Look, a butterfly!

I’ve been battling an aphid infestation on my chillies for a few months now. I’ve tried using natural killers like Pyrethrum spray, but to no avail. It kills them on contact, but then they come back. I wouldn’t mind having them there, except they chew away at the new fruit and leaves, which then fall […]

I got my egg-timer in the mail today. This is the Queensland Government’s latest initiative to be water wise - it is a 4 minute timer to let you know how long you are supposed to shower for. Along with the timer, came a little booklet giving handy tips on how to be water wise, […]

After hearing about China’s plans to control the weather for the 2008 olympics, I did some wi-search on cloud seeding. Apparently, this is a reasonably successful and widely-used method for “making it rain”.
This inspired me to conceive the idea of a Raindance Festival in QLD. The plan is to get together a la Woodford Folk […]

When I started my undergraduate at UQ, the Great Court looked like this.

Now, 6 years later, the drought has really taken it’s toll on our once lush retreat. I used to lie on the green grass under a shady tree with a coffee and a text book. Now the only thing I get is dust […]

If you are/have been/plan to be a participant of the Woodford Folk Festival, then you may be interested in The Planting, which will be held this Labour Day long weekend.
My favourite bit is this:
This Planting weekend everyone will be given a Bunya seedling to nuture and return to Woodford in 2010 to begin to our […]