Snow Peppermint

Snow Peppermint  Eucalyptus coccifera by Heidi Krajewsky

On a recent hike up Mount King William I in the Central Highlands of Tasmania, my husband and I were engrossed in photographing the trunks of these Snow Peppermints.  The patterns and colours are beautiful and lead to abstract painting. 

I have only lived in Tasmania for two years and have tried hard to identify and learn all the different eucalypt species (there's at least 29).  I think that it will take lots of practice to keep them all straight without the aid of the "Eucaflip", a great ID guide for the genus.

King Penguins!

On a recent voyage to South Georgia I had the opportunity to photograph lots of King Penguins in the colony in St Andrew's Bay.  Then later during a day at sea I had time to sketch these behavior notes.  Oh how I long for the day when I can sit in the field with my sketch book to try and capture penguin behavior without the camera, but time and weather never coincide.  But I still feel incredibly fortunate!


King Penguin behavior in St Andrews Bay, South Georgia.  by Heidi Krajewsky