She’s Full
It has only taken three weeks for the dam to start overflowing to the creek. In 2011 the […]
First Greenhood Orchid
So far we have found three different Greenhood or Pterostylis orchids on the property. (According to Wikipedia there […]
Forecasting the Weather
I like to think the horses are in awe of my ability to forecast the weather, getting them […]
Edible to Something
The shape and colouring of this mushroom is like something you would see in a children’s book about […]
Horse Conquers his Demons
I could see that 27 y.o. standardbred Bowie wanted to go out free-ranging this morning, so I opened […]
Ridge Stemmed Bolete
This Austroboletus occidentalis is another Bolete like the Rhubarb Bolete I found the other day, so it has sponge […]
Double the Average Rainfall
We had another 10mm of rain overnight taking our May total to 210mm which is more than double […]
Rhubarb and Custard?
When I first started trying to identify this colourful mushroom, I thought it was going to be Plums […]
Mystic Goats
27 y.o. Bowie is in awe of the shocking power of the goats (he hadn’t experienced an electric […]
Woody Pear
The fruit of the Woody Pear or Xylomelum is rock hard with a soft velvety outer skin. We don’t find many […]
Fluted Funnel Fungus
This funnel shaped fungus is either the paxillus infundibuliformis or the deadly poisonous paxillus involutus and I am not going […]
Like Diamonds
Sparkling like it was covered with diamonds, this feather was a beautiful, but sombre symbol of the demise […]
Dangerous Waters-Promoting Sustainability
Someone asked me yesterday how to promote the benefits of sustainability to a world weary and sceptical public. […]
Almost Full
With another 10mm of rain to 9am yesterday we have already had over 180mm this month, and with […]
Red Beaks Unfurling
We have a number of large colonies of red beak orchids (Pyrorchis nigricans) in the forest and the […]
Not so Fabby Fungus
Well, it is not as attractive as the Ghost Fungus, but it may actually be more beneficial as […]
Green on Green
A flock of Australian Ringneck parrots were tucking into something on the summer paddock. I have never seen […]
Red Legged Earth Mite
This was supposed to be a post about my asparagus which has just thrown up its first 2 […]
Fabulous Fungus
This fungus has emerged just outside the carpoart and is over 50cm wide. It is even more fabulous […]
Monkey Midge
Our Nubian/Boer goat Midge has a slightly overshot bottom jaw which gives her a bit of a monkey […]
Kaloorup Cougar
My first thought when Shorty led me to the remains, was what size of a fox could pull […]
A Powerful Portent
The red sky was a clear warning for the thunderstorms ahead. I worked quickly through the morning chores […]
Moulting Mama
Mama Hen has the most beautiful feathers and colouring, she reminds me of a pheasant. She is not […]
Holly Leaved Hovea
There are purple splashes throughout the forest with the early flowering of this prickly perennial plant. According to […]
Who needs Paintings?
We have a couple of picture windows that frame the ever-present and spectacular beauty of the environment, it […]
Slashing
I enjoy slashing, which is just as well as there are many more hours ahead on the tractor. […]
Snubian
Smudge is half Saanen and half Nubian, which means she should be the perfect milker for us. The […]
Hiatus
The sky was so brilliant that I sat on the grass and watched the clouds for a while […]
The Grass is always Greener
And, thanks to Flash, we now know for sure that the electric fence in the Goat Paddock is […]
Passive Solar Heating
Free from the sun, another reason why I like it to be More Like May. Because we face […]
More Like May
Today’s clear skies and cool still air, are more like the May I expect. The rain last week […]
Caught!
After over 3 months, I finally spotted the kangaroo and joey when I had my camera, and although the images […]
Bye Bye Billie
We realised during the day that Billie wasn’t with the flock. Shorty had chased off a fox yesterday morning […]
Dam Rising Damn Sowing
The heavy rains have lifted the level in the dam quite considerably and the creek is flowing already. This […]
Handy Horns
In the US, most goats have their horns removed – usually within 2 weeks of being born – […]
Tanks Full Already
After over 100mm of rain, both the house and shed rainwater tanks are full, and we are not […]
Settling In
One week after arriving, the goats are settling in and laid down for the first time today. I […]
Hay Feeder
I bought a couple of second-hand metal bed frames from a recent Busselton Lions Club shed sale. The […]
A Welcome Lull
The wind had dropped unexpectedly first thing this morning, and after 2 days of rain and howling wind […]
Mr and Mrs Shelduck
A couple of Australian Shelducks are making themselves at home in the paddock and on the dam, Mrs […]
Billie’s Bodyguard
Yesterday when Brad was on Guinea Feeding duty, he noticed that Billie had found herself a bodyguard. An adult […]
Highest Rainfall in WA!
We got 78.4mm of rain and the highest official reading of 76mm was at Chapman Hill south of Busselton and […]
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