Bush Portraits II

Early this morning I strode past the rich green of rain-fed vegetation on the Townsville Golf Club beneath dark periwinkle clouds decorated with tufts of white. From Bicentennial Park, I watched the t...

Bush Portraits I

Torrid heat poured down onto Townsville, causing me to ooze copious amounts of sweat as I washed walls and ceilings and scrubbed grout between shower stall tiles with a soapy toothbrush. I think I ...

Thinking Ahead to Canberra

Just beyond sunrise, dew lay in shining throw rugs tossed over Townsville’s lawns and parkway, the sky above clear except for horizon-hugging clouds. To the north, white mounds of cumulus rose a...

On Corals Spawning, and Lotus Lilies in Anderson Park Botanical Gardens, Townsville

At daybreak I walked in drizzle, the nagging calls of little corellas picking holes in the air. House sparrows chirped cheerfully, and a female eastern koel – her plumage all speckled brown and barr...