Nothofagus gunnii | Tasmanian Autumn
Nothofagus gunnii | Tasmanian Autumn Tasmania is not the first place you think of when you think of the reds, golds and yellows of Autumn leaves spattering the landscape. North American forests are probably the ones that first come to…
Mount Misery | No it’s not
Mount Misery? The naming of mountains is an odd thing. Why this amazing patch of wet forest has been named in a such a way that infers it will be the worst day out imaginable I do not know. Perhaps…
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club | Yes you should
Aprils outing with the Field Naturalists of Tasmania took us back to New Town Falls. The family and I were up there not that long ago, so I won’t go into detail about the logistics of the walk and where…
Drosera | Miniature carnivores
At the start of the year I inherited a bunch of carnivorous plants from a good friend. Venus Fly Traps, Nepenthes and some Sarracenia with Drosera growing amongst them. I’ve not grown carnivorous plants before, maybe a Venus Fly Trap…
New Town falls | Sun and Thunder
Saturday (a week x 2 ago) I made a decision that every weekend we would all go for a walk somewhere. Make it a family thing each week, rain, hail or shine. Usually I go off wandering on my own…
Brachyglottis brunonis
After years of walking and playing on Mt Wellington, this is the first time I have found this in flower. I remember talking with Mark Wapstra one day in late 2015 whilst on an Orchid foray about this plant. I…
Short and sweet | Sphinx Rock
Quick little trip out to Sphinx Rock today up on Mount Wellington. I really have no idea how may minutes it is along the Lenah Valley track from the Springs. Mainly because I never bothered to look. And everytime I…
Milles Track | Mt Wellington | Spring snow
Milles Track | Mt Wellington | Spring snow I have literally only left the house once in the past 8 days, and that was for a two hour uni prac where I got to measure metabolic rates of meal worms……
Mount Sprent | Mud | Thylacines
I walked up a mountain on Saturday and I managed to talk the entire way. This indicates to me that my fitness has greatly improved over the last few months. Last time I walked up a mountain I couldn’t hold…
Cape Hauy and the Antechinus
I haven’t spent a lot of time down at the Tasman Peninsula. A few trips here and there to try and get an aurora at the Tessellated Pavement, a trip to Port Arthur with my daughters grade 5 class, and…