Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The outside of the red gum at this time of year is a profusion of blossoms. It vibrates with the sound of bees and flies and is cluttered with the squawks of Red Wattlebirds and the whistles of New Holland Honeyeaters. Now and then a Brown Honeyeater steals in to take of the spoils as … Continue reading The Red Gum & The Red Wattlebird
Our Professionally Engineered Leaf Trap has risen to higher levels of productivity with the recent winds. Days of high winds have started stripping the local park trees of their precious cover of leaves. These in turn have been deposited into our handy and convenient Leaf Trap at the base of our steps. So we have … Continue reading The Highly Productive, Professionally Engineered Leaf Trap
I have been dreaming of compost. I'm not sure why. After the recent winds came the rain. Slowly. But it really hit this afternoon and then settled in. I heard the tank pump working this morning and I'm sure it would have pumped more water up to the header tanks by this afternoon. The neighbours … Continue reading The Rain, the Muse & the Start of Winter
I've been updating our Changes to Lifestyle post and have been focusing on the laundry side of things which has many options available for making some wiser, greener changes. So much so I thought a post of its own would be worthwhile. Wooden Pegs : we've had a mix of pegs in our peg basket … Continue reading Green Laundry
It's 5 am and its dark. Really dark. Inside and out. Gran, with little regard for the silence that embalms the house (because she's losing her hearing), bursts from her bedroom door and wheels herself into the bathroom with an urgency we won't see for the rest of the day. The noise echoes through the … Continue reading The Garden & The Muse
Petit Paradis 