A big part of walking most days though the Grange Forest and along Kedron Brook is noticing changes to flora and fauna. Lately the wattles have been in flower, so I gathered a bunch to see if I could make ink. The yellow in the image above is the result of boiling up the blossoms in vinegar.

Our local forest evangelists have been poisoning weeds, one of which is a vine with red berries. I really like the vermilion colour they make. Back to the forest and back to the kitchen for some more experimenting....