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It’s Spring!
One of the joys of spring is seeing which flowers from last season self-seeded and the results. Here are nemesias.
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Penny-farthings
To me, penny-farthings are the iconic image of Victorian nostalgia — they’re attractive, ridiculous and potentially lethal. I have enough trouble balancing on a modern day bike, let alone riding one of these contraptions. However, if you’re insane — ahem, a cycling enthusiast — there is a penny-farthing race held annually in Evandale, Tasmania.
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Birds of Australia
Following on from yesterday’s post, if you’re curious about the birds we get visiting our backyards here in Australia, Birds Australia is a great resource.
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Suburban Backyards
A visitor to my neighbour’s almond tree — which got me thinking about how much wildlife exists in Australian suburbs — not just creepy crawlies (Australia is a paradise for insects), but feathered friends and reptiles and pet escapees. If we leave out red-backed spiders and an old neighbour’s half-feral cat, the scariest backyard invader…
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Visit the Oracle
By Millevache (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons I think it might have been Mary Stewart with the Greek setting of “My Brother Michael” who introduced me to Delphi, but then again, it could have been Helen McInnes or who knows which other romantic suspense writer. The important thing was that I learned…