Sunrise 07:21
It was a very changeable morning. There was a beautiful fiery red sunrise at 7.21, the sun disappeared […]
Homeward Bound
The chickens free range during the day eating grass, insects and our dreaded red-legged earth mites and duck under […]
There are no rocks!
Well relatively speaking. After picking up literally tons of rocks by hand over the last 4 years, I […]
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Over the last couple of days I have been hearing the breathy screeches of the Red-tailed black cockatoos, but […]
First Sunset
I am always photographing the sunrise as we are on a ridge with open views to the east. Today, […]
Here, There and Everywhere
In the morning, I went out to do a last bit of rock fishing before my neighbour came […]
Different soil types
This is a great image showing the range of soils we have across the property – gutless grey […]
Horse-proof Fence
A heavy mist came down just after 7.30 and the horse-proof boundary fence faded into the backgound. When […]
Clearing Showers
We got 41.9mm of rain, which was the highest in the region. Our nearest weather station at Jindong […]
Farmers Friend
The straw necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) is often called the farmers’ friend as it gathers in large flocks to […]
Rock Fishing
I finished slashing the weeds in the new oat paddock today and did a final check for any big […]
Good Enough
We were up a bit earlier than normal so I was busy with the goats when the sun […]
Thinking Ahead
Next year we are moving the oats down to the fertile valley floor on the northeast of the […]
Two for the price of One
With bonus streaker! The sun first appeared above a bank of clouds at 7.33am, it disappeared behind another […]
Jousting
Three months after his latest injury, 17 y.o. Flash has been assigned some light physio to get his […]
View from the Stables
I didn’t realise we had this view down the valley until I zoomed in on an image taken […]
Rainbow Ridge
We haven’t named the property yet, but Rainbow Ridge pretty well sums it up. We are about 120m […]
Sunrise 07.27
The sun rose through a mist of early morning rain, providing a filter to enhance some great images. […]
Writing and Photography
I don’t want to be a writer, but I do want to tell the story of this beautiful […]
More Rain
We had another 12mm of rain today after a warm night. The minimum was 17 degrees, 10 degrees […]
Reunited
When I went out to bring the chooks in, I spotted young Roo with mum Kanga in the […]
First Snail Orchids
I found a new colony of snail orchids in the burnt forest and they were already in flower. […]
Rib Wattle
The Acacia Nervosa or Rib Wattle are the first of the wattles to flower in the forest. […]
Blue Skies after the Rain
We got over 65mm of rain up to 10am this morning, with most falling overnight, just the way […]
Slave to the Sunrise
I have become an addict, a slave to capturing the sunrise. The last few mornings I have tried […]
Home Alone
For the last couple of days, I have seen the young Roo on its own. I am not […]
Developing Udder
Midge is starting to look pregnant and is getting more “private”. I think she can feel her babies […]
Childhood Dream
I was horse mad from 7 years old and 40 years later, I still have all my childhood […]
Baby Goats
Andreas and Sonja had kindly invited me to their goat farm, Koonac, to see a doe kidding, so […]
Misty Morning Mark II
A week after the last misty morning, she turned it on again. The mist got heavier and heavier […]
Halo
The mist diffused the light of the sunrise and created a halo effect. The colours were amazing. The […]
Earthstar
The oats are looking lush and the horses are looking for ways to get into the paddock, so […]
Unseasonally Warm
I thought the thermometer was broken this morning as it said it was 15 degrees C ( 60F) […]
First Frost in Four Years
This morning we had our first frost in the four years we have been here. I thought that […]
Recycle Reuse Repurpose
In another monument to upcycling, Brad welded the last discs into our firepit, and it looks awesome. […]
Stripes after Sunrise
Thirty minutes after the sun came up, it disappeared into the clouds, leaving these amazing bands of blue […]
Endangered Baudin’s Cockatoos
Last year, we had a lot of black cockatoos on the property, but I couldn’t tell if they […]
A Chilly Start
With a morning temperature of 2C (35F), it was well below the average minimum for this time of […]
Happy Birthday Midge
Happy Birthday to our independent goat Midge, she turned two today, the 4th of July. She is supposed […]
Scleroderma Cepa
I have given up trying to identify this fungus. It is either a Scleroderma Cepa or a Scleroderma […]
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