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,...

National Museum of Australia and Black Mountain, Canberra

Again, cloudy and pleasantly cool weather greeted me in Canberra’s early morning as I strolled south along Northbourne Street to City Hill, a circular park across Lake Burley Griffin from and in...

Australian National Botanic Gardens

In cool air under cloudy skies, I set out early to explore Canberra, strolling past galahs that perched like pink and grey blossoms above deep red roses in a mini-park, and then on to Sullivan’s...