7/11/2025
Mount Wellington, South Wellington Track
Bushwalking in Wellington Park
Bushwalking | Wellington Park Management Trust
We’ve walked this track once, but I didn’t get far because of my hips. Now, with two brand-new hips, this rocky track was still challenging but very doable. With good walking boots and cold-weather gear (we were snowed upon again, with gusts of wind), we walked to a point and back, building up slowly. I didn’t take as many photos as the last trip, but if you check out the Nature Journal ‘The Photos‘ you’ll find three images in there.
Time taken: 1.5 hours.
30/11/2025
Mt Fields Alpine Walks: link below for this walk
Lakes Belton and Belcher | Parks & Wildlife Service Tasmania
The original idea was to start my nature journal by visiting Lake Fenton, where I imagined I’d be taking out my sketchbook and pencils. We couldn’t get into the car park and ended up doing the Moorland Mosaic walk across Wombat Moor instead. I had worked at a wildlife park with wombats, but for some reason, I’d never seen their scats. So, I had to add a picture of them here. Cubes! Very cool. Of course, I didn’t notice them because I was trying not to step in the mud; my husband did. Thank you, hubby.
Anyway, for the entire walk (which was only for just over an hour), we were rained on, and there was light hail, and it gently snowed (3 times). I loved it. However, trying to sketch in those conditions was not a great idea.
When we returned home, I tried to capture the most relevant things on my first nature journal page. I had to reference this Nature Journaling in a Nutshell Quick Guide Downloadable PDF – Draw Botanical LLC. It costs 12 US bucks. But I’m sure you can search online for ideas.
If you had a look at my journal page, found here, you’ll see the immature drawings and messy handwritten notes. Can you imagine if I tried to do this in the rain (laughing here)? Still, what can I say? I learned some stuff, got some great alpine images and finally saw wild wombat scats. Drawing cubes has taken on a new perspective.
Time taken: 40 minutes walking (plus lots of stops to read the information boards and take pictures).
