As part of my website upgrade I am planning to publish regular online journal articles. This is the first entry in many years. It is on the theme of change, because there are some big ones happening in my life right now. More entries will follow, a mix of topics! Updates on life in the new place, progress on shack building and veggie gardens, field trip reports, information on photography gear and processing software and notes on the process behind my favorite images. Articles on the Meerup landscape and the plants and animals that live there. Details of my photographic expeditions into the misty forest, up rugged coastal cliffs, along white sandy beaches, diving into the cold southern ocean and exploring intriguing wetlands full of diversity. A brave new world!