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Wagga Wagga

Published on March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

Ted Egan famously sang that you don’t call Wagga Wagga “Wagga”, but it seems that most people do. We loved our day trip to this thriving inland city. So good to see Astrid and Gregg again, this time in their new home.

Wallabia bicolor

Published on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Hashi1 Comment

Namadgi National Park is a protected area in the south-west of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It occupies 106,095 hectares (262,166 acres), approximately 46 percent of the ACT’s land area.

Declared a national park in 1984, Namadgi National Park has helped protect the biodiversity of the ACT. Eighty percent of the area burned in the Orroral Valley bushfire in early 2020; recovery is ongoing. I’m not sure if the Square Rock trail was in the burn area, but to my eyes today, the place was looking pretty good!

parliamentary triangle

Published on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

We joined others from the Canberra Dog Walks meetup to stroll around Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle. A good time was had by all 16 humans and their dogs.

Limnodynastes peronii

Published on February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by HashiLeave a comment

*Frog photo reference: Reptiles and Frogs of the Australian Capital Territory by Ross Bennett*

After identifying the frog calls from the dam — my sister is a bit of an expert — we went out and had a lovely morning walk around the Australian National University, enjoying the historic buildings, public art, and green spaces. I recognised very little from my misspent teenage years when I would illegally drink in the Union Bar.

Then we spent some time at the National Museum of Australia, always worth a visit. The café lunch was delicious and the Great Southern Land gallery impressed us both.