Stories
Stanley Confides In Us
Stephen Downes
Five days in a row Stanley visited, quietly and skilfully biting open the small red Cotoneaster fruits and extracting the tiny seeds with his tongue.
Waiting and Wondering
Darryl Jones
It’s already nearing the end of September and they are late, at least where I live. I hadn’t realised how much their arrival meant to me but with each passing day, that becomes clearer.
Life Among The Golf Balls
Lynne Blundell
I’m not a fan of golf courses... Sometimes though, they are havens for flora and fauna in suburbia.
Urban Sunbirds in Delhi—Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Alankrita Narayan
Suraj and Surya first visited me on the morning of 23 March 2020, the first day of the first nationwide lockdown, here in Delhi... I soon found myself captivated.
Soundscapes of Lockdown
Filipa Soares
It was through my (thankfully big) windows that for months I experienced the natural world outside...there was one sound that caught my attention: the shrill sound of flocks of ring-necked parakeets, which contrasted with the silence of empty streets.
Milk Weed Combo
Keith Russell
Leaf for breakfast, morning tea, lunch, & dinner...Yet it appears fat and content.
A Breath, Shared Between Two
Zsuzsanna Ihar
A lone Philodendron sits in front of my living room window. Its arms stretch towards the glass, seeking light greedily in a way that is both earnest and unashamed.
Christmas Decorations
Lorraine Shannon
While digging in manure to plant some fennel seedlings I unearthed several larvae of Christmas beetles.
