Relaxing
Since 2009 I have been following the Cold Antler Farm blog of Jenna Woginrich, a young writer who is […]
Siren Song
The young guinea females are feeling broody and are calling for a man. One in particular is always […]
Big Boy
I listened to my inner voice this morning. I normally drive round the property to give Shorty a […]
Laughing Jim
Some subspecies of the Gymnopilus junonius or Spectacular Rustgill contain the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin which have given it […]
Midge Orchids
A whole colony of Midge Orchids (Cyrtostylis huegelii) has started flowering in the forest. I found them 10 […]
Sun Shower
Just after 7.30am the rising sun was swallowed by clouds and it started to rain. It was only […]
Supermoon
With all the rain during the day, we didn’t expect to see the supermoon, but just after 7.15pm, […]
30 millimetres in 30 minutes
We don’t often get torrential rain in the SW of WA, but this morning we did. We had […]
Yellow Navel
This little mushroom is the yellow navel fungus or the Lichenomphalia chromacea (it used to be called the Omphalina chromacea). It […]
Daybreak
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, it was a clear red dawn, this morning the clouds reflected […]
Winter Solstice
Our Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year started with a beautiful dawn which was followed by […]
Raindrop Reflections
We have had a couple of mm of rain overnight, just enough to keep the dust down and […]
Haleotydeus Destructor
The name says it all, and we are infested with them. I first spotted them a month ago […]
Peziza Vesiculosa
About half a dozen of these beige, ear like cups have appeared in the third compost bay beside […]
Hairy Paddock
Ten days after we rolled the seed in, the oats have sprouted. There was a little bit of […]
Woolly Goat
We are learning about goats. They have been here just over six weeks and seem settled and happy. […]
Overwhelmed
I am feeling a little overwhelmed identifying and recording all the different fungi on the property. I have found […]
Coltricia cinnamomea
I was thrilled to find these delicate funnel shaped fungus, with caps ranging from 20-50mm across. It looked like […]
Shaggy Bolete
Boletellus ananiceps or Boletellus ananas is accurately called the shaggy bolete. It is a large solid looking mushroom and […]
Amanita Umbrinella
We have a lot of the Amanita umbrinella appearing in the forest now. They are quite large and […]
Vermillion Amanita
The vermillion amanita is sometimes called the yellow or pretty grisette which is a bit of a misnomer, […]
Scarlet Bracket Fungus
The scarlet bracket fungus or Pycnoporus coccineus is apparently really common, but so far I have only found 3 […]
Coprinus Cinereus – Poo Parasols
These delicate, grey, fluted fungi are spreading over the 2nd compost bay. They are Coprinus Cinereus (Coprinopsis cinerea), […]
Zucchini – keeps on giving
I think zucchini get a bad rap. Because they are so abundant at their peak, people make jokes about […]
Multicoloured Bracket Fungus
This Bracket fungus reminded me of a greenlip Abalone. The Trametes Versicolor is a polypore mushroom found all over the […]
Spying on the goats
I found 27 y.o. Bowie hiding behind some trees in the forest and having a sneaky peak at […]
Slimy Yellow Bolbitius
Native to Australia, the Bolbitius titubans is widespread and common, but varies in size depending on its location. […]
Field Wide Web
These still cold mornings have encouraged the spiders to spin their webs to collect some easy pickings. The […]
Purple Cortinar
Cortinarius archeri is a mycorrhizal fungus that is common in Jarrah forests appearing mainly in June and July. […]
Perfect Winter Weather
After 15mm of rain over the weekend, the last 2 days have been clear, crisp and dry. The […]
An Edible Mushroom?
This may be our first Edible Mushroom. It looks like a Pink Chantarelle Cantharellus aff. Cinnabarinus var. australiensis a variety […]
Black Shouldered Kite
Beautiful pale grey hawk are the first four words in the Field Guide description of the Black Shouldered […]
Whistling Kite
The Guineas alerted us to another bird of prey and this time it was the Whistling Kite. It […]
Hunted
First the Guineas were hunted by a pack of dogs, then a whistling kite and the final threat […]
Finishing the Oats
The first job on the third and final day of oat planting 2013 was picking up all the […]
Pallet Wood Store
Brad spent the day remodelling and filling the wood store I threw together last year. It is a […]
Harrowing
After seeding I ran the harrows round the paddock to cover the seeds and turn the soil over […]
Sowing our Oats
We have sown Swan oats for hay over the last couple of years and this year we decided […]
Rock Picking 2013
The landscape rake pulled up a few rocks and sticks, but nothing like the harrows, so we only […]
Tickling the Paddock
To prepare the paddock for sowing, I used the landscape rake to de-thatch the dead weeds, scarify the […]
Knockdown
The glyphosate did its job on the capeweed, sorrel and most of the onion weed in the oat paddock. We […]
Blackened by Fire
The Three Sisters are a landmark in the forest, showing how a controlled burn can shape the environment. A year […]
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