Beautiful Banksia
The new growth on this Banksia looks like a Christmas Poinsettia. I think I will use the image […]
Butterfly Orchid
We have a lot of these around the property, they are the most unusual looking of the orchids.
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 […]
Reaching Spider Orchid
I have only found 1 specimen of this plant on the property and they are apparently quite rare. […]
Triffid like Snail Orchids
A rotting log in the west of the property has a massive colony of these snail orchids. They […]
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 […]
Together in Life and Death
I arrived back around lunchtime from a trip to Perth and as I drove in I noticed 2 […]
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. […]
A Bounty
We have so many tomatoes now, we are roasting them, slicing them, boiling them and eating them by […]
Quick, Run!
The birds can put on a bit of a sprint when they are heading home at tea time.
Bloomin’ Blossoms
The Marris are full of flowers and smell wonderful. When you walk in the forest, all you can […]
Harvest
The homegrown tomatoes are wonderful and we have tons. We sort of staked them with bamboo, but they […]
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 […]
Shorty Opened the Beers
We left Shorty home alone for a couple of hours and when we came back the clever girl […]
Blue Lady Orchid
This is one of the last orchids to appear and is one of the “sun” orchids, only opening […]
Fantastic Mr Fox (Not)
We found the not so fantastic Mr Fox lying dead near where the guinea fowl roost. It is […]
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 […]
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