Whilst I have been working out in the garden I have had visitors. Though I have been reminded that we are 'Social Distancing', 'in self-quarantine or self-isolation' or my pet dislike, 'Lock-down' - the visitors still come. The Wattlebird swoops in close, gleaning from the house gutters a spider or two and taking a drink … Continue reading Birds
Category: Use Edges & Value the Marginal
Don’t think you are on the right track just because it’s a well-beaten path.
Chicken Yard Progress, kind of. . .
At present, whatever way I look at the garden, it's all hinging on the chook yard. I appear to have worked myself into a 'corner'. I think it's a good corner, but a bit annoying nonetheless. I can only hope that it will force me to focus on the job at hand. Before I can … Continue reading Chicken Yard Progress, kind of. . .
Considerations
I have been doing a bit of an audit of the house and the resources that remain. The next phase of the project is going to involve more retaining walls and beginning the foundations of what will be the chook house, hot house, garden shed and straw yard. It is occurring to me as a … Continue reading Considerations
Revisiting Phases of Abundance
We are now in year two of what Bill Mollison describes as Phases of Abundance. As it happens, this seems to be quite a naturally occurring process in the evolution of our garden, rather than a step by step following of Uncle Bill's guidelines. There is of course an inherent kind of logic to it … Continue reading Revisiting Phases of Abundance
Turtle Eggs
We have had more turtle adventures. This afternoon in amongst birthday festivities we had two approach our house from the park. We were alerted to the first turtle by a vehicle stopping outside our house to make sure it crossed the road safely. At this point there was already a turtle up by our bins. … Continue reading Turtle Eggs