Two hens are taking a dust bath on the ground outside their coop. Here they grind dust into their feathers to deter parasites.

Feral Cat Attack

Last night a feral cat got into our chicken coop and killed our top hen, Theodora (named after the Byzantine Empress Theodora). She’s the precocious one on the right in the sunbathing picture …

November 6, 2011 · 1 min
A clearing in the bush is covered with dead Lantana stalks. New plantings are surrounded by plastic protectors.

Clearing Lantana

Today, we planted sixteen eucalypt trees in this area of the Ekibin Creek Bushcare site. A few months ago we had cleared away a thicket of lantana which was also infested with Madeira vine …

October 30, 2011 · 1 min
A fast flowing stream tumbles over submerged rocks. The banks are lined with thick rainforest vegetation with ferns at the waters edge and larger trees and shrubs further back. A patterned trunk of a tree frames the picture to the right.

Coombadjha Creek

Coombadjha Creek is located within the Washpool National Park, NSW. It is a beautiful and relatively remote place…

June 28, 2011 · 1 min
An eel is moving across a pavement that is underwater.

Bikeway Surprise

I started riding in to work with a little trepidation since a thunder-storm had just passed. But I was brave. What could happen…

May 30, 2011 · 1 min
Four diagrams of back exercises.

Four Exercises for Backs

Part of the modern condition is that we tend to spend a lot of time at the computer screen. Subsequently, we forget that our bodies are positioned in unnatural positions for long periods …

May 2, 2011 · 2 min