Australian Magpies and Yakabindi, Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 2 Townsville: Cloud hung over the city, and cool winds buffeted the fronds of palms shading our yard. Beneath the palm canopies, my wee Aussie garden is gasping for sunshine. Th...

Incommunicado in Western Australia

In late afternoon, slanted rays of sun turned trunks of gums to grey silk, their leaves tattered olive. The curving fronds of palms were slivered emerald washed with gold. Warm air danced with cool, s...

Herveys Range: Bullockies’ Track and Heritage Tea Rooms

In mid-morning, beneath a mix of sun and cloud, Vilis, Janis, and I drove west from Townsville toward Herveys Range, a span of steep-sided hills rearing up and blocking inland grazing lands from the c...

Ross River Weirs, Townsville

In late afternoon, the Ross River ran blue and full, its surface flecked with small waves whipped up by wind, the incoming tide pushing a blend of salt and fresh water upstream through Bicentennial Pa...