Little dog on big log
Shorty gave some scale to the size of the Marri tree that came down in the storm just […]
Ayres Rock Fungus
A number of these fungus appear around the property each year. This is the biggest one yet and […]
Easter Bunny Orchid
This is the first orchid of the year and it appears in a couple of places around the […]
Grass is Growing
The patches of Kikuyu are starting to spread and join up. It is stabilising the surface well and […]
Burst Pipe
The retic didn’t work and when I went to check, the pump was still running on and very […]
Smokey Sunset
There is still lots of smoke around from the bushfires which make for eerily beautiful sunsets.
Margaret River Bushfire
Auspicious keeps an eye on the smoke from the devastating Margaret River Bush Fires. Over 30 homes were […]
Fringed Lily
The fringing on the edge of the petals on this lily make it very different from all the […]
National Day of Action
The Western Coal Objectors and NO Coal!tion organised a rally in Margaret River as part of the Lock […]
Blue Lobelia
I love the delicate nature of the lobelia compared to the other blue flowers on the property. We […]
First Pruning
All 3000 trees have to be pruned to a single stem and all lower branches removed. Many of […]
Hiding
Shorty is good with any scaly things, she barks excitedly, but doesn’t get too close. I trained her […]
Rare Plants
Our property borders a rare ironstone plant community and there are a number of rare and interesting plants on the […]
Breakfast Bar
The horses seem to think that the firewood we have stacked outside the house is there just for […]
Arc En Ciel
Sitting on top of the ridge at the edge of the Whicher Range, we see a lot of […]
Winter Rains
It is interesting watching the level in the dam change as the ground gets wet and water starts […]
Purple Haze
This is the first stunning sunrise I have seen since moving into the house. The house is about […]
House Slab with Frame
The polished concrete slab has been delivered to the yard and they are starting to build the house. […]
Rain on New Kikuyu
Woo hoo it rained on our newly planted kikuyu seed in the summer paddock/arena.
The Beach
I went to the beach for the first time since we moved down over a year ago. We […]
Epic Sunrise
I caught this stunning sunrise at 6.08am. Sitting on top of the ridge, we see some amazing skies […]
Irrigation Pump at Dam
The Dam will now supply water for the vege garden and will irrigate the summer paddock/arena for the […]
Irrigation – like Spaghetti
Brad and I are doing the irrigation for the summer paddock ourselves. Steve at Aquashed drew up a […]
Just a couple of rocks
Some of the rocks coming out of the trench as almost as big as a small car, well […]
A Hive of Activity
Coastal Earthmoving Contractors will be onsite for 4 days to do all the site prep for the house. […]
Bloomin’ Blossoms
The Marris are full of flowers and smell wonderful. When you walk in the forest, all you can […]
Shorty’s first Surf Lesson
She is not a water baby, we have tried swimming with her, but she doesn’t like it. She […]
Like a Mill Pond
The water level in the dam is already receding, although it is still plenty deep enough for diving […]
Best Christmas Ever
I rode Spish bareback and led Bowie while young Master Flash just cavorted along beside us. I just […]
The Most Amazing Sunset
The sky looked amazing at 7.30pm, the colours then faded from the gold, through silver grey and finally […]
Scented Sun Orchid
I think this is one of my favourite orchids. The centre looks like a penguin holding a pearl.
Melted Boots
Brad went surfing in the morning and I was home alone when I noticed the fire had started […]
Smokey Dawn
The fires all seemed to be out by the morning, although some of the large logs in the […]
Controlled Burn
The fire seemed to creep along slowly, gradually eating all the fuel in its path, but occasionally it […]
Fire
I was surprised at how much smoke billowed up almost immediately and I was glad the Kaloorup Bush […]
Little Dog, Big Bone
The contractors unearthed some big bones when they were clearing two firebreaks through the forest in front of […]
Firebreaks
Coastal Earthmoving Contractors put in 2 trafficable firebreaks to excise about one third of the forest. The plan […]
Solar Panels
Our Solar Panels were installed today. We have a 2KW grid connect system. The panels are beside the […]
Magnificent Moonrise
It is not a good photo, but I had to try and catch the image of the clouds […]
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