Written and edited by Tammy 27th October 2026 Jacaranda Season! When the World Turns Purple 💜 Tell me, you can't deny that there's something magical about a tree that spends much of the year minding its own business, then suddenly decides to put on the most spectacular floral display you could ever hope to image in spring! And that's exactly what the beautiful Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) does! Those gorgeous clouds of lavender-blue flowers, delicate fern-like foliage a

There’s something almost other-worldly about the first time you see a barn owl glide across a paddock at dusk. And here in South Australia, we are lucky enough to call them our own. An adult barn owl can consume several rodents each night. A breeding pair raising chicks can remove hundreds over a single season. It’s not about eradicating rodents entirely. It’s about maintaining equilibrium.