Moonfall v Sunrise
The moon was behind me as the sun rose in front and the colours faded from blue to […]
Day’s End
This was the warmest day so far this winter, almost reaching 20C/68F. Australian spring officially starts on 1st […]
Prickly Hakea
The Prickly Hakea (Hakea amplexicaulisis) are starting to unfold their flower heads. These shrubs are native to this area in […]
Prickly Moses
Acacia pulchella, commonly known as Prickly Moses, has erupted throughout the forest. Like the Hovea and Kennedia, it is in the […]
Lovely Lupins
The hairs on the lupin leaves hold rain drops really well and they often roll into the centre to […]
(Not so) Welcome Swallow?
I thought this one looked a big grumpy, maybe because they were having to rebuild their nest. It is […]
I love Bunnies, but….
They are multiplying. Two days ago, there were 2, today there are 4 and they are chomping their […]
Black Field Cricket
When I was walking back from reading the electricity meter – which is in the south east of […]
Streaming Algae
I am being inspired by the Bedlam Farm Group which was set up by writer Jon Katz as a Ministry […]
Under Water
After the heavy rainfall this year, the edge of the property on the eastern boundary is under water […]
Sunrise at 06:59
I loved the orange, taupe and tan colours accentuated by gold highlights at the edges of the clouds […]
A cool Foggy Morning
It was another cool morning at 5 C/41 F – two degrees below the average – and there […]
Rabbits in the Rockpile
A couple of weeks ago, I thought we had rats in the rockpile, but today I got photographic […]
Tree Hovea
The Tree Hoveas (Hovea Elliptica) in the forest are covered with beautiful purple flowers. They look like Holly Leaved […]
Halo of Holy Light
I noticed the sunlight refracting/reflecting round my shadow giving me a halo. It is a phenomenon called Heiligenschein which […]
Winter Returns
It was a chilly sunrise just after 7am this morning dipping down to 4C – about 3 below […]
Laughing Kookaburra
I got my first reasonable pictures of our iconic Australian Laughing Kookaburra. A couple were in the […]
Bad Pink Flowers
I feel guilty admiring the beauty in these pink flowers as they are the flower of one of […]
Relief
It was a quite a relief when the rain and wind stopped just after 4pm. We got just […]
Storm Racer
The radar showed the front hitting here around 8am. As I raced through picking up the boxes a rainbow […]
Spring Springing
Everywhere you look on the property, buds are bursting into flower providing some wonderful splashes of colour. Most […]
Blue Squill
A number of our blue squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa) are unfurling their flowers now. They are usually the first […]
Photo Bombing the Sunrise
It was raining first thing, so there was no obvious sunrise. As I was manure picking in the […]
Fodder Crops
I don’t think there can be anything much more satisfying than watching Midge eat the oaten hay that […]
Preparing for Milk
For my birthday this week, Mum bought me a milking pail, milk strainer and two 5 litre cans, […]
Clapping Pigeon
I heard a bronzewing pigeon clapping for the first time. Apparently lots of pigeons clap their wings, but […]
Pobblebonk
The frogs were loving the light rain this morning. Our dam is a soak and forms a natural […]
Croaking Cockatoos
I recorded some audio of the Baudin Cockatoos while they were feeding in some Marri trees near […]
Caught in the Cloudburst
Standing in the lee of a big Marri tree watching the horizontal rain, I wished that I had […]
Quicksand and Poo Soup
After almost 50mm of rain in 24 hours, the sand outside the horses boxes is saturated and in […]
Trapped
I was in a teleconference for an hour in the morning, but in the background, all I could […]
Hover Fly
I thought I had found a special species of native bee when I looked closer at one of […]
Another Point of View
I have been taking most of my sunrise photos from the top of the property as I work […]
Spring has Sprung
It felt almost tropical when I went out in the morning. Down at the dam, the native shrubs […]
Greenhouse
We have added a greenhouse to our garden ventures to extend our growing season. It is 3.6 x […]
Rats in the Rockpile
Shorty the sort-of-farm-dog has been very interested in the pile of rocks we have pulled out of the […]
More Midge Orchids
After a month, the colony of midge orchids is still flowering profusely. I don’t know if the flowers […]
Bowie finds a new way
Bowie has found a new path away from the stables so he doesn’t feel as exposed to the […]
Winter Water Baby
Middle horse Auspicious is a real water baby and is often sloshing and splashing water wherever he can find […]
Sunrise at 07:27
A thick band of cloud delayed the sunrise to 7.27am, but it looked good when it arrived.
Silver Sunrise and Soft Rain
With low cloud cover and morning rain, there was no early sunrise, but there was a lovely soft […]
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