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Cherries, Cheers, Chirps, and Championships

Cherries, Cheers, Chirps, and Championships

First, the answer to the tupperware container question from the last blog, drumroll, please… If you guessed it was for storing beetroot, you are probably Australian! Over in North America, it was typically used for celery or pickles (not at the same time :)). If...
Creatures, Curiosities – and Canadians!

Creatures, Curiosities – and Canadians!

Those of you who are friends with Nancy and Glenn on Facebook/Insta will already know that they made the big trip Down Under! I can’t express how wonderful it was to go pick them up at the airport in Rocky – you never truly understand how much you miss...
Platypuses, Wallabies, and the Secret War of 1919

Platypuses, Wallabies, and the Secret War of 1919

Ok, this could be a long one – grab a coffee or beverage of choice, settle in, and prepare to see some very cute animal and bird photos and maybe learn some interesting facts too! Last blog I mentioned that we were heading in a direction we hadn’t...
Catch Up on Aussie Curiosities

Catch Up on Aussie Curiosities

Well, it’s been a bit of a quiet month so I don’t have many photo/video experiences to share with you. However, I keep a list of random interesting facts on my phone with the plan to insert them into blogs whenever I’m short on something to report....
Winter, Wine, Wind… and Daisy!

Winter, Wine, Wind… and Daisy!

It’s a rare grey, rainy day here in Yeppoon, so a good time to sit down and catch you up on life Down Under! June 1st saw the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere. This year we seem to have skipped autumn and gone straight from summer to winter. Our...