LIFE ON THE PLATEAU

Happy Easter everybody. Hope this finds you well, staying safe and grateful for all the little things. Common Crow Butterfly (Euploea core)

Early last year I decided I wanted to run a marathon. This would be my second marathon, after running Sydney back in 2011. I expected to...

I don't think the green tree ants got the memo about self-isolation. They busy themselves for most of the day foraging for food which...

A friend asked me a few days ago what I'll remember most about the last 5 months. The big storms, the waterfalls and the wildlife have...

"The core of mans' spirit comes from new experiences." ~ Christopher McCandless, Into The Wild. In the couple of weeks before the...

One of the luxuries of having 5 months to photograph a place is being able to go back and refine previous shots but under different...

If you're stuck at home self-isolating and not getting your daily dose of nature here's 15 smartphone wallpapers to help you feel a...

This photo reminded me of an old poem my mate Ben gave me back in my 20s. I used to carry it in my wallet, and I'd read it together with...

This is the view I woke up to from the comfort of my makeshift swag in the dirt. I took a moment to enjoy it and then rolled over and...

With a 35km run in the bag training is now officially complete. Hopefully the next time I mention running the 45km fun run will be done...

I wrote this last week after a couple of rums, in the midst of a pretty shit week, and what Jon Krakauer describes in his book, ‘Into The...

Every time I come across a lizard, a snake, or a beautiful bird it tends to stop me in my tracks and makes me smile. The encounters are...

Here's to the things we've lost, all the things we've still got, and the good things we'll find on the other side. Little Mertens at last...

They say the presence of dragonflies in the Kimberley marks the changing of the seasons and there's a real sense the Wet season is...

Sunset and last light on the King Edward River/Munurru.

There’s been a few times in my life when I just needed to get away, to go sit by a river for a couple of days and press the reset button....

Being grateful for the little things at the moment.

I don't see any need to offer a running commentary on the current crisis. There's plenty of good information out there and I suspect many...

Order amongst the chaos.

It rained today. The first sweet cleansing raining in 11 days. I needed it in more ways than one. It's been one hell of a week! About a...