Google Maps won't show you a birds eye view of the bushland that was once Joondalup. What is today a northern suburbs metropolis of Perth, was once coastal woodland quite typical of the Swan Coastal Plain. This is how I know I'm getting older. There is however a set of photos of Joondalup to give … Continue reading Macrozamia riedlei
There is a large hole in our backyard. It's not in the ground, but above our heads. Here in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia I've felt the sun like I have not felt the sun anywhere else in the world. It has to be experienced to acknowledge it is not the same here … Continue reading The Very Large Hole in our Backyard is Closing Up
The dahlias are flowering. Steadily over the last two years I have managed to cultivate our burgundy dahlias well enough to increase them in number. I have seen them described on-line with such fanciful names as velvet wine, black satin or burgundy shadow. Nonetheless, when we came across the tubers and got them growing to … Continue reading Summer Delights
Dabakan Koorliny is Noongar for 'go slowly, walk slowly'. The very best way to see birdlife and other fauna if you are moving through the bush. I have been teaching the Little Fellas how to walk in the bush without making too much noise. I found this to be a very natural thing to achieve … Continue reading A Bird by any other Name
When the morning nurse came to visit she stopped by the kitchen on her way out. "I use to visit this house years back. " she reflected. "There was an old couple I used to come and check on. The house has changed quite a lot though." "That would have been Gran and Pa Prof. … Continue reading Less More & More Less
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