I Beat the Bucket
I took the forks off the tractor and attached the bucket for the first time. It took several […]
Finishing Touches
Brad was out at first light just after 6.30am putting the finishing touches to the Goat Mahal. […]
The Goat Mahal
The Goat Mahal (Palace) is taking shape. Brad brought over the 7m zincalume trimdek sheets which were left […]
View from the Goat Shed
We are building the goat shed out of bush poles and re-used and recycled materials. We have put […]
Flying Ants
One day after the rain, everywhere we went on the property, there were swarms of flying ants in […]
We Got an Inch!
It seems strange to get so excited by 27mm of rain over 24 hours, but this is first […]
Red Sky in the Morning
Shepherds take Warning….and it looks like there is some rain on the radar. The mornings are much […]
A Sink full of Sweet Potatoes
When Brad was watering the vege beds, he noticed a large sweet potato sticking out of the ground. […]
Another Hot Day, Another Fire
Just two weeks ago, I was feeling relieved that the hot days had passed and with them the […]
Endless Summer
Another 33 degree day with no significant rain in sight, and we will soon be halfway through autumn. […]
Shrooms
A couple of patches of mushrooms have appeared in the summer paddock with the onset of autumn. There […]
Pom Poms
Ten days after they were just in bud, these wattles have exploded with yellow pom poms. The smell […]
Flowering Kike
Some of the the kikuyu has thrown out long white filaments and I have only just noticed that […]
Chasing Butterflies
As it was a sunny day, I decided I would persevere with trying to get a photo of […]
First Bunny
I found this lonely little Easter Bunny orchid, the first for 2013. These are the first orchids of […]
Damp
The heavy fog precipitated out a lot of water which clung to the horizontal wires and cobwebs and […]
Fingers of Fog
The southwest of western Australia was blanketed with fog this morning. 220km north of here, Perth had fog […]
Salt and Pepper Moth
I found this very colourful moth by the patio door, it is supposed to live in the tropics, […]
Like an Anemone
This tiny little drosera is like a pin cushion or a sea anemone. There is a whole colony […]
Regeneration
It feels like we have gone back to summer, it got to 34 degrees today and because the […]
Cooking with Compost
People always tell us that we should feed the dog outside. We have learned why we shouldn’t. She […]
Epipen
I had to use an EpiPen for the first time. Just after 5.30pm when I was picking up […]
The Shrinking Dam
We should get some rain in April, and hopefully more than the 15mm we got in March, but […]
The Ducks Are Back
Four ducks have appeared at the dam, but I don’t think they look like the ones with the […]
Murphy’s Law
After taking my camera on the last three mornings and spending the whole time scanning the forest for […]
Winter Coats
After a few cold nights, the horses are getting their winter coats. 27 yo Bowie always shows the […]
Only One Casualty
We seem to have lost only one tree in the recent high winds. It is a large Jarrah […]
Oooh Aaaah
Many of the Marri trees are laden with huge gumnuts and on a quiet day, all you hear […]
If I Had Words
If I had words to make a day for you I’d sing you a morning golden and new […]
Fit to Burst
I will be watching this plant over the next couple of days as the buds are all about […]
Searching
I am taking the camera every morning now, at least until I get a photo of my elusive […]
Winter Grass
The 15mm of rain we have had over the last 2 weeks has been enough for the winter […]
Flash Down and Out
After four months out of action with a stifle injury, we managed 2 light lunging sessions before he […]
A Look into the Future
Once the goats are settled into our daily lives, the next plan is for some sheep in the […]
A New Dawn
I almost cannot describe the sense of relief I felt when I walked out at sunrise this morning […]
Ridiculously Cold
The animals spent all day trying to stay out of the strong southerly wind and catch any sun […]
Mum and Baby
I was thrilled to see the mum and baby kangaroos in the forest when I was walking the […]
City 24.6 – Country 4.6
Although we got slightly more rain than we did two weeks ago, once again the city got 20mm […]
New Growth
These mornings have a softness to them. For the last few days, there has been light cloud cover […]
Preparing for Rain
Today, Gardening Australia featured “Aunty Fran” an aboriginal elder in NSW who is not only a keeper and […]
Whhhhoooooshhhh
That was the awesome sound of 60+ black cockatoos flying barely 2m over my head as I was […]
Lime Vanilla Sherbert
That is the beautiful scent of the flower on our new Magnolia Kay Parris, you don’t even have […]
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