Rummaging around in the undergrowth of neighbourhood parks is one of my favourite hobbies. Occasionally it leads to suspicious looks, but it is perfectly innocent; I am searching for geocaches.

A geocache is a small container that people hide for others to find using a GPS device. The most common caches are made from film canisters, eclipse containers or plastic lunch boxes but they can be any size as long as they can contain a log book for visitors to sign. They are usually camouflaged in s...

I love exploring the neighbourhood parks and a funny thing happened at a small neighbourhood park the other day. I was searching for a geocache. You may know that a geocache is a buried container that is hidden for searchers to find using a GPS unit. This one was partly buried under a bush at the back of a planted area near a children's playground.
So ....... picture this.
I am lurking around the empty playground trying to pretend I am on the phone while I use the GPS to work out which bush...

I have finally seen an Australian snake … !!

Like many New Zealanders I thought I would see kangaroos at every turn, a koala in every gum tree and I would have to dodge snakes, crocodiles and dangerous spiders every time I left the town. After six months exploring in three states, I have finally caught a glimpse of a little brown snake and it was slithering away through the long grass as quickly as it could.

It’s not like they haven’t had lots of opportunities to make themselves known...

Yesterday was another sunny day, so it was perfect for a cool walk in the Australian bush.

The route in was cool and dark and the route out was steep and slippery with only a couple of logs for a bridge.(And it was longer than it looks)

I loved it.

These photos started me thinking. I have taken lots of photos of the beautiful Australian landscape so I am going to have to look out some of my favourites fo...