Intriguing Aussie Vegetation

Australia, like any large continent, possesses a great diversity of landforms and vegetation types. During our explorations in this country, Vilis and I have learned to recognize broad vegetation cate...

Ruminations on the Tropics

Two huge paperbark trees on my street are in blossom, pumping out waves of ‘boiled-potato’ fragrance and attracting hordes of nectarivorous (nectar-feeding) rainbow lorikeets. The lorikeet...