"Creek" Blogs & Blog Posts

Lilydale Falls Last Friday I won the North East Tasmania Arts and Crafts Prize with my coloured pencil and ink drawing of Lilydale Falls. I had previously won this prize in 1994, but this win was particularly special for me. … Continue reading...

Imagine a summer day, mid-afternoon, very hot, no breeze, high creek waters are gone and only a trickle of water remains. This is what it is like where I live. It was actually comfortable where I was sitting when I painted this. Since we have had a v...

Yesterday marked a milestone in my relationship with my best friend in the whole wide world - Benjamin Jay. It's been 19 years people! Yes. Yeehah! Woopee! There ain't no secrets, no keys or formulas to making this work. It just has. And for that I a...

Extraordinary days. Clear skies and glorious sunshine! I can't get enough.  Creek ramblings. Exploring new hideaways. The bushland is stretching towards the sun.I am inspired to wander. Hours spent walking under trees - over roots and rocks. I a...

I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can.~ Rufus Wainwright. Me too Rufus, but I really love it when I don't even have to try!On my afternoon walk today I noticed these orange markings spread at random intervals along the pathway. I do...

The next leg of our trip went as follows: woke up at 5:30 AM, packed up the tent and packed the car, took the 7:30 AM ferry (you had to be there by 6:45AM, and reserve a spot prior to the trip) from Les Escoumins, QC across the now 25kms wide St. Lau...

Continuing on our hike...It started off at a trail that is closed to the public because of the creek bed that runs by this path. The creek is completely dry now, but I was told that when the rainy season is in full force, this creek fills up and the...