2023-06-20 02:13
One of the few books I have managed to read and really enjoy in recent months is Sally Jane Smith’s delightful Unpacking for Greece. A personal journey about resilience and advent… Read More
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2023-06-18 03:52
I must apologise to everyone participating in the Gaia/nature challenge. I am afraid I have been missing in action from the blog for some time. No excuse for my negle… Read More
2022-12-17 11:14
Just catching up on Gaia/nature reading challenge posts. If you have read anything for the challenge and I have missed it please let me know and I will post a link. Two posts that I have n… Read More
2022-11-10 09:41
Hi everyone, G here and I have had first time experience I would like to share which is a little different to the general gist of this blog. To be a little different both B an I attended Su… Read More
2022-11-07 11:09
I am using this week to catch up on some Gaia/nature reads for younger readers, with Christmas rapidly approaching this seems timely. I last posted about Sami Bayly’s excellent Illust… Read More
2022-11-05 04:03
Firstly want to share a link to BrizzyMay’s last Gaia/nature challenge post, super impressed with May’s achievements and not just the reading ones, but all the practical things t… Read More
2022-11-03 02:51
Just wanted to alert my fellow nature lovers to a new series of gorgeous editions of nature-themed novels from Vintage. If you are looking for a nature-themed work of fiction, this is a gre… Read More
2022-10-16 10:32
“Be not inhospitable to strangers lest they be angels in disguise.”
A few years ago I came across a book on the Wainwright prize short list that I absolutely loved, I woul… Read More
2022-09-30 08:27
“When you are in trouble or at your lowest point, and have no one in whom to confide, a hawthorn would be the right choice. There is a reason why hawthorns are home to fairies and know… Read More
2022-08-30 23:46
A bit of a catch-up post on the Gaia/Nature challenge today and sharing some overdue links. Curlygeek at the excellent book blog The Book Stop has been reading for the Gaia challenge and l… Read More
2022-08-23 04:04
“If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it’s my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth”. – JRR Tolkien ( https://… Read More
2022-08-18 02:54
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Pexels.comJust wanted to share some useful links, the ABC has been focusing on trees as part of science week and since this blog has a distinct nature theme, tho… Read More
2022-07-21 10:39
I will arise and go now, for always night and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,I hear it in the deep heart&rsq&hell…Read More
2022-07-08 09:30
“Deep green was the colour of belonging and she climbed towards it.” – Sarah Pye
I am very behind but slowly snatching time to catch up. June started with a fantast… Read More
2022-06-24 03:34
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”—Margaret Mead
Missing in action yet… Read More
2022-05-13 03:53
The other day at work I stumbled across a couple of titles I thought would make good reads for the Gaia/nature challenge, so far I have read one of those titles, and I have to say, what a fa… Read More
2022-04-29 01:09
On her third dive, her mind begins to relax. She tunes in to the thrum that connects her to the earth, to those she’s lost, to love. The way the blood pounds in her head makes her fe… Read More
2022-04-12 10:36
Who uses podcasts when they travel, drive long distances or just while doing menial tasks? I have to admit I am a big fan of being able to kill boredom with access to never ending fantastic… Read More
2022-04-07 23:54
It has been a while since S and I have visited Queen Mary Falls. One reason is that the falls is a national park so we cannot bring our dog Ada who travels with us most time. This time, B… Read More
2022-03-20 02:49
S and I had a week long break and decided to go somewhere different. Looking around we decided on the village of Tin Can Bay. We were lucky to not be affected by the recent floods and did… Read More
2022-03-15 02:07
Just a quick post to share the story and current plight of Peggy, Molly, Ruby and their human family. Peggy is a little staffy who formed an unlikely bond with an abandoned magpie chick who… Read More
2022-02-13 02:04
Just a quick update post on my reading for the Gaia/nature reading challenge. One Adult nature memoir Wanderlands: A search for the magic in the landscape by Jini Reddy and a younger reader… Read More
2022-02-06 12:04
“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.&rd&hell…Read More
