Beneath Hill 60

At dawn, I pedaled hard for five kilometres to the Nathan Street bridge, and then home again, thinking of the beacon shining at the end of what would be long and intense day of writing. That beacon wa...

Townsville Markets and ‘Going Bush’

Early this morning, dew shimmered like a glistening sheet fitted to the contours of the golf course’s dips and rises. Mist hung over the parkway’s lawns as I ran past Aplin’s Weir, glad to b...

Borrow Pits, Townsville

First off, the answers to yesterday’s black-and-white bird quiz are as follows: A. Magpie Goose; B. White-breasted Woodswallow; C. Australian Pelican; D. Australian White Ibis; E. Australian Magpie....

Celebrating Easter at Sunrise

Jolted from sleep by our 4:30 a.m. alarms, Vilis and I were nonetheless striding up the Castle Hill road by 5:15 a.m., our leg muscles stretching out the stiffness resulting from yesterday’s bushwal...