Hey there friend, 

Welcome to the wildish portfolio of Catie Payne. 

Here you’ll find words, birds, art and audio – mostly tame, occasionally feral, all crafted in a solar powered shack on Djaara Country, Central Victoria. 

Sing out if you have any questions. Hum on if you’re happy to browse.

 

@catieofthesouthernwild

Clutch your chooks and mind your chestnuts, Reskillience season two is on the loose! 🐾 Thanks to a promotional backlog there is DOUBLE the audio fodder for you to chew on; two tender convos with two of my favourite women. 🔥 Ep. 14 ~ Today I Go
This morning a posh shop assistant said she looooved my hair, is it natural? And I thought: If only you knew that I shower outside on a pallet, pour vinegar over my head and shit in a bucket (not always at the same time). Yet there I was in a lux
Feeling ensmartened in the goatkeeping arts after a day of learning with Beck Lowe. What a primo doe! 📸 1. Goat girl gang. 2. That look when you’re a conduit for deep caprine wisdom and you know it. 3. Post mortem mani-pedi 4. Patrick Jones s
My friends and their friends hanging out by the dam. Happy Thursday ya animals ❤️ #goatsofinstagram #geeseofinstagram #goatstagram #goosestagram #interspeciesorgy
If you grew up by the coast, there are special salt air receptors in your nose that require activation at least once per season for optimal health. Similarly, there are muscles in the balls of your feet, deep in your calves and the tenderest parts o
Too busy recording + releasing @reskillience_podcast episodes to remember to promote them. You can help with the audio stagnation by sticking one in each ear and/or sharing them far and wide to circulate the Qi. Episode #12 with Patrick Jones will
Giveaway! 🥳 If you’d like to win a copy of my limited-run zine in honour of permaculture’s most radical grandma Su Dennett, roll on over to @retrosuburbiaofficial and await further orders. 📸 This is Charlie, my #1 goat and forbidden
I just want to push a button to pre-heat the oven. I just want to place an order for pickled cucs. I just want a willing underling to weed the garden. I just want a fanatical tree feller to throw fodder over the fence for the goats. But instead of pu
Every second you spend reading this caption is one you could be filling with Claire Dunn’s wise words and wild heart. New @reskillience_podcast ep. Link up top. Take off your shoes. @_natures_apprentice_ 📸 Wild photography credit to @jacpri
This morning I tried to pull on my bra like a pair of knickers. Last night I placed milk in the pantry and lip balm in the fridge. Yesterday, as a lunch meeting wrapped, my phone pinged and @maravillagedreaming — community supernova and homes
This thing happened where @cattleencreates offered to knit me a pair of socks to swap for foraged herbals. In the nicest possible way, Cat is a complete rando. We’ve never met IRL but she somehow intuited that footwear isn’t my strong su

I live, write and grow veggies on Djaara Mother Country, the un-ceded land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. I acknowledge their continuing connection to country, water and community, and pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.