August 2012 - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

The Wonderful World of Western Australian Wildflowers!

August 27, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Things to do, Travel, Western Australia, Wildflowers

Last Updated on September 30, 2016 by Red Nomad OZ My mother was born and bred in Western Australia, right in the heart of the fabled wildflower zone. If I had a dollar for every time I heard how wonderful the Western Australian wildflowers were compared to anywhere else in Australia – if not the world – I could have[…]

An Aussie Colour Cocktail – with a TWIST!

August 22, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Uncategorized

Last Updated on March 18, 2019 by Red Nomad OZ I’m a technophobic dinosaur. Losing my – gasp – film camera to economic rationalist anti-technological conspiracy* was a devastating blow from which I’m still recovering. Then after I’d cut my digital photographic technique teeth on partner Pilchard’s 2 year ‘old’ camera, he gave me a new one for Xmas! Too[…]

White Crocodile, Victoria River, Northern Territory

7 Crocodile Hot Spots in Australia’s Top End

August 17, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Adelaide River, Australian Round Up, Australiana, Crocodile, Daintree, Far North Queensland, Kakadu, Kununurra, Lake Argyle, Marlgu Billabong, Northern Territory, Timber Creek, Top End, Victoria River, Western Australia, Windjana Gorge, Wyndham

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ Crocodiles are a weird combination of Aussie ‘Big Thing’ and perilous prehistoric predator. Maybe our fascination with crocodiles in Australia is what makes this my most viewed post of all time*. Or maybe it’s because of the awesome photos and superlative writing … read on, and decide for yourself 😀 But before[…]

Yes, that's a Cane Toad in his mouth! Thommo at Kununurra Agricultural Show

I was a Cane Toad Race Virgin! Kununurra, Western Australia

August 3, 2012 Red Nomad OZ Australiana, Cane Toad Racing, Kimberley, Kununurra, Things to do, Weird Stuff, Western Australia

Last Updated on March 3, 2017 by Red Nomad OZ The pairing of Australians and Cane Toads works well. Almost as well the pairing of pavlova with pepperoni! Although, come to think of it, while the Cane toad is an introduced species, so are its colonial counterparts … but I digress! 77 years after ‘experts’ deliberately introduced the Cane Toad[…]