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Fall in love with nature this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a perfect opportunity to fall in love with Earth all over again, especially here, during the late Australian summer. There is a growing number of providers offering a variety of immersive experiences crafted to deepen your connection with nature and enhance your wellbeing. Consider nature journaling, for…
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Think time is going too fast? Then join a Deep Time Walk.
It’s nearing the end of January, and is nearly too late to greet others with “Happy New Year”. 2025 is speeding past and before we know it, the year, like every one before it, will be consigned to history. I want to pause, take a deep breath, and be in…
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Nature Revive – A day of exploration, connection, and rejuvenation.
Winter is a time of deep reflection and contemplation. To celebrate this, The Biggest Picture has teamed up with Kit Kline of Nature Based Therapy to bring you “Nature Revive” – a workshop encouraging you to rug up, get outdoors and face the elements. The day is based in Anglesea,…
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An Awesome Adventure
It’s commonly known as the ‘wow’ moment, that point in a Deep Time Walk when participants deeply grasp the unfathomable age of Earth, its perfect equilibrium, and the astonishingly recent emergence of the human story. This sensation, variably described as “giddiness”, “dizzyness” and “staggering” is more formally termed “awe”—a profound…
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My Picks from the Sustainable Living Festival
With the National Sustainable Living Festival in full swing, there is so much to choose from over the next couple of weeks for those who like to immerse in nature. I will be leading a Deep Time Walk, in conjunction with the Port Phillip EcoCentre starting and finishing at Port…
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Welcome to the year 02023
It sounds futuristic. But no, I am not relaunching as a science fiction writer, or setting the stage to write my predictions for long into the future. I am just showing a different way to indicate the current year. Simply placing a zero in front of the year encourages us…
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Deep Time Walks in the Gondwana Rainforest
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege to spend time in Wild Mountains, an education and conservation centre in the Gondwana rainforest in South East Queensland. I was there as a WWOOF volunteer, and was hosted by Lizz Hills and her family. The Gondwana Rainforest is an area…
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Deep Time Walks in Werribee
If you are out Werribee way and fancy spending an afternoon immersed in Deep Time, then this Saturday (20th August) is your opportunity. Jess Fairfax will be leading a Deep Time Walk for the Werribee River Association, starting at Comben Drive, and you can book your spot here through Eventbrite.…
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Mourning the passing of James Lovelock
I was about to describe James Lovelock as the spiritual father of the Deep Time Walk, but this one label would not give justice to his myriad outstanding achievements. Although I have read one of his books, “Gaia: A new look at life on Earth”, which is the background to…
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Postponed by wild weather
The Deep Time Walk I was meant to lead today at CERES has been postponed until 28th November, due to forecast wild weather. Hopefully, the weather will be less wild on the 28th, and my walk will go ahead on that date. Of course a postponed walk is not a…
