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 […]
Food Zone
The fruit and vege garden is taking shape. We are currently growing… potatoes, garlic, leeks, spring onions, […]
First Fairies
I spotted my first flash of pink in the forest today and spotted the first Pink Fairy Orchids […]
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 […]
Cultivating Chooks
The chickens helped me prepare the vege beds for the next round of planting. We have fenced off […]
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 […]
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 […]
Neighbour
I spotted movement in the bottom paddock and realised my neighbour had arrived and had already started turning […]
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 […]
200m Sprint
I was coming back from feeding the Guinea Fowl just after 5.30pm when I saw a massive pale […]
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 […]
Back in Business
After 2 months of moulting and regenerating, Mama has laid her first egg since May. Ginger has hardly missed […]
Thinking Ahead
Next year we are moving the oats down to the fertile valley floor on the northeast of the […]
Mama back in form
Mama has finished her moult and her comb has been getting redder by the day, so I expect she […]
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 […]
Chicken
Chicken is one of the 2 young bantams our neighbour gave us last year. She is the cuddliest […]
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 […]
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