It’s a fact that some days writing is harder than others. In the same way that some days it’s harder to make a decision or complete a simple task. [...]

Did you know we measure the size of a wombat in basketballs?  That’s the anecdotally official term of measurement anyway!  And Little Blackie would be a 2-ball bub. ? [...]

We each grew up with a strong love of plants and the environment. Bill’s early years were spent exploring the western plains of Melbourne, and later as a [...]

Picture a plain flat paddock of five acres somewhere in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. One boundary is a quiet country road edged with a few trees, remnants from [...]

If I’m truly honest, summer is never my favourite time of the year. It’s too scary.  But as the climate shifts and global weather events become more extreme at [...]

It’s a wonder I don’t spend half my time flat on my face simply because I’ve tripped over something while peering into tree canopies [...]

As spring nudges at the door of winter, my little container garden opens its eyes and peeks out.  A few sunshiny days and bingo ~ pots of colourful pretties [...]

A Winter’s morning ... It starts with a lazy roll over out of bed .... a perch in the early sunshine ... and as we wander around the billabong, [...]

A time capsule of a beautiful Summer at Wombat Bend .... we have been busy [...]

There’s something so special and particular about August to me that I am forever sad when we reach the last day. It’s the light that changes by the moment; [...]

Oh what a sunset ! Do you really need to go further than our Yarra Valley for one of Nature’s best displays? [...]