Living Strong Nature Journaling

Living Strong Nature Journaling Nature journaling is a mixture of scientific observation, creativity and immersion in the natural environment

In the lead up to the winter solstice (21st June), has your family / community got any exciting activities planned? Our ...
06/06/2026

In the lead up to the winter solstice (21st June), has your family / community got any exciting activities planned?

Our daughter is in charge of our activities - the first, creating a beautiful winter solstice space to celebrate the return of the light after June 21. She has made bees wax candles, crafted the clay candle holders during our clay month in May, painted mandala boards, cut some rosemary sprigs from the garden, used her homemade smudging sticks, and decorated with different earth crystals.

Celebrating the lead up to the winter solstice - a time for reflection, stillness and a rebirth of light. A timely reminder that no matter how dark or heavy life feels, light and warmth will always return.

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We hope everyone is keeping safe in all this rain. It’s been wonderful at Living Strong, our dams are finally full and a...
28/05/2026

We hope everyone is keeping safe in all this rain. It’s been wonderful at Living Strong, our dams are finally full and all the tanks and we are officially “stuck” (on the right side of the bridge thankfully!). A good day for a play in the puddles.

Looking for last minute meals before cooler weather sets in 🐍 #🐍
04/05/2026

Looking for last minute meals before cooler weather sets in 🐍

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Clay month continues - Creating forest spirits What imaginations are here, wonder how long they’ll last on our beautiful...
20/04/2026

Clay month continues - Creating forest spirits

What imaginations are here, wonder how long they’ll last on our beautiful Ironbark trees?

April is clay monthA big wheelbarrow full of clay from the ground, a walk through the bush to collect trees, and a dinos...
17/04/2026

April is clay month

A big wheelbarrow full of clay from the ground, a walk through the bush to collect trees, and a dinosaur park was created. Lakes, forests and even an active volcano 🌋

Imaginary play is the best!

Beautiful sunset over the dunes at Dark Point, Myall Lakes National Park. 🌅
16/04/2026

Beautiful sunset over the dunes at Dark Point, Myall Lakes National Park. 🌅

Enjoying mullet while it’s fresh. The mullet run, bringing families together for a feed and good times 🐟 ...
15/04/2026

Enjoying mullet while it’s fresh.
The mullet run, bringing families together for a feed and good times 🐟

Itchy grubs lining up at Wollemi NP, thanks to Jade Teelow for the picture. Can you see them? Mullet are schooling up in...
03/04/2026

Itchy grubs lining up at Wollemi NP, thanks to Jade Teelow for the picture. Can you see them?

Mullet are schooling up in the bay at the moment, wonder if the change in weather this weekend will trigger the run?

Having fun at Living Strong making Easter-ee treats! Bird nests made with fried noodles and melted chocolate, with choco...
01/04/2026

Having fun at Living Strong making Easter-ee treats!

Bird nests made with fried noodles and melted chocolate, with chocolate eggs waiting to hatch 🐣
Vanilla sugar cookies with lemon icing - love the marbling effect! Recipe is below -

Vanilla sugar cookies

Metric
▢ 225g salted butter , softened
▢ 1 cup caster sugar
▢ 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
▢ 1 large
▢ 3.5 cups flour , plain / all purpose
▢ 3/4 tsp baking powder

Preheat Oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until creamy
Add egg and vanilla, beat until completely combined.
Add flour and baking powder.
Start mixing slowly, then beat until the flour is incorporated – it will form dough
Dust work surface with flour, scrape dough out of bowl.
Roll out dough sprinkling with flour under and over the dough so it doesn't stick.
Use cookie cutters to press out shapes and use a knife or spatula to transfer shapes to prepared baking sheets.
Bake for about 10 minutes
Allow cookies to cool completely on trays

Icing
* 2 cups icing sugar
* lemon juice to taste (or lemon essence)
* milk - add slowly to make a runny consistency

Place some icing into a smaller bowl, add a few drops of food colouring and use a toothpick to make a pattern. Place the cookie on top of the pattern and slowly remove and place on a tray, repeat with remaining cookies. Add more colours when necessary.

Today we celebrated teddy bear bees 🐝Teddy bear bees (Amegilla bombiformis) are large adorable, fluffy Australian native...
01/04/2026

Today we celebrated teddy bear bees 🐝

Teddy bear bees (Amegilla bombiformis) are large adorable, fluffy Australian native bees. They use a technique called "buzz pollination," where they vibrate their muscles to make flowers shake and release pollen, which is vital for crops like tomatoes and blueberries. They live alone, each girl bee makes her own tiny tunnel home in the ground or in soft, sandy dirt banks. The boys don't live in the dirt nests! At night, they hang onto plant stems or twigs using their jaws to sleep. When they fly, they make a low, loud humming noise. They don't make honey for us to eat, but they create a special paste from pollen and nectar for their babies.

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