Category Archives: Observe & Interact

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Days of Summer

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Petit Paradis

Summer in this part of the world has a particular soundtrack. There is the click and ticks of the cicadas. The percussive rhythm that gives the heartbeat to the days of summer. There are the intermittent melodies of birds visiting … Continue reading →

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The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn – Dec. 21st 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Petit Paradis

This coming Monday the 21st of December 2020 is the Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn. Given that this is so close to Christmas it is often mistakenly called the Christmas Star. This event occurs in a regular pattern once … Continue reading →

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Plastic in Paradise

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Petit Paradis

This morning we ventured out early to get to Little Beach. Little Beach is very much an iconic local beach about 35 kms (or just over 20 miles) east of Albany. We arrived around 5:30 to make sandcastles and enjoy … Continue reading →

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Red Wing

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Petit Paradis

Wednesday 9th Dec. This is Red Wing. He that rules the roost in the garden at the present time. I wasn’t exactly sure that the Fairy-Wrens visiting the garden were Red-winged wrens, as Blue-breasted Fairy-Wrens are also found in the … Continue reading →

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A Place to Die

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Petit Paradis

Today the Very Ugly Garden was a sanctuary for death. As I began the foundations of the green house I listened and watched the birds. It was early morning. Quite early actually. There were New Holland Honeyeaters feeding on several … Continue reading →

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