Art and Abart

NSW had elections last weekend. The vote has not been completely finalised but there has been a change of government. Labor has the most sea...

Our Sydney weatherman loves records and our weather is providing him with plenty to talk about. In late 2022 it was all about rain, how much...

Sunrise in a warming world We are going to have to get clever and coordinated to save our world, working together as never before to s...

Brisbane waters - flat calm in December Summer is meant to be sunny, calm, warm and perfect for the beach but this year we have alternat...

The early morning sun and my coffee machine put on a rainbow display this morning. If I were superstitious I might think the gods were sendi...

This large visitor to my garden built its web high over the back path last week but the web was not high enough as today I found the spide...

Forecast of 41C on the NSW Central Coast tomorrow I remember about 10 years ago hearing a talk on the radio about high temperatures. A w...

We think we are civilised, or have have become civilised but how far have humans really progressed? My twitter feed this morning is full of ...

Freshwater beach Watercolour on Arches paper On Saturday I was at Freshwater Beach on Sydney's north shore where the water was dott...

Passion fruit flower It is already June but the passion fruit plant in my garden continues to produce flowers and fruit. It is as confus...

Climate action rally in Melbourne Eighty thousand people demonstrated for climate action in Australia today.  People of all ages from ma...

Firefront map Over two hundred homes have already been lost in NSW and we are in for a scary week. Hoped for rain now looks unlikely, th...

Ever wondered why there are so many climate skeptics when 99% of climate scientists are warning us that we are causing climate change?

I always seem to be too busy to go to the beach, but tonight was so balmy I took the opportunity to take a beach walk. There was a huge moon...

Watching the East Coast of America with bated breath. So where are the US election voices talking about climate change?

Back in Australia the  newspapers are predicting the melting of Australia's snow fields if climate change progresses as predicted but......

Shame on the Chinese! Shame on the wealthy West! Shame on the Danish! Shame on the UN! It was a shock to to be confronted so dramatically wi...

It looks as if the rocks these pelicans were sitting on when I drew them will be well and truly under water in a few years. Not only the roc...