Pine Ridge Conservation Park in Coombabah, Gold Coast, Qld is sadly one of the last protected Wallum remnants, south of the Sunshine Coast. Due to housing and urban development, this last little pocket, sandwiched between Gold Coast houses and main roads, is all that remains of what would have been spectacular coastal, native, Wallum vegetation. […]
“My working definition of love is sustained, compassionate attention. When you pay attention to another, it changes your relationship with them, and it also changes you. That attention is also what forms and sustains our relationship with the natural world. Your attention is one of the greatest gifts that you can give to the world, […]
“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” ~ Vivian Greene Bribie Island National Park is situated 65km north of Brisbane, Queensland, and is linked to the mainland via a bridge. The geography of the park is made up of sand dunes, heathland, paperbark wetlands, […]
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~ Albert Einstein I want to share with you on a regular basis, nature’s places that bring me great peace and joy. When I feel troubled, overwhelmed, uninspired and hopeless, I find taking a walk in nature always helps. It’s a great balm for […]
“Often the most precious gifts of life come in ways we neither plan nor expect.” ~ Radhanath Swami Recently I went back to Small Cave trail at Plunkett Regional Park, with the intention to return and capture on camera, all the birds I’d spotted the previous week. However what I found was that those birds […]
Our first nature journaling walk | workshop at Berrinba Wetlands on the 1st of April, turned out to be such an enjoyable morning! Even though the numbers were small, it was perfect for my first nature journaling walk. The weather was cool and overcast, which allowed us to enjoy the wetlands without getting too hot, […]
