Here Comes the Capeweed
After only 8.5mm of rain a week ago, the Capeweed has started sprouting. This is our most […]
First Rain of 2014
It started to rain just after 1pm and we ended up with 8.2mm when it stopped in the […]
Stacked
One of the good things about big round bales is that they are very quick to stack. We […]
Rainbow Rosella
I arrived back home to capture my first image of a couple of Western Rosella parrots. I have […]
Mayweed Sunray
Like the Capeweed, the Mayweed Sunray (Hyalosperma cotula) is a member of the Asteracea family with its multiple […]
Bronze Beauty
I managed to capture the bronze metallic sheen on this hover fly as it collected pollen from the […]
A Guilty Pleasure
These bright “mini sunflowers” are the prolific capeweed (Arctotheca calendula), so I did feel guilty admiring them. Like the […]
I felt it move
I felt a kid move inside Midge today for the first time. I have been massaging her lower […]
Haleotydeus Destructor
The name says it all, and we are infested with them. I first spotted them a month ago […]
Hairy Paddock
Ten days after we rolled the seed in, the oats have sprouted. There was a little bit of […]
Knockdown
The glyphosate did its job on the capeweed, sorrel and most of the onion weed in the oat paddock. We […]
Red Legged Earth Mite
This was supposed to be a post about my asparagus which has just thrown up its first 2 […]
Dam Rising Damn Sowing
The heavy rains have lifted the level in the dam quite considerably and the creek is flowing already. This […]
Raking the Hay
We cut the hay about 6 inches above the ground to avoid cutting the capeweed in with it. […]
Guinea Fowl Eggs
We found a huge nest full of guinea fowl eggs in the capeweed near the round yard. The […]
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