We have a tradition of buying potted young endemic rainforest trees for our Xmas trees. Then, on Boxing Day, we plant it in our garden. The first one we did a few years ago is now over 15ft tall (things grow fast here). This year's tree is a Melicope elleryana.

A Sunday drive to pick up a Christmas tree in the Northern Rivers during the climate crisis

Another wet weekend in the Northern Rivers. Minor flooding, roads cut off… and it’s not even wet season.

Great morning for a ride through the hinterland 🚴

This is Peggy. She loves pats, belly rubs and chasing seagulls on the beach

The Mediterranean monochrome sings because it’s often framed by that cobalt sky and sea. But agree, after years in the grey of the UK and Europe, I felt the call to come home to Australia and now live in the “rainbow region” of NSW, Mullumbimby 🌈