Thus, I’ve dedicated today̵...

Spinifex

In February, I listened to an ABC radio documentary about the Simpson Desert, in which Dr. Chris Dickman of Sydney University discussed the pivotal role spinifex – a spiky, slow-growing, clump-formi...