Caldera Valley View

07/04/2026

My first flowering on this Paphiopedilum.

19/03/2026

For many living with chemical sensitivities, this is not just an inconvenience, it leads to profound loneliness, loss of community, and barriers to basic participation in life.

When safe environments are limited, people are not choosing isolation, they are being excluded by environments that make them physically ill.

Many people living with fragrance sensitivities experience something that is rarely talked about:

Social isolation.

When everyday environments contain fragrances, cleaning chemicals, or other triggers, simple activities like visiting friends, attending gatherings, or entering public spaces can become impossible.

Research has shown that these environmental barriers can significantly impact a person’s ability to maintain relationships and participate in everyday social life. Studies have found that limited access to safe spaces can lead to the loss of existing relationships and difficulty forming new ones (Gibson et al., 2011).

For many living with chemical sensitivities, the result is not just inconvenience, but a loss of connection, community, and access to everyday life.

Understanding these challenges is an important step toward creating more accessible, fragrance-free environments where everyone has the ability to connect, participate, and belong.

The more people who understand, the more accessible our world becomes. Please share to help others understand the importance of going fragrance-free and the real impact it has on people’s lives.

Source:
Gibson, P. R., Sledd, L. G., McEnroe, W. H., & Vos, A. P. (2011). Isolation and lack of access in multiple chemical sensitivity: A qualitative study. Nursing & Health Sciences, 13(3), 232–237.

08/07/2025

19/10/2024

Happy chickens happy me.

18/10/2023

The white jacarandas are coming into bloom in the Tweed.

24/09/2023

I lost the tag for this one. 🙄 I’ll rummage through the dead tag pile and maybe ID it unless someone else can tell me.

24/09/2023

Just check out that blooming Silky Oak. Golden in every way 💛🧡 and beside it is the Qld Waratah tree, in ruby red magnificence ♥️ Gold and rubies of the botanical variety. I feel rich in trees and can’t ask for more.

14/09/2023

As the morning sun sweeps across the valley and up the caldera the colour in the flowering native trees is revealed. Towering silky oaks are so full of golden blossoms they’re just begging the sulphur crested cockatoos and fruit bats to visit. The big mature Qld Waratah tree is ablaze. No doubt it’s spring. 💛❤️💚

31/08/2023

It’s ready, 21 day lacto-ferment. To our homegrown red cabbage we added beetroot, fennel and pear then waited patiently while the magic happened to produce trillions of probiotics in the fermentation process.

30/08/2023

More magnolia love 💗

29/08/2023

I looked up from my morning coffee to see a photographer’s dream, a delicious fog. So I rushed out. Was it worth letting my coffee go cold for the sake of a few flower shots? It’s always worth it, any day. Hope your day is beautiful.🧡💛💚

11/08/2023

Trying a new sauerkraut recipe from Clean Food Living🙏. Purple cabbage, beetroot, fennel and pear. Using a 2% dry brine.