2022-01-29 14:12
Another update for the Gaia/nature challenge. Check out Brizzy May’s post on Kailas Wild’s account of the wildlife rescue operation on Kangaroo Island after the fires; The 9… Read More
2022-01-12 22:07
“I wish everyone who said they believed in angels would actually believe in insects. – Jay Griffiths
Sometimes a small book can have more impact than the weightiest tome a… Read More
2022-01-09 00:47
By accident rather than design, I started my reading year with two short but remarkable nature and activism themed reads. The first was Harry Saddler’s reflection on the moral dilemm… Read More
2022-01-01 03:16
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This time of year is always a moment to pause for reflection before the hectic pace again resumes. I entered the 2021 Christmas period with a sense of exhaustion in… Read More
2021-11-03 05:37
Just a random Cassie and Ada happy at Woodgate picture.And another month ends and I have failed to keep up with posts. Life seems to have slipped from my grip at the moment. Well, that… Read More
2021-08-08 03:57
A brief break in travel posts with a catch up on book posts, one book, in particular, I want to highlight and highly recommend, will get to that in a moment. I have not been doing regular u… Read More
2021-08-05 01:49
Another day and another long 400 kilometre drive from Hughenden to Longreach via Winton. We did get a little wet on the drive and our destination caravan park was not really set up for too… Read More
2021-07-13 00:18
After Charleville the next real stop was Lara Wetlands, located north of Blackall and just south of Barcaldine on Lara station, the wet land offers camping with showers and toilets but no po… Read More
2021-07-07 01:33
After three weeks of escape with almost no wifi, therefore an enforced and much needed digital detox I am back and now playing catch up on reading blog posts. I have only just started to ca… Read More
2021-06-08 01:33
Due to some terrible timing and a bit of a delay with a product, the winter box is slightly delayed and everything is a complicated by the fact I am taking some desperately needed leave. On… Read More
2021-06-03 21:38
Falling a bit behind but don’t worry the Winter book box is on it’s way. It will be up and and available by next Monday so watch this space.
In the meantime I thought I woul… Read More
2021-05-24 23:03
Winter is coming and I can’t wait, my favourite time of year. Love those cold days, hot chocolate and cosy jumpers and blankets. It is the time of year I feel most alive. It is the… Read More
2021-05-22 01:52
I have been significantly missing in action of late, feeling kind of wiped out, in a bit of a desperate need of a recharge. Really need some quiet time in isolation to re-charge a bit, slow… Read More
2021-04-25 22:57
Open plains and big skies, that sums up the trip west from Toowoomba to Lightning Ridge, endless rolling plains, much of it under cotton. One of the great beauties of the west is the endles… Read More
2021-04-21 01:10
Life feels a bit hurried but we did pretty much completely tune out and switch off for a few days with our short escape to Lightning Ridge. Loved Lightning Ridge, it is a unique place, with… Read More
2021-04-15 05:52
As you can tell from the title, S and I have started our latest holiday travels. Been wanting to see this part of Australia for a long time. In my naivety, I decided to do the whole trip i… Read More
2021-04-11 03:33
We have been planning some adventures to fossil and opal country this year, so have been dipping back into some dino books. Never outgrew a fascination with the beasts of the past, so this… Read More
2021-03-06 22:13
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Just catching up with my February reading and the third great read nature read I completed in F… Read More
2021-02-13 03:47
S and I have made a break for our favourite beach. Our daughter has brought her dog along and have introduced Cassandra to the surf and salt water. She loves it! She has also worked out t… Read More
2021-02-01 00:00
Last of Year of Kayaking ‘s challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days: Read More
2021-01-31 03:11
https://gumtreesandgalaxies.com/2020/12/31/2021-gaia-nature-reading-challenge/We are almost at the end of the first month of 2021 and thought it was time I set up a page where people could l… Read More
2021-01-31 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-30 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-28 09:54
The Autumn 2021 Eco Book Box will be available for order from early February, with dispatch no later than the 3rd of March.
