The animals are dying. Soon we will be alone here. - Charlotte McConaghy The Last Migration https://www.instagram.com/p/CGwFDlqFRlX/ This week's book snap is a gripping, beautiful read by young Australian author Charlotte McConaghy. I absolutely loved this wild novel about love and redemption and the destruction we are reeking on our planet and the other life … Continue reading The last migration #BookSnapSunday
Yam daisies and desire lines #BookSnapSunday
image source: Mike Bayly This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 The plant pictured above is the Australian yam daisy or murnong and it plays a significant part in this week's #BookSnapSunday book Desire Lines by Felicity Volk. It is also sometimes called the Australian dandelion since it is very similar in appearance … Continue reading Yam daisies and desire lines #BookSnapSunday
Environment-Nature-climate: reading list
image source pixabay I am thinking of making the Gaia/ Environment reading challenge a permanent feature on Gum trees and Galaxies, holding the reading challenge each year and adding an ongoing list of environmental themed reads for any one interested in extending their reading in this area. To that end I am starting a new … Continue reading Environment-Nature-climate: reading list
Nature reads for #BookSnapSunday
“If you brew your own cauldron, magic will surely happen.” - Dara McAnulty Diary of a young naturalist. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF59qitFpx1/ I have over the last couple of weeks read some great books that fit the Gaia nature reading challenge, including the one pictured above October October by Katya Balen and illustrated by Angela Harding. I have … Continue reading Nature reads for #BookSnapSunday
#BookSnapSunday – Diary of a young naturalist.
So this weekend didn't go quite as planned. Did an overnight camp at Flanagan Reserve, fair to say not one of our better camping weekends, but more of that to come, for now just the quick weekly BookSnap. Not a great photo but it is a great book, Dara McAnulty's Diary of a Young Naturalist. … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Diary of a young naturalist.
Missing in action again – #BookSnap Sunday
I have been a bit missing in action this last week. It has been a funny year, so little travel, not even a lot of weekend camping trips. Although we had made a conscious decision to give up travel that involved flying before the pandemic hit, I do still miss it even if I never … Continue reading Missing in action again – #BookSnap Sunday
Spring has sprung for #BookSnapSunday
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFD6KTnA4pc/ It is almost carnival of flowers time here in Toowoomba and spring is definitely in the air the gardens are looking magnificent! I seem to be on a bit of a botany bent at the moment with reading Richard Mabey's The Cabaret of Plants: Botany and the imagination. I would love to go visit … Continue reading Spring has sprung for #BookSnapSunday
#BookSnapSunday- City of Trees
Afraid I have been a bit missing in action lately but I have really needed some down time to recharge and rejuvenate. I find I tend to absorb the stress and anxiety of others which can leave me feeling wiped out. Of late I have been a little surprised by the depth of anxiety being … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday- City of Trees
#BookSnapSunday – Sand Talk :
Echidna Knows: "The war between good and evil is in reality an imposition of stupidity and simplicity over wisdom and complexity." (p4) Tyson Yunkaporta - Sand Talk Echidna at Theodolite Ck/Woodgate 2019 Last week was a bit hectic and full-on so not a lot of time for the blog, but I found myself re-reading Tyson … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – Sand Talk :
#BookSnapSunday – The Seabird’s Cry
#BookSnapSunday is a weekly bookish Instagram meme hosted here at Gum trees and Galaxies.com, if you would like to join in please feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below. All you have to do is post an image of a book. Happy reading! https://www.instagram.com/p/CD71U-GJGR5/?hl=en This week's BookSnapSunday is my … Continue reading #BookSnapSunday – The Seabird’s Cry
