Aussie Frog Operas and Reptile Portraits

Again last evening, the sound of steady rain lulled me to sleep, as did soothing melodies sung by frogs ensconced in our yard. I’ve identified only three frog species  – green tree frog, orna...

Rain and the Northern Lights Film Festival

In early afternoon, I walked in the rain, thunder rumbling from within dense, pale cloud above. Schoolboys cycled furiously past me, squinting against the slanting downpour that covered the parkway pa...

Cool Aussie Trees

With over 700 species of eucalypts alone, Australia possesses an amazing variety of trees. During our travels, Vilis and I have been enchanted by brilliant white ghost gums clinging to red rock walls ...

A Closer Look

This morning, as I strolled the Ross River Parkway in Townsville, poincianas painted scarlet onto feathery green, and huge, bare sandbars lay exposed in the river. Clouds brooded overhead, only fragil...