We have some pretty cool products planned for this box, i… Read More
2021-01-28 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-27 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-25 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-24 03:43
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sharon Geitz (@sharon.geitz)
Our local museum, Cobb & Co is currently hosting an ancient rome exhibit, so decided to tak… Read More
2021-01-24 00:00
Continuing Year of Kayaking challenge; 10 wildlife photos for 10 days:
Anyone who might be interested is free to join in so feel free and lets go for it Read More
2021-01-23 01:30
We recently participated in the travel photo challenge; 10 photos for 10 days no explanation. World wide walkies nominated us and I nominated A year of Kayaking to participate from one of o… Read More
2021-01-20 13:13
Recently I posted some images for the travel photo challenge; ten days of photos with no explanation, mostly I chose some older photos from past trips overseas. Just thought I might do som… Read More
2021-01-01 03:22
Jackie at the the awesome World Wide Walkies blog, one of my favourite travel blogs, nominated me to participate in the Travel picture challenge. World Wide Walkies is a bloggi… Read More
2020-12-29 20:42
Jackie at the the awesome World Wide Walkies blog, one of my favourite travel blogs, nominated me to participate in the Travel picture challenge. World Wide Walkies is a blogging gem… Read More
2020-12-21 07:37
I have been a bit missing in action of late but just thought I would write a quick post acknowledging Gravy day – 21st December.
The closest thing we have to a grown up Australian… Read More
2020-12-14 07:10
It has been a busy month. G and I both rashly decided to start projects at the start of November that really required a much earlier start but it was nice to be intensely busy with projects… Read More
2020-11-26 12:02
This is it, I have decided to bite the bullet and have a go at a subscription box and here it is at last, the gum trees and galaxies book box. What is it?
A quarterly box normally off… Read More
2020-11-15 08:24
“She had the perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, out, far out to sea and alone; she always had the feeling that it was very, very, dangerous to live even one d… Read More
2020-11-01 03:09
View this post on Instagram The USQ library has some hidden gems and this is one of them; David Fleay's Paradoxical Platypus: Hobnobbing with duckbills, published in 1980… Read More
2020-10-27 23:29
It is a sad statement on South East Queensland weather that a wet day is something to record. We do have short storms, many of them heavy, but it is rare for the rain to hang around for a f… Read More
2020-10-20 23:07
So much for grand plans to post regularly, afraid last week got away from me a bit and then on the weekend we decided to do a quick overnight camp to the gorgeous village of Maleny in the Su… Read More
2020-10-11 08:58
image source: Mike Bayly This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0The plant pictured above is the Australian yam daisy or murnong and it plays a… Read More
2020-10-10 07:10
Just reflecting on this time of flux and uncertainty we seem to be living through at the moment and wondering if perhaps there is a silver lining to the pandemic. Has the pandemic given… Read More
2020-10-04 06:40
“If you brew your own cauldron, magic will surely happen.” – Dara McAnulty Diary of a young naturalist.
View this post on Instagram This week's book… Read More
2020-09-28 22:48
So needed a bit of tree time and decided to do a quick overnight camp at Flanagan’s Reserve and do a walk in the Mt Barney National park. Since we were planning a national park walk a… Read More
2020-09-25 13:09
As part of the Carnival of Flowers, these monsters of the insect and spider world appeared in our local mall. They are quite cute. BTW: The night shots do not do the colours justice Read More
2020-09-23 00:51
This week’s arboreal themed post is focused on a tree close to home and despite it being considered an aggressive alien, it is a tree I am rather fond of.
