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20th Sep 2022 Sharon camping, dog friendly, Travel

Coastal calm

Northern Woodgate Beach Ever since covid our escape routine has been disrupted and we have had very few getaways but last week I took a much-needed week off and we retreated to the peace and quiet of Woodgate to relax and recharge. To the best of my knowledge, Woodgate is Gubbi Gubbi country and as … Continue reading Coastal calm

21st Jul 2021 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Lark Quarry and …

Travelling the QLD dinosaur trail with dogs As I write this my canine best friend is curled up beside me. That is the thing about dogs they love to be with you and they give a really special kind of companionship. It is a challenge though sometimes to meet their needs and yours when you … Continue reading Lark Quarry and …

21st Apr 2021 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Staying at the Opal caravan park in Lightning Ridge.

Life feels a bit hurried but we did pretty much completely tune out and switch off for a few days with our short escape to Lightning Ridge. Loved Lightning Ridge, it is a unique place, with a very different vibe and character. It has a kind of rough and ready character, down to earth, get … Continue reading Staying at the Opal caravan park in Lightning Ridge.

18th Jan 202120th Jan 2021 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Farmer’s Markets

Helping the environment, fighting climate change, supporting your local community and eating green and healthy can be as simple as shopping at your local farmer's market and Toowoomba benefits from an excellent farmers market where you can source local produce, speak to the grower/farmer/producer and support local, ethical businesses. The Toowoomba Farmer's market which operates … Continue reading Farmer’s Markets

13th Nov 2020 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Castles and wildflowers

Want to walk in the footsteps of bushrangers? Looking for a Granite belt nature experience to which you can take a dog? Or want to just check out some really big rocks. Then the Donnelly's Castle walk is definitely worth checking out. Don't let the name fool you, there is no castle in the traditional … Continue reading Castles and wildflowers

21st Oct 2020 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Green Maleny

So much for grand plans to post regularly, afraid last week got away from me a bit and then on the weekend we decided to do a quick overnight camp to the gorgeous village of Maleny in the Sunshine coast hinterland. Maleny is one of our regular back yard haunts and a fantastic option for … Continue reading Green Maleny

29th Sep 2020 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

Flanagan’s Reserve and Mt Barney

So needed a bit of tree time and decided to do a quick overnight camp at Flanagan's Reserve and do a walk in the Mt Barney National park. Since we were planning a national park walk and Bronte was staying home for work and study we thought this was a good opportunity to leave Ada … Continue reading Flanagan’s Reserve and Mt Barney

13th Aug 2020 Sharon dog friendly, Travel

A little bit of the Netherlands in Toowoomba

I have to confess I really love a good cafe and the thing I missed most in lockdown was the ability to go out and sit in a cafe with a good coffee. Ideally, I love to be able to walk to a great cafe and if they are dog friendly that is even better. … Continue reading A little bit of the Netherlands in Toowoomba

12th Aug 2020 Sharon dog friendly, Travel, Uncategorized

Petals and Pups for Carnival of Flowers

Well it might be a rather quieter affair this year for Carnival of Flowers with the Queensland borders closed again but if you are able to travel to Toowoomba for one of its premier tourism events this might be of interest. The carnival of flowers is a big draw card for Toowoomba tourism and this … Continue reading Petals and Pups for Carnival of Flowers

10th Jul 202010th Jul 2020 Sharon dog friendly, dogs, Travel

Deception Bay and the historic Bancroft Baths

So a couple of weeks ago we decided to do a day trip to Deception Bay. I was mainly just looking for somewhere new to go for the day and take Ada. Deception Bay, named in 1832 by John Oxley for the unusual shallowness of the bay is Gubbi Gubbi land. The first Europeans in … Continue reading Deception Bay and the historic Bancroft Baths

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So today is national Eucalypt day, had to post at least one image of one of the many splendid eucalypts on campus. So many eucalyptus, I must admit I can only identity a few. The ubiquitous phrase "it's a gum tree" or " it's a Eucalypt" seems to do. This one is one our most common; a forest red gum. The fragrance of eucalypt is the defining fragrance of Australia. Mature trees like this are crucial to the survival of our fauna. Way to many are being cut down for development, and habitat loss is a rapidly accelerating crisis in our already stressed environment. Today's the day to hug a Eucalypt and breath in that sweet scent of home or better still plant and nurture a Eucalypt. #Eucalypt #NationalEucalyptDay #GumTree #Habitat #Australia
Just playing around with nature spots, picked up a piece of wind blown twig with some lovely ruffle lichen. Art not really my thing but happy to play. #NatureSpot #naturejournal #Lichen
Saturday, so breakfast out, Ada on best cafe behavior, Bron in awesome entirely op shopped outfit and my current read #IntersectionalEnviromentalist by #LeahThomas thought provoking reading. Hot summer day. #Books #Bookstagram #ecoreads
An overdue post: #HotChoc and a witchy read , B had an ARC of #Weyward by #EmiliaHart an interesting debut, some dark content; domestic abuse, rape, stillbirth but I bolted through it: 3 women at different times, Altha in 1619 tried for witchcraft, Violet in 1942 a Tom boy who would rather study bugs than be a lady and Kate in 2019 seeking sanctuary. "Weyward women belong to the wild.. And they cannot be tamed" I think I am a wayward woman, give me the wild any day. The ARC came in this hot pink cover with the published cover underneath nice presentation. A page turning read. Pictured with #JessicaRoux #WoodlandWardens Oracle cards #NatureReading #witchaesthetic #witchcraft #Wicca #Pagan #BooksAndCoffee #Books #Bookstagram
Been a bit missing in action of late, busy time of year work wise and I rashly decided to go back to study, taking 2 units in the environmental science major. So at the moment a lot of my reading relates to study, not that much different from my regular reading really. Started dipping back into Rachel Carson's seminal work Silent Spring. Second picture shows one of my favorite t shirts featuring an image of Carson and the words: Be curious. Was surprised to note the library copy of Silent Spring is actually a first edition. Making good use of the library by sourcing textbooks there.
Been on a bit of a whale thing at the moment I started the year reading Soundings and I found Danielle Clode's Killers in Eden in the library and what a fantastic read it has been, a mix of natural history and social history. Documenting orca biology and behavior while also examining the unique history of whaling in Eden and the unusual relationship that developed between whalers and orcas. Fascinating reading a short but great read. Also pictured is Rebecca Giggs Fathoms The world in the whale another fantastic read on the subject of whales. I am hoping to visit the Sapphire coast this year including a visit to Eden really looking forward to that, in the meantime Killers in Eden has consolidated my interest in the region it's history and ecology. A great read Clode is a fantastic writer on environment #Nature ##NatureWriting #NatureReading #NatureBooks #Whales #EdenNSW #sapphirecoastnsw #Books #Bookstagram

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