a bike for all seasons

I woke just before midnight to crackling thunder, flashes of lightning and teeming rain. The air freshened and filled with that earthy scent of organic matter – leaves, timber, grass, soil – enlivened by...

Last week a flurry of south-westerly winds gusted up the east Australian coast and made me reach for the nearest cardigan*. Then suddenly, they left. Strong wind warnings were cancelled. Spring warmth spilled...

Remember the serenity of the signs of Spring that I wrote about in my last post? The buoyant awakening of life and leaf as the weather warms. The sweet scent of...