I've written briefly about this bee before - it was this bee that was instrumental in my passion for nature and garden photography blooming. I love that they have made their home here where I live in the Dandenong Ranges and we see them every summer. Such beautiful bees. Their official name is Amegilla cingulate. The bee averages around … [Read more...] about Australia’s Blue Banded Bee
The Colour of January
I've been doing a series on the colour of January on my Instagram account. It seems wherever I look locally, the colour purple is present and very evident. Jacarandahs, buddlejas, hydrangeas, agapanthus, foxgloves, wisteria, trechillium, native hibiscus, convulvulus and so the list goes on. Maybe you could say we just love purple and our … [Read more...] about The Colour of January
Our Paddock Garden update
Been a little while since I've reported on how our paddock garden is going. We've had to stop planting since around December and have spent many evenings watering new plants. Thankfully, during January, we've had a fair amount of rain - a lot more than last year, and the highest January rainfall since we started recording it back in 2014. This has … [Read more...] about Our Paddock Garden update
Health and Healing Through Photography
I found myself sharing this story with a couple of other photographers a little while back and the more I think on it, the more I feel I should share it here too. I've always enjoyed photography, as a child I had my first camera at the age of 14. Purely black & white photos - couldn't afford coloured film back then. And my images had a lot … [Read more...] about Health and Healing Through Photography
Chocolate Lilies in the Paddock
Three years ago we got rid of the pet sheep we had in our 3/4 acre paddock, with the vision of turning it into a garden. Two years ago we had it landscaped - it looked so different with lots of new garden beds, surrounded by pathways, and two creek beds and a billabong. We also then joined the council's Gardens for Wildlife Program. Over the … [Read more...] about Chocolate Lilies in the Paddock