A collection of snaps from my 2024 seed collecting trip.

After busting a spring 130kms east of Kalgoorlie, the trailer gets an upgrade.

A new outback creature has been discovered in Western Australia's northern goldfields. The "sedgehog" is similar to the more commonly...

Camped out at Glenayle Station, alone, in the dark, with only a metal car and trailer for cover with a one hour lightning storm hovering...

A 500km track that starts of great but deteriorates significantly the further you go. Some parts are almost impassable - about 300km...

This Chickenray was found grazing on spinifex and buffel grass east of Kumarina in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. They are...

Acacia tetragonaphylla (Curara) can yield good amounts of seed. It's quite prickly though, so I have a bit of a love/hate relationship...

There are lots of bugs in the outback. These ones are harmless and quite pretty! They are often found on Curara trees (Acacia...

A great gift for dad, grandad, the coffee table or for reading in the dunny. For fast delivery, order directly from Nunny at...

A quick and easy camp set-up is an essential part of seed collecting. A purpose made canopy makes it easier but you've got to be prepared...

Mike and Sam are two great people I met while seed collecting at Carnegie Station. Like many others, they reset their priorities from...

Collecting seed involves A LOT of driving. This video shows how the outback changes from one place to the next from the perspective of...

I use woolpacks to hold the pods of acacia and senna plants when the seeds can't be removed from them straight away. But some of the...

After collecting 8 wool packs of Acacia kempeana pods in the Pilbara heat, it's time for a break with a beer in some air-conditio ned...

Camping in Australia doesn't have hazards like bears and cougars. Instead we have small, deep, dark holes right where the table was going...

The roads and tracks can take their toll on the small things as well as the big. To keep the dust out, the doors must close! A word of...

I had a lovely air-conditioned sleep in a room at Kumarina last night. The night before I am sure it was still 35 degrees at midnight,...

The roads are rough and rocky in the outback, especially when you do your best to find the the most out-of-the-way tracks. So often,...

I got to Kumarina around the 10th October, headed east and found a patch of Acacia kempeana (see video). There were a few other species...