In my home town, one speci… Read More
2020-09-20 11:20
I have been a bit missing in action this last week. It has been a funny year, so little travel, not even a lot of weekend camping trips. Although we had made a conscious decision to give u… Read More
2020-08-31 07:10
Ada loves the beach. Hates swimming or at least any time her paws leave solid ground. Loves paddling and trying to chase those pesky fish. Chasing a ball on the beach and burying it are a… Read More
2020-08-30 04:16
Afraid I have been a bit missing in action lately but I have really needed some down time to recharge and rejuvenate. I find I tend to absorb the stress and anxiety of others which can leav… Read More
2020-08-23 02:21
Echidna Knows:
“The war between good and evil is in reality an imposition of stupidity and simplicity over wisdom and complexity.” (p4) Tyson Yunkaporta – Sand Talk
E… Read More
2020-08-12 01:15
Well it might be a rather quieter affair this year for Carnival of Flowers with the Queensland borders closed again but if you are able to travel to Toowoomba for one of its premier tourism… Read More
2020-08-11 00:54
“A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.” – Terry Pratchett Guards Guards
Don’t you just love those old book shops, the second hand ki… Read More
2020-08-05 08:57
Just thought I would share a favourite Doctor Who quote, it seems appropriate to the situation. If it was not for these dark times we would never really appreciate the good times. Maybe now… Read More
2020-07-19 05:32
#BookSnapSunday is a weekly bookish Instagram meme hosted here at Gum trees and Galaxies.com, if you would like to join in please feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below… Read More
2020-07-14 14:17
Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) is currently holding a retrospective of the vibrant Aboriginal artist Mavis Ngallametta. The exhibition; Show me the way to go home, is not to be missed, Ngal… Read More
2020-07-10 00:07
So a couple of weeks ago we decided to do a day trip to Deception Bay. I was mainly just looking for somewhere new to go for the day and take Ada. Deception Bay, named in 1832 by John Oxle… Read More
2020-07-01 23:08
So I managed to break free of the hostage situation that sums up my relationship to bed on a winters morning and drag myself out to watch the sun come up on Picnic Point. I expected we woul… Read More
2020-06-30 21:24
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Just thought I would share some of Bronte’s wonderful photos via Instagram, we walk the same streets but she has a way of making me see my most immediate… Read More
2020-06-28 08:04
Just a bit late posting book snap this Sunday, busy day. I got the picture up on Instagram early but I have had to wait until now to get it onto the blog. Book Snap Sunday is the one regul… Read More
2020-06-14 03:03
Finally some quiet time. Time to catch up on reading blogs and books, writing posts if I am lucky. Even missed #BookSnapSunday last week. This week I am afraid it is a pretty unimaginativ… Read More
2020-06-08 03:45
“It’s not staying in the same place that’s the problem,” said Nanny, “it’s not letting your mind wander.”― Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad… Read More
2020-06-04 13:57
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced“. – James Baldwin
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash… Read More
2020-06-01 23:47
A much needed nature fix on the weekend, we went down the range to Colleges Crossing, gentle idyllic part of the Brisbane River before it becomes the thick brown artery of the city. We use… Read More
2020-06-01 01:49
This looks like one of those pictures that deserve a caption. Any suggestions? Read More
2020-05-22 20:47
I have been feeling at a bit of a loss with finding things to blog about lately and since I have not been able to travel physically, not even into work and everything is being conducted over… Read More
2020-05-10 05:26
#BookSnapSunday is a weekly bookish Instagram meme hosted here at Gum trees and Galaxies.com, if you would like to join in please feel free to leave a link to your post in the comments below… Read More
2020-05-07 04:52
Pixabay – image public domainI have long been an advocate for the value of journaling in all its many forms, a great tool in life long learning, self improvement, memories, making sens… Read More
2020-05-06 03:56
Well April was at least a little better than March for reading but not much. I did read and finish John Bercow’s memoir Unspeakable, which I quite enjoyed, although the details of UK… Read More
2020-05-04 05:01
Red-brown finchesA quick post to get back into a normal swing of things, achieving a bit more this week I hope.
So with the slight relaxing in the rules around movement, we managed to fit… Read More
2020-05-03 01:29
It has been an absolutely appalling week in regards to blogging, not only have I been failing to post, I have been really slack about checking in and reading other blogs, something I normall… Read More
2020-04-26 07:39
View this post on Instagram #booksanddogs #BookSnapSunday #bookstagram this week's booksnapsunday is Bleak House with my book buddy Ada. Dipping back into an old classi… Read More
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